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166,000 people demand repeal of Park Amendment Act
Petition delivered to Province by environmental groups News Release - May 14, 2014 VICTORIA – A massive 166,000...
On power, B.C. Liberals have natural gas to burn, valleys to flood
Joint review panel report on Site C shines laser-like spotlight on B.C. Liberals’ clean-energy hypocrisy VICTORIA —...
BC Utilities Commission should have say on Site C: review panel
A joint review panel of provincial and federal environment ministries studying environmental impacts of the proposed...
First Nations rights may thwart Site C
The issues that swirl around B.C.'s biggest-ever megaproject aren't going away: jobs and a secure, "clean" energy...
Long awaited Site C enviro review expected Thursday
A much-anticipated environmental review of the long-planned Site C dam will be released tomorrow. The report from the...
Vaughn Palmer: Focus on Site C has reduced power options
Political calculations have long trumped sound energy policy making in B.C. Based on the current state of knowledge...
Aboriginal consent crucial to energy development
If the joint review panel report on the proposed Site C dam confirmed anything, it is the pivotal and non-negotiable...
British Columbia Not Obliged to Protect Endangered Forests
A British Columbia Supreme Court decision undermines government claims that B.C.’s forestry laws are among the...
B.C. Supreme Court confirms forests can be logged to extinction
News Release - May 9, 2014 VANCOUVER — A B.C. Supreme Court decision has undermined claims that B.C.'s forestry laws...
Fight to provide greater protection of 'at risk' Coastal Douglas fir tree fails in BC
Environmental groups in British Columbia have failed in their attempt to force the BC government to provide greater...
Panel report says there's no proven need for the Site C dam
News Release - May 8, 2014 Governments must abandon plans to build Site C, says Wilderness Committee VANCOUVER – Today...
Radio Interview - Joe Foy on the Site C Dam Assessment Report
In this radio interview, Wilderness Committee National Campaign Director Joe Foy discusses the newly released findings...
Innergex, BC Hydro reach power agreement: Installed capacity increases at Upper Lillooet and Boulder Creek sites
Power producer Innergex has reached an agreement with BC Hydro to scrap a North Creek hydroelectric project, while...
New Law Officially Opens B.C. Parks To Pipelines, Drilling
A little-known bill that will drastically alter the management of B.C. parks became law this week, creating...
Park Amendment Act passes
This bill will allow “research” to be conducted in any provincial park for commercial or industrial use. There is no...
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