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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...
B.C. government pulls environmental certificate for controversial ski resort
VANCOUVER - Developers of a controversial billion-dollar ski resort that has been decades in the making will have "to...
Solar vessel sails into Steveston
Environmentalists hope to educate public on Fraser River industrialization push A solar-powered catamaran, driven by...
Solar‑powered catamaran to launch tour along Kinder Morgan tanker route
Media Advisory Salish Sea Tour begins Saturday with ceremony in Tsleil-Waututh Nation Territory NORTH VANCOUVER -...
Mikisew First Nation takes Wood Buffalo concerns to UNESCO
Fort Chipewyan’s Mikisew Cree First Nation is appealing to the United Nations to help protect Wood Buffalo National...
Company dealing with critics, going to court in Canada, too
Another of Taseko Mines Limited’s pending projects is its New Prosperity mine in British Columbia. Like the Florence...
Application submitted for old‑growth logging in the Walbran Valley
News Release Teal Jones’ cutblock threatens some of the most ecologically significant rainforest in Canada VICTORIA –...
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