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Critics condemn B.C.’s new ‘watered‑down water act’
A new law to protect and manage fresh water in B.C., four years in the making, still leaves the thorny question of...
Sierra Club, Wilderness Committee Taking B.C. Fracking Water Case to Supreme Court Next Week
Two B.C. environmental groups are taking the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission to court next week over practices they argue...
The Wilderness Committee presents at TRU on the tactics of protection
Protecting the environment is a difficult task. It’s one of the reasons why we have so many non-governmental...
Environmental concerns with LNG
A Climate Campaigner with an organization called the Wilderness Committee says there's a deficit of information when...
Feds Show "Lack of Political Will to Implement Law" for At‑risk Species
A new court ruling means that the dozens of animal species that are at risk of extinction across Canada may finally...
Ottawa boosts ship surveillance
Vancouver Island environmental groups are warning that a federal plan to expand marine pollution surveillance won’t be...
Who gets to participate in Kinder Morgan hearings?
On Wed. April 2nd, the National Energy Board (NEB) announced the list of participants who were approved to participate...
Radio Interview ‑ Run of River Hydro Report
In this clip, the Wilderness Committee's Policy Director Gwen Barlee discusses a new report released by Clean Energy...
The importance of protecting B.C. parks
Many British Columbians were outraged last week to learn the government passed a bill that will alter the way the...
Federal government comes out against northern shipping due to oil spill risks
News Release - March 27, 2014 Omnitrax's Churchill crude oil plan dead on the tracks WINNIPEG – Canada's federal...
Nominate the Peace River as BC’s most endangered
Please take action NOW to stop the dam and protect the Peace River by nominating it as the most endangered river in...
What's going on in BC's provincial parks?
On Monday, March 24th 2014, a controversial new Bill was passed into law, essentially paving the way for egregious...
More Than a Decade is Too Long to Wait for Action on Pesticides Suspected in Bee Deaths
News Release - March 26, 2014 Stop stalling, environmental groups tell Minister OTTAWA – Four major environmental...
Video: The Thin Green Line
The Thin Green Line is a new short video from the Sightline Institute in Seattle showing how fossil fuel export...
Changes to Park Act pave the way for industrial development in BC Parks
Controversial Bill 4 to become law News Release - March 25, 2014 VANCOUVER – Today Bill 4 (the Park Amendment Act ) is...
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