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Manitoba Environmental Licencing is Broken
Average Manitoban Not Served by Secrecy and Lack of Information For most Manitobans, the Environmental Licencing...
Looking Ahead: Climate Action in 2013
January 4, 2013 Happy New Year to all of you! 2013 will be full of climate wins – I can feel it! This month the...
Wildlife advocates say more should have been done to protect owls
Photo: Spotted owl habitat logged in 2007 at S & M Creek, located near Pemberton BC The province has undertaken a cull...
Public shut out of Northern Gateway review panel’s oral presentations
A federal panel reviewing the Enbridge Northern Gateway project will not allow the general public to sit in on oral...
TV News Story - Arctic Oil Rig Incident
This is a TV news story about the oil rig in Alaska that ran aground, raising serious concerns about the industry's...
Peat mining issue remains contentious; months yet until announcement is made
Some expected that Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh would be announcing the...
Coal export plans crticized by health groups
A campaign to block a proposed increase in coal exports through Metro Vancouver has gained the backing of public...
Block New Coal Exports from BC
Coal port expansion plans in Greater Vancouver would make this region the largest exporter of climate-changing...
New Video: Block Coal Exports From BC!
December 21, 2012 We're excited to let you know about the launch of a new video that the Wilderness Committee has...
Wilderness Committee Launches New Video on BC Coal Exports
VANCOUVER – In light of current proposals to increase coal exports from ports in Greater Vancouver, the Wilderness...
Taseko Mines weathers multiple storms
Canadian Taseko Mines (TSE:TKO) is having a rocky end of the year as workers threaten to strike at the company’s...
Federal panel hands Taseko extensive ‘deficiency statement’ related to New Prosperity mine
Company owes almost $300,000 from last mining proposal Taseko Mines owes almost $300,000 and must answer a slew of...
A Holiday Wish for BC's Endangered Species
This holiday season, BC's species at risk are making a special wish. What they’re wishing for is a law to protect them...
B.C. timber industry lobby group ridiculed over spotted owl success claim
Photo: Logged spotted owl habitat in the Chilliwack Valley Twelve spotted owls left in the wild while group claims...
BC Forestry Industry Lobby Boasts about Spotted Owl Protection
Photo: Logging sign in area set aside by the BC government to protect habitat critical for the survival of the spotted...
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