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December 19, 2025
 

When 2025 began, Joe Biden was still President, Justin Trudeau was our prime minister – and we had yet to discover the MAGA billionaires behind Ksi Lisims LNG.


The last 12 months have felt like riding a bucking bronco, on top of a rollercoaster, towed by a SpaceX rocket.


Using Donald Trump’s trade war as an excuse, our politicians have reverted to a 19th-century Gold Rush mentality, hoping to dig and burn their way back to fiscal balance.


Former climate hawk Mark Carney is all-in on new oil and gas pipelines. LNG critic-turned-premier Dave Eby has transformed himself into the global gas industry’s chief lobbyist in Victoria.


This obsession with raw fossil fuel exports is bad news for affordability, resource sovereignty, Indigenous rights and the air, land and water that keep us alive.


But you, and thousands of people like you, have refused to stand idly by.


Foreign oil and gas companies and their political puppets are facing pushback and protests everywhere they go: at fundraisers and conventions, at their offices and public events.


Indigenous leaders are not just prepping blockades – they’re taking a message of extreme risk directly to boardrooms in New York, Tokyo, Seoul, Perth, Toronto and Kuala Lumpur.


Youth in B.C. elected a new Green party leader who’s been a thorn in the side of billionaires and sell-out politicians alike.


And more than 50,000 new followers have subscribed to Dogwood’s channels since January, to stay on top of these storylines and find out how to take action.


Whether you’ve been following our work for two weeks or twenty years, thank you. We’re looking forward to tackling 2026 with you, whatever it may bring!

WE NEED YOUR HELP

With only twelve days left in 2025, I’m asking you to be the agent of change we all need in 2026. Together we're working to stop the Ksi Lisims LNG terminal, stand shoulder to shoulder with Indigenous land defenders and go toe to toe with the fossil industry. Without your generous support, our efforts will falter and we could fail. But with you on our side, anything is possible. Please chip in $50, $100 or whatever you can afford today!!
 
NEWS
Stories we’re following

The Malaysian gas giant is responsible for abuses throughout its supply chain, B.C. Indigenous leaders warn. The company says it will share their complaint with partners. - Malaysiakini

Australia’s largest oil and gas company is warned against bringing its brutal model of LNG development to unceded Indigenous territories in B.C. - The Point

LNG Canada publishes data showing the terminal burned off 30 million cubic metres of gas in one month. That’s enough gas to power 157,000 average B.C. homes. - LNG Canada

LNG exports, and the pipelines required to feed these foreign-owned terminals, are already costing British Columbians. Utilities are jacking up residential gas bills again. - Fortis BC

The Trans Mountain pipeline was the Liberal government’s first Project Of National Interest. It set a dangerous precedent that could cost Canadians billions. - Tsleil-Waututh Sacred Trust

Alberta First Nations are furious at being cut out of negotiations over oil resources on their land. They warn Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to start over, or face legal action. - CBC News

New analysis by the BC Watershed Security Coalition finds fracking companies and other industries are benefitting from access to free freshwater in B.C. - The Tyee

With the political right in disarray, and the BC Greens rebuilding under a new leader, Premier Eby spots an opportunity to secure a stronger majority. Will he roll the dice? - Times Colonist

Federal NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis launches his climate platform, calling for a halt to new oil and gas projects. His opponents promise their own plans soon. - National Observer

 
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Action

LNG is worse than a lump of coal

This holiday season, tell your Member of Parliament to stop giving gifts from taxpayers to American billionaires. The Ksi Lisims LNG terminal should not get public subsidies.

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