http://greenpolitics.ca A grassroots view of green politics Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:49:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://greenpolitics.ca/2008/09/can-green-parties-stay-green/ http://greenpolitics.ca/2008/09/can-green-parties-stay-green/#comments Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:46:32 +0000 Stuart Hertzog http://greenpolitics.ca/?p=173 As polls show public support for the Green Party of Canada rising steadily to between 10% and 12% nationally and up to 15% here in BC, the tension between possible electoral success and the party’s set of basic Green political values becomes even more apparent. The problem is that most party members have no knowledge or understanding of core Green values.]]> http://greenpolitics.ca/2008/09/can-green-parties-stay-green/feed/ 15 http://greenpolitics.ca/2007/10/one-step-forward-two-steps-back/ http://greenpolitics.ca/2007/10/one-step-forward-two-steps-back/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:42:26 +0000 Stuart Hertzog http://greenpolitics.ca/2007/10/28/one-step-forward-two-steps-back/ Seeking to end two decades on the fringes of politics, BC Greens took their first tentative steps on the slippery slope to power. Whether it leads towards the Green ideals of world peace, ecological and social justice, and grassroots democracy depends on whether the party sells its soul in its quest for influence.]]> http://greenpolitics.ca/2007/10/one-step-forward-two-steps-back/feed/ 3 http://greenpolitics.ca/2007/10/and-the-winner-is/ http://greenpolitics.ca/2007/10/and-the-winner-is/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:01:42 +0000 Stuart Hertzog http://greenpolitics.ca/2007/10/23/and-the-winner-is/ After a hotly-contested race, the BC Green Party chose Esquimalt councillor Jane Sterk as their new Leader. She’s going to have to use all her impressive political and personal skills to repair the damage of the previous eleven months and build the party into a vote-getting machine for 2009. ]]> http://greenpolitics.ca/2007/10/and-the-winner-is/feed/ 0 http://greenpolitics.ca/2007/10/capturing-the-global-warming-agenda/ http://greenpolitics.ca/2007/10/capturing-the-global-warming-agenda/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:27:57 +0000 Stuart Hertzog http://greenpolitics.ca/2007/10/09/capturing-the-global-warming-agenda/ BC premier Gordon Campbell’s announcement of his intent to reduce provincial greenhouse gas emissions by 33% by 2020 has serious political implications for the BC Green party. It will take more than puppy-dog thinking to convince voters to give up their allegiance to the mainstream options.]]> http://greenpolitics.ca/2007/10/capturing-the-global-warming-agenda/feed/ 0