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NDP rips railway's scheme
Shipping oil over permafrost to Churchill risky: Ashton The Manitoba government says a rail company's plans to...
Wilderness Committee Cheers Manitoba Government’s Opposition to Churchill Oil Shipments
News Release - September 20, 2013 WINNIPEG - The Wilderness Committee congratulates the Manitoba government today for...
Tar Sands Spills: Over 1.5 million litres and still spilling!
Troubled Waters: BC's Gas Boom
Wilderness Committee Climate Campaigner Eoin Madden travels to northern British Columbia to witness firsthand the...
Conservation groups cautiously optimistic about Greater sage-grouse announcement
News Release - September 17, 2013 EDMONTON – Conservation groups welcome the federal government’s announcement that it...
Climate impacts must be addressed in proposed coal facility’s assessment, says Wilderness Committee
News Release - September 13, 2013 VANCOUVER – The Wilderness Committee is cautiously optimistic after receiving the...
Wilderness Committee calls on Manitoba government to take over remediation of TANCO mine disaster
News Release - September 13, 2013 Dangerous mine conditions require government action to protect environment WINNIPEG...
New Downloadable Maps of the Kinder Morgan Pipeline Route
The Wilderness Committee has produced a series of maps of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline route, as a way to...
Contentious forest carbon program could cost taxpayers, critics charge
A new provincial government scheme to fund reforestation by selling carbon credits is supposed to steer private-sector...
Wilderness Committee calls for BC-wide public hearings on Site C Dam
News Release - September 12, 2013 VANCOUVER - The Wilderness Committee is demanding that the joint federal-provincial...
TV News Story - Environmental Assessment of Coal Expansion Plans Announced
This is a TV interview with a representative from Port Metro Vancouver, and the Wilderness Committee's Climate...
How close are you to the Kinder Morgan pipeline?
BC Hydro cancels ten agreements to buy private electricity
The utility is looking at others as it searches for ways to cut costs Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett says BC...
Fossil-fuel debate turns to coal
Though it’s not over yet, the campaign against the Northern Gateway pipeline has been one of the most successful ever...
Exposing The Gold Diggers Of BC
The Huffington Post By Torrance Coste September 4, 2013 Clayoquot Sound is one of the most renowned wilderness regions...
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