Mission Transition: Community Power – Taking Action
Canada’s postal worker union is at the bargaining table this year – with one major issue to negotiate. It’s not what you think: the only green they’re fighting for is the environment.
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Mission Transition: Who Owns Our Power?
In Episode 5 of our podcast Mission Transition we look at who owns our power – and who should own our power. Caitlyn and Sue hear from people in BC who are trying to bring energy ownership and production into their own hands.
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Mission Transition: First Nations Leading The Way
First Nations have been left behind by our mainstream economy. Now they are leading the way in BC when it comes to local, clean energy generation. In this episode we look at the innovative ways they’re producing clean energy and how this could spark an opportunity to work toward reconciliation.
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Mission Transition: Jobs in Clean Energy
British Columbians tend to see our economy as resource based—with many people making their living in the forest industry, the oil patch or the gas fields. We’ve all heard about or benefited from the high paying jobs. In Episode 3 we challenge assumptions about energy jobs in BC and talk about what happens to jobs as we shift to the next economy.
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Mission Transition: Powering BC’s Clean Energy Economy
In Episode 2 of Mission Transition, we look at how the clean energy economy will change the ways we build. Susan Elrington and Caitlyn Vernon examine whether it’s better to build new or to retrofit existing buildings—and what this means for jobs.
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