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Idea of copper mine in park angers environmentalists
Say it looks like a done deal; minister cites strict review A local environmental group blasted the province Friday...
TV News Story ‑ Wilderness Committee opposes Kokish run of river power project
This is a TV news story about growing opposition to a private hydro-power project being built on the Kokish River of...
New provincial park mine now under construction
News Release - February 1, 2013 Manitoba poised to open first provincial park mine in decades, within threatened...
New Report: Defend BC's Wild Rivers
The Wilderness Committee's latest educational report, Defend BC's Wild Rivers, takes a closer look at private...
Langley Township opts to save more than half of small forest
Langley Township has voted to save more than half of a small forest in Glen Valley. But people fighting to keep the...
BC Hydro presses case for Site C dam megaproject
B.C. Hydro says its proposed $7.9-billion Site C hydroelectric dam in northeastern British Columbia will flood...
Violations at private hydro projects going unpunished
None of B.C.’s 52 privately operating “run-of-river” hydroelectric projects have been fined or sanctioned by the...
Trans Mountain pipeline targeted in new report from environmental groups
A new report highlights concerns an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline could increase the risk of a major oil spill and...
In BC, to keep one owl alive, another species must die
Photo: Gwen Barlee of the Wilderness Committee The British Columbia government has approved the shooting one species...
Environmental group says BC didn't follow proper procedures
An environmental group claims the province didn’t follow proper procedures in 16 waterpower projects dating back to...
BC's run‑of‑river sector in regulatory disarray, documents suggest
The independent run-of-river power sector is in regulatory disarray, following inconsistent rules designed to protect...
Environmental groups not part of BC talks about oil spills
The provincial government has invited 13 key stakeholder groups to a meeting today to talk about cleaning up oil...
Trans Mountain Pipeline proposal leaves taxpayers liable for 90 percent of marine‑based spill response cost
Media Release - January 24, 2013 Kinder Morgan proposal increases risk of major oil spill without adequate insurance...
FOI: Non‑Compliance at IPPs in the South Coast Region of BC
An FOI request filed by the Wilderness Committee revealed 700 instances of non-compliance at independent power...
700 instances of non‑compliance recorded at 16 river diversion IPPs
Media Release - January 23, 2013 FOI reveals massive non-compliance by independent power projects operating in the...
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