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TV News Story ‑ Bee Kills in Oregon
This TV news story explains how more than a dozen pesticides are now banned in Oregon after 50,000 bees were found...
Radio interview: The need for BC endangered species legislation
In this radio interview, Wilderness Committee Policy Director Gwen Barlee explains what sets endangered species in BC...
Coal opponents host town hall meeting
A town hall meeting on the proposed new Fraser Surrey Docks coal terminal – scheduled for this Wednesday at 8 p.m. at...
Raven coal mine's rejected enviro assessment plan riddled with omissions
The Tyee By Torrance Coste June 20, 2013 Last month, those following the development of the Raven coal mine in the...
Proposed route would bring pipeline closer to Fraser River
Kinder Morgan's proposed $5.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline twinning project through Langley and Surrey will divert...
Pipeline oil spill highlighted during twinning debate
A small oil spill on a section of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline from Edmonton, Alberta to Burnaby, B.C. is...
Delta joins port authority to look at exporting oil and LNG
Wilderness Committee horrified at the thought of moving the products through both ports Oil and gas products could...
Resort owner mulls transfer of Richmond Auto Mall rabbits to remote island
Craig Widsten may just be "some-bunny's" best friend. Best friend, that is, if you're one of the many abandoned...
Most run‑of‑river power projects fail to meet monitoring requirements
Only seven of province's 22 projects documented what they should, says federal fisheries report Private run-of-river...
B.C.'s LNG Industry Grows As Our Fresh Water Supply Shrinks
Huffington Post BCBy Eoin MaddenJune 5, 2013 Recently there has been a lot of discussion around the potential for...
Pipeline backlash following latest spill
The Wilderness Committee his reacted negatively to the news received today (Thursday) of yet another pipeline spill in...
Small crude oil spill on Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline generates big reaction
The oil spill on Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline Wednesday evening near Merritt may be one of the smallest...
Kinder Morgan says no danger to public after BC oil spill
MERRITT – Kinder Morgan says there’s no threat to the public after a small oil spill was found on its Trans Mountain...
Wilderness Committee responds to latest oil spill, this time by Kinder Morgan
News Release - June 13, 2013 VANCOUVER - The Wilderness Committee is reacting to the news received today of yet...
TV News Story ‑ Metro Vancouver Residents Oppose US Coal Exports
This is a TV news story looking at the business behind proposals to increase shipping of US coal through Metro...
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