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The new LiveSmartBC
website provides up-to-date information to help British Columbians save on
energy costs and explain the new revenue-neutral carbon tax that takes effect
July 1.
“Climate change is real
and it’s threatening our forests, our watersheds and our way of life,” said
Penner. “People need to better understand what’s happening to our climate and
know what government incentives are available to them to help them do their
part. British Columbians need to realize that the time to act is now and that
doing nothing is just not an option.”
The new LiveSmartBC
website is a comprehensive source of information on the science of global
warming, the actions government is taking to fight climate change and ways that
individuals, companies and organizations can do their part in the battle
against climate change.
“B.C.’s Climate Action
Plan outlines strategies that will take our province approximately 73 per cent
of the way to meeting our goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 33 per
cent by 2020,” said Penner. “It also sets out the process we will follow to
identify strategies to get us the remaining 27 per cent of the way there.”
The government’s
LiveSmart initiative is supported by an informational campaign. It began last
weekend with newspaper ads, and starting today it will include advertising on
radio and television.
The information
campaign will highlight the challenge of global warming and the actions
individual citizens can take to save on fuel, on energy, and on taxes in their
daily activities. In particular, it will focus on transportation, fuel-efficient
vehicles and home-energy savings, including the promotion of incentive programs
available to consumers who want to make smart choices to save money.
The LiveSmartBC website can be found at http://www.livesmartbc.ca/.
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