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Kinder Morgan downgrade of pipeline misleading: environmentalists
VANCOUVER — Kinder Morgan has downgraded the capacity of a proposed expansion of its oil pipeline from Alberta to the...
New Report Documents Mining in Manitoba Parks
For immediate release—May 30, 2012 New Report Documents Mining in Manitoba Parks Wilderness Committee calls on...
Tria Donaldson: Let's leave the dirty business of coal exports behind us
Georgia Straight By Tria Donaldson May 25, 2012 As public opposition to tanker traffic on the B.C. coast continues to...
Protecting British Columbia's Species at Risk
Did you know BC has no endangered species legislation? You can help change that by visiting protectbiodiversity.ca...
Kinder Morgan scales back pipeline capacity for expansion project
Kinder Morgan is scaling back capacity for the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, now that oil shippers have...
Plight of the Barn Swallows
Did you know BC has no endangered species legislation. You can help change that by visiting protectbiodiversity.ca...
Kinder Morgan Downsize Announcement Misleading
VANCOUVER - Kinder Morgan announced yesterday that amidst strong public opposition to their proposed tar sands...
Write Now to Stop the Site C Dam!
Check out this new publication to help YOU write your letters and help save the Peace River Valley from the Site C Dam...
Vanishing Desert - Portrait of the Rattlesnake
Did you know BC has no endangered species legislation. You can help change that by visiting protectbiodiversity.ca...
In search of a Skink - Protecting British Columbia's Species at Risk
Did you know BC has no endangered species legislation. You can help change that by visiting protectbiodiversity.ca...
Facing the axes
To blame funding cuts for the high-profile poaching of an 800-year-old western red cedar this month is something of a...
Tree poachers steal 800-year-old red cedar
A decade ago, British Columbia had 40 full-time park rangers who monitored 1,000 parks. Today, it only has 10. And...
Environmental standards should build, not erode
Vancouver Sun - Opinion Editorial By Gwen Barlee May 22, 2012 Polls repeatedly show Canadians value honesty...
Fights brewing over massive coal-export plans for the Northwest
With the Northwest poised to become the country's leading coal-export region, fights are emerging on several fronts...
Poachers Steal Ancient Cedar from BC Park: Reward Offered
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, May 19, 2012 (ENS) - The Wilderness Committee and the British Columbia Government...
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