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New federal review measures miss the mark on climate
News Release True climate test should spell end for fossil fuel projects VANCOUVER, BC – The Wilderness Committee is...
Feds add pipeline consultations, delay Kinder Morgan decision
The federal government is ordering extra consultations with first nations and other communities separate from the work...
Environmentalists win defamation court battle with Taseko Mines
Wilderness Committee awarded special costs after claiming company's suit aimed to silence critics The Wilderness...
Environmental group exonerated in defamation suit
An environmental group critical of the controversial New Prosperity Mine Project was exonerated of any wrongdoing in a...
Citizens gather to protest Massey Tunnel replacement
News Release RICHMOND, BC – Opposition to a bridge replacing Metro Vancouver’s George Massey Tunnel is gathering steam...
Taseko Mines loses defamation suit against Wilderness Committee
Judge dismissed lawsuit and awarded rare special costs to environmental organization in case involving Taseko's...
Court exonerates Wilderness Committee in Taseko Mines defamation suit
News Release VANCOUVER - The Wilderness Committee is celebrating a BC Supreme Court ruling that confirmed the...
Group of B.C. businesses, contractors create pro-pipeline petition and social media campaign
It’s no secret that many environmental groups are opposed to the Kinder-Morgan pipeline expansion and other large...
Islands in the Sky: Chopping Ancient Walbran Valley Forest Spells Extinction for Treetop Species
High in the trees that have been growing in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island for up to 1,000 years, unique...
Will you become a Toad Person?
What does it take to save a species? It takes people like you – people who care about our wildlife and know we are...
Down to earth: Site C is eating all the pie in the Peace!
Earlier this year, on the stunning Peace River, BC Hydro began clear cutting forests to prepare for the early stages...
Hundreds Rally Outside NEB Pipeline Hearings
News Release Citizens and First Nations Call on Trudeau to Scrap Kinder Morgan Review BURNABY, BC - Local residents...
Rally: Citizens call on Trudeau to scrap Kinder Morgan review
Media Advisory BURNABY, BC - Local residents, First Nations representatives and environmental groups will rally...
Rubber-stamp Kinder Morgan pipeline hearings begin despite public outcry
News Release BURNABY, BC – The National Energy Board (NEB) begins hearings today as part of the federal review for the...
Video: DEVASTATING IMPACT - GWEN BARLEE TALKS OPPOSITION TO SITE C
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