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B.C., Canada’s Carbon Tax Champion, Criticized for Lack of Climate Leadership at COP21 in Paris
British Columbia has long been celebrated for implementing one of North America’s first — and the world’s most...
Greater scrutiny sought for T2
Local activists join MLA in calling on province to play larger role in review Local activists are continuing to line...
Protest against logging Walbran Valley old growth forest
Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Victoria Law Courts on Monday, calling for a ban on the logging of Walbran...
Logging Firm seeks extended injunction for Walbran as foes protest
About 40 people opposed to logging of old-growth trees in the Walbran Valley protested outside B.C. Supreme Court in...
Wilderness Committee is in Court
The Wilderness Committee is in court this morning, fighting a Logging company’s injunction to bar public access to the...
Fight for BC's Central Walbran Valley Reignited As Government Allows Old-Growth Logging
The early 1990s was a pivotal time for the forest industry and for forest activism in British Columbia. Massive...
Wilderness Committee back in court to fight injunction
News Release Logging company seeking to bar public access to the Walbran Valley VICTORIA – Lawyers from Ecojustice...
Courthouse rally ahead of Walbran Valley injunction hearing
Media Advisory Old-growth forest defenders to gather outside courthouse as Teal Jones seeks further injunction...
Logging protest in Victoria
Wilderness Committee representatives will join supporters and forest preservation advocates for a rally outside the...
New parks and protected areas a welcome gift for Manitobans
News Release Wilderness Committee celebrates after 14-year campaign to permanently protect wild lands WINNIPEG – The...
TV News Story - Walbran Valley logging protest in Nanaimo
This is a TV news story about a group protesting logging of old-growth forest in the Walbran Valley on southwest...
TV News Story - Walbran Logging Protest in Nanaimo
This is a TV news story about a protest concerning logging old-growth forest in southwest Vacouver Island's Walbran...
BC’s Cap and Trade Act ditched to allow LNG climate pollution
News Release Legislation coming into force on Jan. 1 allows BC’s greenhouse gas emissions from LNG to rise VANCOUVER –...
TV News Story - No Charges in Mount Polley Mine Disaster
This is a TV news story about the BC government's failure to lay charges regarding the 2014 tailings dam collapse at...
Battle for ancient forests in B.C: blockades again?
Well over twenty years ago, there was a sometimes bitter struggle on Canada’s west coast. It pitted conservationists...
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