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TV News Story - Site C Dam report released
This is a TV news story about the release of the Joint Environmental Assessment Report on the proposed Site C Dam...
Why May 10 is a critical day to defend our climate
The Georgia Straight By Torrance Coste and Caitlyn Vernon May 5, 2014 As the scientific evidence has mounted, public...
Environmental groups want pesticide makers to release bee-death studies
OTTAWA — Four major environmental groups are demanding that Ottawa force pesticide makers to provide scientific...
Fate of Peace River Valley hangs in the balance on upcoming Site C recommendation
News Release - May 6, 2014 Farmers, First Nations and BC ratepayers await review panel report VANCOUVER/FORT ST. JOHN...
Site C dam environmental assessment is complete
FORT ST JOHN (NEWS1130) – A critical report into the future of a megaproject that would create jobs but also flood a...
Canada releases a Recovery Strategy for Southern Mountain Caribou
The Truth Comes Out About Private Power
If you're wondering about the latest developments regarding BC's rivers and private power producers, we've got a great...
Site C Dam not pragmatic
Re: When it comes to Site C, British Columbians are pragmatic, Opinion, April 15 I was surprised pollster Bruce...
TV News Story - My Name is Coal debate
This is a TV news report about a campaign to support the coal industry in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. The...
Bill 4 Passes: B.C. Parks Now Officially Open…To Pipelines and Drilling
A little-known Bill, the Park Amendment Act, that will drastically alter the management of B.C. parks is set to become...
A river runs to court: Suit that claims OGC sidestepped Water Act reaches the courtroom
The B.C. Supreme Court will determine in the coming months whether the provincial Oil and Gas Commission unlawfully...
Radio Interview - Eoin Madden on Fracking Court Case
In this radio interview, Climate Campaigner Eoin Madden discusses the Wilderness Committee's ongoing court case...
Humpback whales being sacrificed on the altar of industrial development: critics
Environment critics are calling Conservatives out for their “entirely political” and thinly veiled attempt to secure...
Parksville Qualicum Beach Earth Day festivities centred around trees and wildlife
It is officially Earth Day today, April 22, and members of the public can join local celebrations in nature this...
Critics Concerned Pipelines, Tankers Reason for Downgrading "Threatened" Status of Humpback Whales
This week the federal government was legally obligated to establish protected habitat for threatened North Pacific...
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