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Special Report: Energy Future

As part of the Tar Sands Reporting Project , The Vancouver Observer asks supporters to share their thoughts on how to build an energy bridge to the future.

Guy Dauncey gets ready for a "solar tsunami"

Writer and climate change speaker Guy Dauncey says the future will be in solar energy. First in a series brought to you by The Tar Sands Reporting Project's crowd-sourced funders.

Eli Pivnick sees a future with less jet-setting, more local living

Eli Pivnick has faith in resilient local communities to create a future that doesn't depend on fossil fuels.
Christianne Wilhelmson

Christianne Wilhelmson wants politicians to take bolder steps toward a future in balance with nature

As the executive director of the Georgia Strait Alliance, a citizen's group dedicated to protecting the coastal waters of the Strait of Georgia, Christianne Wilhelmson thinks a lot about how to...
Susan Ellard

Kelowna oncologist wants an energy strategy for Canada based on reality of climate change

Susan Ellard has explored the issues surrounding climate change and found a difference between what you know... and what you think you know.