While B.C. politicians and reporters watched final vote counts trickle in Monday, a literal power-shift was happening up north. BC Hydro finally switched on the first turbine at the new Site C dam. And that means we have to start paying for it. With the election over, every family in the province could soon see […] The post Solar, wind offer a path for the BC NDP to hold onto power appeared first on Dogwood ..read more

Over the past six weeks, communities across British Columbia turned out in force to put their candidates on the spot about their stance on fracking and LNG. Set against the backdrop of climate-fueled mega storms like Helene and Milton, and following the catastrophic fire that destroyed Jasper, B.C., voters made it clear: strong climate action […] The post Frack Free BC takes on the 2024 election appeared first on Dogwood ..read more

The next few years on planet Earth will be some of the toughest ones yet. The people we choose to form government will have world-altering decisions to make, including supporting the oil and gas industry, investing in renewable energy, upholding Indigenous rights, and much more. These issues can feel intangible. But for people in communities […] The post What’s at stake in the B.C. election appeared first on Dogwood ..read more

The Prince Rupert Gas Transmission line is a fracked gas pipeline first approved in 2014 by then-premier Christy Clark. Its purpose was to feed an LNG terminal planned for Lelu Island, just south of Prince Rupert (hence the name). The project was approved with an expected capacity of shipping 2 to 3.6 billion cubic feet […] The post What is the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission line? appeared first on Dogwood ..read more

Facing “hostile complex threats” on foreign soil, a team of American spies deployed as a “force multiplier” to help TC Energy’s 16 local lobbyists achieve victory. No, it’s not a Tom Clancy novel about special forces soldiers in some faraway jungle or desert. This covert operation, first revealed by The Narwhal, took place in sleepy […] The post LNG is an intelligence operation appeared first on Dogwood ..read more

The day my daughter accidentally left our gas stove on still haunts me. So many things could have gone wrong. So many things did go wrong. It was the final straw that pushed our family to switch to a safe and efficient induction cooktop. I remember I was reading something, so engrossed that I didn’t […] The post Why my family got rid of our gas stove appeared first on Dogwood ..read more

Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford University in California who’s gained huge popularity for his podcast about physical and mental health. It’s called the Huberman Lab, and it has millions of listeners. Huberman himself has more than six million followers on Instagram where he posts snippets of his conversations with experts about sleep, exercise, […] The post The anti-aging hack no one’s talking about appeared first on Dogwood ..read more

John Rustad wants to appear as an “everyman”. The new-ish leader of the BC Conservatives is a vocal supporter of working-class people and their personal freedom, and is critical of the BC NDP government’s spending on social programs, climate action and reconciliation attempts with First Nations.  To be sure, Rustad is benefiting from the popularity […] The post Who is John Rustad? appeared first on Dogwood ..read more

It was springtime and the blossoms were out in North Burnaby. I remember knocking on doors and gathering with neighbours to push our MLA to take a stand against a Texas company that wanted to sail oil tankers loaded with toxic heavy crude right past our homes. That was 2013, before I worked at Dogwood. […] The post Trans Mountain starts operations after 12-year battle appeared first on Dogwood ..read more

As Dogwood’s fundraising guy, I spend a lot of time crunching the numbers to make sure we can keep doing this important work. Our team knows the value of a dollar, and every single contribution from the B.C. public is precious to us. I wish I could say the same for our provincial and federal […] The post 59 billion mistakes appeared first on Dogwood ..read more