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B.C. environmental groups in court to argue against water use for fracking
VANCOUVER — A coalition of environmental groups will be in a Vancouver court Monday arguing against the use of river...
Site C tender has environmental group glaring at BC Hydro
VANCOUVER — An environmental group is calling BC Hydro’s posting for companies to help build Site C Dam worker camps...
Riverside Reflections ‑ Wild Times
March/April 2014 Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel as he looks at the relationship between...
Water usage by fracking operations challenged in B.C. Supreme Court
News Release - March 17, 2014 VANCOUVER — A lawsuit targeting water withdrawals by oil and gas companies in north...
B.C. Supreme Court to hear court challenge over water use by fracking operations
Media Advisory - March 14, 2014 VANCOUVER — A lawsuit targeting water withdrawals by oil and gas companies in north...
BC Hydro bullying tactic undermines Site C Dam assessment, says Wilderness Committee
News Release - March 13, 2014 VANCOUVER/FORT ST. JOHN, BC – The Wilderness Committee is charging BC Hydro with using...
New Report: Save the Salish Sea
Want to learn more about the Salish Sea, and find out what you can do to help stop fossil fuel projects that are...
Mike Farnworth’s Kinder Morgan proposal gets cold reception
B.C. NDP leadership candidate Mike Farnworth’s proposal to backtrack on his party’s opposition to the Kinder Morgan...
Bastioning Protection for Belugas and Bears
The benefits of new government initiatives in the North March 6, 2014 Manitobans don’t always think of polar bears and...
Prosperity mine rejected for the second time
AN NDP MLA is blasting Premier Christy Clark for her staunch support of a controversial B.C. gold and copper mine...
Courts wrong place for rainforest battle, Crown says
Even though the law indicates that we're not going to wipe out species or communities of species, that is in fact what...
Salt Spring Island Town Hall to Illustrate Concerns over Liquefied Fracked Gas in BC
Media Advisory - February 27, 2014 First in a series of community events around Vancouver Island and the Lower...
You helped win a major victory for Fish Lake!
February 27, 2014 It’s a fantastic day for all of us here at the Wilderness Committee – and you helped make it happen...
TV News Story ‑ Taseko mine turned down ‑ Fish Lake saved!
The Federal Environment Minister announced today that Taseko's controversial New Prosperity open pit copper and gold...
New Prosperity Mine rejection a huge win for the environment and human rights
News Release - February 27, 2014 Decision prevents significant damage to Fish Lake VANCOUVER – The Wilderness...
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