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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...
Judge limits injunction in threatened Walbran Valley forest
News Release Wilderness Committee to continue efforts to raise awareness and halt old-growth logging VANCOUVER –...
The World Needs Swift Action, and the Paris Agreement Doesn't Go Far Enough
An update on COP21 climate negotiations from WC Campaigner Torrance Coste December 16, 2015 Some of us have been...
LNG on the Fraser: What are the risks?
Update from the UN climate summit
Torrance Coste, Vancouver Island Campaigner, reports from COP21 in Paris December 8, 2015 I landed in Paris just a...
B.C. forestry watchdog finds timber companies have too much power
Change recommended so public interest can be protected by district managers The B.C. government has given away so much...
Public allowed back into Walbran Valley, court rules
News Release Wilderness Committee prompts BC Supreme Court to narrow injunction against logging protesters VANCOUVER –...
Group calls on B.C. to toughen protection for giant trees to aid climate change
WALBRAN VALLEY, B.C. — Conservationists who want the government to take action on climate change by protecting British...
Wilderness Committee to seek to limit logging company’s Walbran Valley injunction
Media Advisory VANCOUVER – The Wilderness Committee, represented by lawyers at Ecojustice, will be in court tomorrow...
BC lags on climate right when we need action
December 2, 2015 Friday afternoons are prime time for governments to make embarrassing announcements. Last Friday...
Video: Bird River ‑‑ Protecting Wilderness and Wildlife
The Bird River is a beautiful wilderness area in Manitoba that is home to a wealth of wildlife. It's also accessible...
In Paris, Trudeau 'Here to Help' but Quiet on New Emissions Targets
PARIS -- Prime Minister Trudeau won high praise from several environmental groups for his opening remarks at the...
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