Cleaner Air the Goal of Provincial Funding
By 250 News
Thursday, February 09, 2006 09:32 AM
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The provincial government has announced it is providing over $309,000 for eight projects to help improve B.C.’s air quality.
The projects to promote cleaner air and reduce greenhouse gas emissions include:
· $50,000 to the British Columbia Lung Association to contribute to projects such as the State of the Air Report, the community air quality/health lecture series, the annual air quality/health workshop, and other technical studies.
· $57,450 to the University of British Columbia for two research projects, one is aimed at setting manageable targets and practical solutions for communities with air quality issues. The other project involves research in stepping up the use of green technology in urban design with a view to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
· $165,000 to the Fraser Basin Council to help host provincial clean air forums; continue development of the Green Fleet Certification System for Crown agency and ministry fleets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and to deliver climate change information to students, the public, business and local government decision-makers.
· $10,000 to the Bulkley Valley Lakes District Airshed Management Society to continue community outreach in the development of an airshed plan for the Skeena region.
· $27,000 to BC Transit to support 2007 Clean Air Day activities in communities across British Columbia, in partnership with Environment Canada.
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Posted by: camoose on February 9 2006 3:42 PM
People with the power to do something about this know they will be stepping on too many toes if they were to make too many real changes. Instead, they are building bridges to continue to support industry which is located in the wrong lcation for a 21st century PG.
What does an "annual air quality/health workshop" do to make a change which should have occurred years ago? Makes people feel all cozy and warm inside as they keep on breathing in particulates at a greater rate than residents in most other places in Canada do.
Government is simply not practicing due diligence when it comes to the health and safety of people.