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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...
Radio Interview ‑ Gwen Barlee on Humpback Whale Status and Oil Tanker Plans
In this radio interview, Policy Director Gwen Barlee explains the link between the Northern Gateway pipeline project...
Radio Interview ‑ Gwen Barlee on Humpback Whale Protection
In this radio interview, Policy Director Gwen Barlee discusses the impact of Ottawa's recent decision to downgrade...
TV News Story ‑ BC Humpback Whales lose threatened status
This is a TV news report about how the federal government has stripped the North Pacific humpback whale of its status...
Grain shipping is for the bears: oil by rail to Churchill not worth the risk
For visitors from around the world, the opportunity to see polar bears and beluga whales in the subarctic splendor of...
Kinder Morgan hearing denies or downgrades nearly half of applicants
Nearly a thousand people and organizations that applied to speak out at the upcoming federal review of the proposed...
Environmental groups demand BC government uphold its own water laws
It’s Water Week in Canada, and events are happening across the country with the purpose of sparking discussion about...
Revelstoke forest industry: proposed federal mountain caribou recovery plan will be ‘catastrophe’ for industry
A Revelstoke-based forest industry stakeholder group is joining provincial and regional forest industry associations...
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