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April 27, 2012

Environment Minister Terry Lake Invites Your Carbon Tax Ideas on Twitter

Update: Thank-you to the over 100 tweeters that took part in our first #BCco2 chat! Together our conversation reached about 42,000 twitter users making nearly a quarter-million impressions... Stay tuned to LiveSmart BC for future social media engagement opportunities, and please continue tweeting the hashtag!

Join the conversation on Twitter: #BCCO2 - a chat about BC's Carbon policies

Join Environment Minister Terry Lake on May 1st, 2012 between 3:00pm and 4:00pm to discuss the question: “What should BC's Carbon Tax look like in the future?”

The Hashtag for this chat is #BCCO2.

Learn More about the B.C. Carbon Tax at: LiveSmartBC.ca/government/carbon_tax.html.
Also refer to the following attachment:
• BC Carbon Tax - Key Facts & Stats (PDF/320KB)

Minister of Environment, Terry Lake will be on hand to get your thoughts on the carbon tax and to answer questions about our current policy.

How to Participate

Anyone with a Twitter account can join the conversation.
When you tweet, please use the hashtag #BCCO2.
Search for the Hashtag #BCCO2 during the chat to view all tweets included in the chat.
When responding to a tweet, please use the “reply” button to ensure conversations remain threaded.
To send a tweet to Minister Terry Lake, use his handle: @TerryLakeMLA.
Ministry staff will help to moderate the chat. Their handle is @LiveSmartBCca.
One popular tool for participating in twitter chats is www.tweetchat.com. You don't need a special account, but you will need to connect your twitter account to send tweets.
You can also tune in to the chat on this page via the Twitter widget below.

Send us your feedback!

We want to know what you think of this format of engagement. Send your thoughts and suggestions to climateactionsecretariat@gov.bc.ca or leave a comment for us using our Facebook widget below.
Update: for those of you who did participate or "listen in"... what did you think?

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