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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...
TV News Story ‑ Opposition to logging near Port Alberni
This is a TV news story about logging giant Island Timberlands' attempts to log a roadside section of forest near the...
Canadian resource firms step up legal fight against green groups
Risks are growing for climate and environmental activists who take a stand against Canadian firms involved in the...
West Vancouver Pipeline and Tanker Town Hall
Media Advisory - December 10, 2012 WEST VANCOUVER – This evening, the Wilderness Committee and Tanker Free BC will be...
Navy sonar: Canadian environmental groups get legal standing in U.S. court case
Suit opposes naval exercises that would be harmful to marine animals and their habitat Canadian environmental groups...
A Fish Story ‑ Wild Times
January/February 2013 Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel , as he calls for the protection of...
Enbridge Hearings Hit Vancouver This Week!
Important news! The joint review panel hearings for the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline are coming to Vancouver...
B.C. gives conditional nod to controversial Upper Lillooet Valley hydro project
The B.C. government has given conditional approval to a run-of-river power project in the Upper Lillooet River Valley...
Kinder Morgan proposes bigger pipeline through B.C.
Kinder Morgan Canada has increased the size of its proposed pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby, a plan that could boost...
B.C.’s public‑sector pension invests millions in Enbridge, tobacco stock
B.C.’s public-sector pensions are investing billions in Enbridge Inc. and other oil giants at the same time that...
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