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TV News Story - Salish Sea Tour visits Metro Vancouver communities
This is a TV news story about the Salish Sea Tour, a series of public events connected to the voyage of a solar...
Rally to demand protection of old-growth outside Ministry of Forests Office
VICTORIA – Citizens concerned about potential clearcut logging of old-growth rainforest in the Walbran Valley will...
Site C dam opponents set to Paddle for the Peace
In this radio interview, Wilderness Committee National Campaign Director Joe Foy gives an update on opposition to the...
Salish Sea Tour solar-powered catamaran at Granville Island
News Release VANCOUVER – After a delay yesterday, the Salish Sea Tour will officially be available for media...
Salish Sea Tour connects coastal communities taking action on climate
News Release Solar-powered catamaran to travel along Kinder Morgan tanker route NORTH VANCOUVER - This weekend, a...
TV News Story - Metro Vancouver votes to request a delay of Site C Dam
Victoria is being asked to step in to delay construction of the Site C Dam in BC’s Peace Region until the project can...
War in the Woods II?
Eight planned cutblocks in the Walbran are raising the temperature among those concerned about BC’s old-growth forests...
Environmental advocates want Manitoba to conduct its own review of Energy East
Environmentalists hand-delivered 1,000 letters to Premier Greg Selinger today calling on the province to deny...
Anti-pipeline groups drop off 1,000 letters at Selinger's office
Manitoba's Wilderness Committee and the Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition dropped off more than 1,000 letters to...
Comparing the triple bottom lines of proposed Squamish megaprojects
The Wood Fibre LNG project proposed for Squamish comes with environmental concerns, but so does a proposed new ski...
Court dismisses PVLA case against Site C
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed the Peace Valley Landowners Association case against Site C. In a decision...
B.C. frogs threatened as animal extinctions are on the rise
The Oregon Spotted Frog used to be common in the wetlands around the Fraser Valley but as their habitat turned into...
MLA Norm Macdonald calls for immediate dissolution of the Jumbo Resort Municipality
Late last week, the provincial Minister of Environment deemed that the Jumbo Glacier Resort Environmental Certificate...
Reaction pours in to Jumbo decision
Last week, the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort hit a major roadblock when Environment Minister Mary Polak determined the...
Time Runs Out on Jumbo Ski Resort's Environmental Certificate
Advocates for keeping Jumbo Glacier wild welcomed news that the environmental certificate has expired for a...
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