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TV News Story ‑ Opposition to Red Chris Mine opening
This is a TV news story about the Wilderness Committee's call for a ban on new tailings ponds in BC in light of last...
‘Elaho Giant’ — 1,000‑year‑old Douglas fir — saved by quick action of B.C. fire crews
It was scorched and blackened by fire, but thanks in part to the quick action of B.C. fire crews, one of Canada’s...
1,000 letters tell Manitoba Premier to deny permits for Energy East pipeline proposal
News Release Wilderness Committee and Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition deliver Stop Energy East letters to Premier...
TV News Story ‑ Alarming Global Extinction Rate
This is a TV news story about a scientific report out of Mexico that shows that global extinction rates are 100 times...
1,000‑year‑old Elaho Giant tree in danger from B.C. wildfire
The mighty Elaho Giant has stood in place since the days when Vikings were settling on this continent, but now a...
TV News Story ‑ Fines demanded for yahoos who harass moose
Conservation officials in British Columbia are investigating a video that shows a man jumping on a moose and briefly...
Endangered sage‑grouse numbers on the rise in Alberta and Saskatchewan
News Release Federal emergency order helping endangered prairie bird populations recover CALGARY — Canada’s endangered...
Jumbo Pass ski resort goes downhill after avalanche of opposition
News Release VANCOUVER - A proposed billion-dollar ski resort located high in the Purcell Mountains at Jumbo Pass...
Logging Plans Could Rekindle BC's War in the Woods
Teal Jones marked our 'no-go zone' for clear-cut. Here's what happens next. Eight months ago, a hiker and friend of...
Trouble Could Be Brewing for B.C.'s Endangered Killer Whales
Roberts Bank Terminal 2 latest on growing list of threats to killer whale recovery and survival Two years ago...
Protests will follow if old‑growth logging proceeds on Vancouver Island: group
VICTORIA — A British Columbia forest company’s plan to log centuries-old cedar trees in southern Vancouver Island’s...
TV News Story ‑ Proposed LNG terminal at Kitimat granted Environmental Certificate
This is a TV news story about an Environmental Assessment Certificate that has been just granted for the $36 billion...
Jumbo project hits major roadblock
Environment Minister Mary Polak has determined that the Jumbo Glacier Resort project has not been substantially...
We're going on tour along the Salish Sea!
We are embarking on an epic solar-powered catamaran journey to celebrate the Salish Sea and the communities along its...
Critics flag stricter U.S. rules on LNG tanker risks
A spokesman for a proposed new liquefied natural gas export terminal on the Fraser River insists the industry is safe...
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