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Innergex gives $300,000 to B.C. government's grizzly monitoring program

Upper Lillooet run-of-river power proponents want to build in sensitive bear watershed Independent Power firm Innergex...

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Manitoba
NDP rips railway's scheme

Shipping oil over permafrost to Churchill risky: Ashton The Manitoba government says a rail company's plans to...

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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...

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Tar Sands Spills: Over 1.5 million litres and still spilling!
Right now there's an environmental crisis going on near Cold Lake, Alberta. There are four ongoing, uncontrollable...
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Troubled Waters: BC's Gas Boom

Wilderness Committee Climate Campaigner Eoin Madden travels to northern British Columbia to witness firsthand the...

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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...

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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...

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Manitoba
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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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How close are you to the Kinder Morgan pipeline?
The Wilderness Committee has launched a new interactive map of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline system, with...
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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...

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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...

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