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Plains Midstream affirme contrôler la fuite de pétrole en Alberta
Les représentants de la compagnie pétrolière affirment réussir à contenir le pétrole qui a commencé à s'échapper du...
San Gold's clearcut raises ire of environmentalists
To get a replacement tailing pond started for its mine, San Gold (TSE:SGR) clearcut a forest near the Wanipigow River...
Mining Development a Sneak Attack on Public Lands, Waters
News release—June 12, 2012 San Gold Corporation starting new toxic tailings pond near the Wanipigow River before...
San Gold needs licence for tailings pond: wilderness group
A local environmental group has accused the Selinger government of allowing a mining company to start construction of...
Crews work to clean‑up oil spill in western Canadian province Alberta
Crews in the western Canadian province of Alberta are working Friday to contain an oil spill that dumped into a river...
TV News Story ‑ Oil Spill and Pipeline Threat
This is a TV news story about BC's response to the Red Deer River oil spill, in light of major pipeline proposals...
Why Kinder Morgan's BC pipeline plans will fail
Rabble.ca By Ben West June 11, 2012 Kinder Morgan Canada President Ian Anderson's editorial, "Pipeline hinges on...
BC Forest Practices Board releases report on Old Growth Forest Conservation
June 2012 The BC Forest Practices Board has released a report about the provincial government's performance in...
Spruce Point Mine Site Mess ‑ Lasting Impacts in Manitoba Parks
This is a short video produced by the Wilderness Committee, featuring Eric Reder's investigation of a toxic mine site...
Oil spill shows dangers of pipelines crossing waterways
The spill is believed to have sent up to 475,000 litres of crude oil flowing into a rain-swollen Red Deer River system...
Red Deer River oil spill highlights dangers of pipelines crossing waterways
News Release - June 8, 2012 VANCOUVER – As Canadians continue to debate two major oil pipeline proposals to the...
Protesters target Taseko meeting
Indigenous people from mining communities throughout the Americas joined the Tsilhqot’in First Nation on Friday...
Green gets mean with federal Conservatives
Discord between the Tories and environmentalists began when the federal natural resources minister maligned...
Vivian Krause’s Board of Trade event sponsored by mining companies
Two mining companies connected to the rejected New Prosperity Mine proposal sponsored a Board of Trade luncheon with...
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip calls Bill C‑38 “fault line” for Canada’s future
The president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) held nothing back today (June 4) as he panned the federal...
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