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Dangers of fracking relayed
Fracking is a process that can not only contaminate and diminish water supplies, lead to earthquakes and increase...
3rd Annual Earth Day Celebration, March and Festival
Media Advisory - April 20, 2013 VANCOUVER - Windermere Secondary School’s grade 11 leadership students, (Youth for...
Rally to Stop Enbridge Pipeline
Rally to Stop Peat Mining at the Manitoba Legislature
The Peguis First Nation put out the following news release regarding an upcoming rally at the Manitoba Legislative...
No More Coal Exports ‑ Canada vs King Coal
Attention Metro Vancouver residents: Port Metro Vancouver is in the final stages of approving the creation of a coal...
TV Interview ‑ Why Raven Coal Mine is a bad idea
This is a TV interview that explores the reasons that the opposition to the proposed Raven Coal Mine on Vancouver...
Wilderness Committee says NDP’s environmental platform has more hits than misses
News Release - April 24, 2013 VANCOUVER – The environmental platform introduced by the BC NDP this afternoon was seen...
TV News Story ‑ Endangered Oregon Spotted Frog
This is a TV news story about the work being undertaken in BC's Fraser Valley to save a highly endangered frog. BC is...
Youth For Climate Justice Now Earth Day 2013 Vancouver BC
On Saturday April 20, 2013 Youth For Climate Justice Now organized and march and rally with a focus on climate justice...
British Columbia's Provincial Parks: The Best Place on Earth?
Read the Wilderness Committee's new educational report, British Columbia's Provincial Parks: The Best Place on Earth...
Comment: 1993’s Clayoquot Summer was a game‑changer
Victoria Times Colonist By Valerie Langer, Eduardo Sousa, Maryjka Mychajlowycz and Torrance Coste April 13, 2013...
Standing strong against industrialized parks
“I just can't get past the fact that this is a park. If you say finding an ore body is like finding a needle in a...
BC Hydro’s Site C dam proposal puts Peace River at top of endangered rivers list
The Peace River — site of a contentious, planned third BC Hydro dam — has been named the most endangered river in the...
Peat Bogs: Our Ugly Ecological Gem
As the spring sun shone down on our vintage sleds, Eric and I sat watching the orange flags tied to our ice fishing...
Salmon Arm forum calls for urgent action
In order for Shuswap residents to learn more about climate change and “fracking,” KAIROS-Salmon Arm and Shuswap...
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