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Say “No” to Kinder Morgan’s plan to slice and dice four provincial parks
News Release - September 9, 2014 VANCOUVER/VICTORIA – British Columbians need to send a clear message to the...
TV News Interview - Eoin Madden on Pipelines and Climate Change
This is a 20 minute interview with the Wilderness Committee's climate change campaigner Eoin Madden about his views on...
Report says Canada leads world in forest decline
The world's virgin forests are being lost at an increasing rate and the largest portion of the degradation is in...
Northern Gateway pipeline unlikely to start up by 2018: project president
CALGARY – The president of the Northern Gateway pipeline says the possibility of a 2018 start-up date is “quickly...
South Okanagan: When a national park is seen as a threat to a landscape
The south Okanagan is one of the most uniquely beautiful regions in British Columbia. Postcard-perfect lakes. Lush...
The Belly of the Beast: My Trip to the Tarsands
August 28, 2014 This past June I paid a visit to the infamous tarsands of Alberta, where once-pristine Boreal Forest...
Manitoba's own mining mess wreaks havoc on our parks
Winnipeg Free Press By Eric Reder August 15, 2014 For many Canadians, the mention of mining may not cause concern. Yet...
Battle to create Grasslands park pits ecologists against ranchers
Greg Byron stops his van, and the dust it has been kicking up during the ascent of Kruger Mountain momentarily hangs...
10,000 kilometre Totem Pole Journey Unites Opposition to Fossil Fuel Threats in the Salish Sea
News Release - August 28, 2014 Totem pole visits Victoria on Saturday, August 30th VICTORIA – Master carver Jewell...
Spotted Owl forest expedition reveals chainsaw massacre
Photo of Chilliwack Lake spotted owl habitat area recent logging.
Tailings pond fallout fuels anti-mining sentiment
More bands challenging expansion plans for B.C.’s top employer of aboriginal workers Even before the collapse of a...
Update from the Field: Wilderness Committee Visits the Legendary Walbran Valley
Wilderness Committee’s Vancouver Island Campaigner with the Castle Giant – one of the largest red cedar trees in...
Taseko aims to prove in court that Ottawa was wrong to reject $1.5B B.C. mine
VANCOUVER — A mining company that has filed two Federal Court applications against the federal government over the...
TV News Story - Opposition to approval of Surrey Coal Terminal
This a TV news story about opposition to the recently approved coal shipping facility located on the south bank of the...
OmniTRAX shelves plans to ship crude oil through Northern Manitoba
Plans to ship crude oil by rail from The Pas to Churchill have been shelved indefinitely, OmniTrax Canada president...
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