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Taseko Mines' Libel chill bid to silence oppositon won't work

TSILHQOT'IN TERRITORY, BC, March 5, 2012 /CNW/ - The Tsilhqot'in National Government is shocked that Taseko Mines Ltd...

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Manitoba
Environmentalists lose legal fight over logging road

An environmental group has lost a court fight to stop forestry company Tolko from building a logging road through a...

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Taseko Mines threatens court action, putting a damper on public debate

Taseko Mines filed a Notice of Civil Claim against the Wilderness Committee yesterday afternoon for what the mining...

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Manitoba
Tolko gets OK to forge ahead with road in provincial park

An environmental group has lost a court challenge to stop a logging road from being built in Grass River Provincial...

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Manitoba
Les environnementalistes perdent leur bataille contre une route forestière

Des environnementalistes déplorent qu'une cour manitobaine n'ait pas statué que le gouvernement du Manitoba a dérogé à...

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More than 50 organizations say ‘keep the Kokish River wild’

Diverse group opposing proposed hydro project includes NHL players, f ishing clubs and outdoor recreation businesses...

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Dr. John Calvert ‑ The Crisis at BC Hydro

This video was taken at a lecture held by SFU Public Policy Professor Dr. John Calvert on February 28, 2012. The...

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Manitoba
Forte opposition au projet de tourbière dans le Parc Hecla

Des écologistes et des politiciens font front commun afin d'empêcher que le gouvernement ne donne son appui à la...

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Manitoba
Manitoba Liberals, Environment Groups Decry Planned Peat Mine in Park

WINNIPEG - Critics are asking the Manitoba government to reject a proposed peat mine in a Manitoba provincial park...

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Manitoba
Peat Mine Would Devastate Boreal Bog, Says Biologist

Conservation biologist Heather Hinam took CBC News deep into a Manitoba boreal bog on Tuesday to explain why this...

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Manitoba
Proposed Peat Mine Draws Opposition

Manitoba Conservation has expressed concern that a proposed peat mine at Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park could pose a...

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Supertankers' Alberta oil shipments spur fears

Bigger oil tankers, and more of them, may be headed to B.C.'s coast as companies plan to greatly expand shipments in...

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TV News Story ‑ Spotted Owl habitat logging in Chilliwack Valley.

A conservation group says loggers are cutting down trees in an area of B.C.'s Fraser Valley that's inhabited by the...

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Oil spill clean‑up mock ‘job fair’ greets Kinder Morgan president

What: Mock ‘Job Fair’ for oil spill clean-up When: 10:30am, Friday, February 24, 2012 Where: In front of the Vancouver...

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Keep the Kokish wild and the steelhead running

The Kokish River, at the north end of Vancouver Island, is home to a rare population of summer run wild steelhead and...

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