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Block New Coal Exports from BC
Coal port expansion plans in Greater Vancouver would make this region the largest exporter of climate-changing...
New Video: Block Coal Exports From BC!
December 21, 2012 We're excited to let you know about the launch of a new video that the Wilderness Committee has...
Wilderness Committee Launches New Video on BC Coal Exports
VANCOUVER – In light of current proposals to increase coal exports from ports in Greater Vancouver, the Wilderness...
Taseko Mines weathers multiple storms
Canadian Taseko Mines (TSE:TKO) is having a rocky end of the year as workers threaten to strike at the company’s...
Federal panel hands Taseko extensive ‘deficiency statement’ related to New Prosperity mine
Company owes almost $300,000 from last mining proposal Taseko Mines owes almost $300,000 and must answer a slew of...
A Holiday Wish for BC's Endangered Species
This holiday season, BC's species at risk are making a special wish. What they’re wishing for is a law to protect them...
B.C. timber industry lobby group ridiculed over spotted owl success claim
Photo: Logged spotted owl habitat in the Chilliwack Valley Twelve spotted owls left in the wild while group claims...
BC Forestry Industry Lobby Boasts about Spotted Owl Protection
Photo: Logging sign in area set aside by the BC government to protect habitat critical for the survival of the spotted...
Ship damages coal port dock
Accident involving the Cape Apricot early last Friday morning closes one of two berths at Westshore Terminals It's a...
Comox Valley coal mine would be a step back
Times ColonistBy Torrance Coste December 14, 2012 Slag heaps and tailings ponds, massive trucks full of coal...
Regional district opposes coal mine process until aquifers mapped
At its November 27 meeting of the board of directors, the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) unanimously passed a...
Give a Wild Gift This Holiday Season!
Last night I woke with a start. I had dreamed that all I got for Christmas was coal! Not just a lump of coal in the...
Spiritual Leaders Vow to Defend Mother Earth from Oil Sands and Pipelines With Spiritual Declaration
Indigenous spiritual leaders from across the continent have launched a declaration to protect Mother Earth from the...
Is Kinder Morgan Better Than Enbridge?
Huffington Post BCBy Ben West December 5, 2012 Kinder Morgan would like us to believe that their Trans Mountain...
More schools likely along Kinder Morgan pipeline
Burnaby Residents Opposed to KinderMorgan Expansion (BROKE) claim that the numbers of schools are located in the route...
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