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This oil shipping plan is on shaky ground
November 2013 As I was getting ready for the train trip up the Bayline to Churchill, Manitoba – the day after our town...
Water usage by fracking operations challenged in B.C. Supreme Court
Lawsuit alleges Oil and Gas Commission’s practices violate B.C. Water Act News Release - November 13, 2013 VANCOUVER -...
Environmental groups to announce fracking lawsuit tomorrow morning
Media Advisory – Nov 12, 2013 VANCOUVER — Ecojustice, on behalf of Sierra Club BC and the Wilderness Committee, is...
Public hearings for BC Hydro’s Site C start next month
Public hearings into the massive Site C project proposed by BC Hydro will begin next month, after a joint federal...
How could Whatcom County oil and coal transport affect BC?
The Wilderness Committee says everything in the Salish Sea area affects us There is a large focus on the movement of...
Critics to Northern Gateway react to recent tentative pipeline deal
The tentative deal reached by B.C. and Alberta on the Northern Gateway pipeline came as a surprise to some. For months...
Landowners to discuss Kinder Morgan’s proposed bitumen pipeline this Thursday
News Release - November 6, 2013 Community gets together to weigh its options on pipelines VANCOUVER – Langley area...
TV News Story - Opposition to BC Alberta pipeline process
This is a TV news interview with Wilderness Committee Climate Campaigner Eoin Madden about a recent announcement that...
Most run-of-river B.C. hydro projects can harm fish
Study finds all but one of 44 projects is on fish habitat, including salmon, trout and char Almost 100 per cent of...
Hard-hitting Federal EA Report on proposed New Prosperity Mine must result in rejection, says Wilderness Committee
News Release - November 1, 2013 VANCOUVER - The Wilderness Committee is celebrating the release of the Federal...
Groups argue B.C. not protecting old-growth forest
The B.C. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about whether the province is doing enough to protect an endangered...
Comment: One year later, nothing has improved for wild salmon
Victoria Times Colonist By TORRANCE COSTE October 31, 2013 British Columbia’s wild salmon are still waiting. One year...
Surrey City Council passes resolution opposing Surrey coal facility
For Immediate Release - October 29, 2013 City joins neighbouring municipalities in opposition to US coal shipments...
B.C. Court to hear challenge over Coastal Douglas-fir today
For Immediate Release - October 30, 2013 Province breaking its own law in failing to protect old-growth forest...
Water leads gravel-pit concerns
A proposed gravel-pit operation in Hilliers was met with near-unanimous opposition from residents at a public meeting...
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