That those most opposed to climate action are also those who want Canada to surrender into becoming the 51st U.S. State is unsurprising. U.S. conquest has usually happened as a result of the influence of oil and gas corporations, the same corporations that have thrown their support behind Trump. The interests of Canadian national sovereignty and those of oil and gas corporations are increasingly going in separate ways.
We discuss what you can do to help stand up against annexation and why corporate-sponsored climate denial has led us to this point. We also discuss why we need an even more rapid shift to a renewable economy, now more than ever, to remain independent of foreign powers like the United States.
Find other podcasts that go in to detail on these issues or where we discuss them with experts here:
- How to talk more effectively on issues like climate change with others: https://www.sierraclub.ca/climate-change-family-talk/
- How the emissions cap will not hurt the Canadian economy but oil and gas dependency is hurting it: https://www.sierraclub.ca/emissions-cap-economy/
- Where Canada is on Renewable Energy and Jobs: https://www.sierraclub.ca/canada-renewable-energy-jobs/
- Renewable Reliability: https://www.sierraclub.ca/renewable-energy-grid-alberta/
- On oil and gas lobbyists' actions: https://www.sierraclub.ca/oil-gas-emissions-cap/
Find more information on the approach of peaceful full spectrum resistance here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/full-spectrum-resistance-podcast/
Find independent media sources here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/fighting-back-for-independent-journalism/
Our podcast on tips for preparing for food insecurity ahead of a crisis in your community: https://www.sierraclub.ca/yukon-food-security-beringia/
Find out more and take action at sierraclub.ca/take-action/
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