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Don't let them do to Keyhole Falls what they did to the Ashlu River
Less than a decade ago the Ashlu River was a wonderful example of the rugged beauty of British Columbia. Its narrow...
Both Progress and Incompetence on Protected Areas
Wonderful wilderness to be protected, but lingering Conservation incompetence a concern The Manitoba government has...
Christmas Travel Guilt? Skip Carbon Offsets, Donate to Environmental Groups
"Sadly many well intentioned people are being misled when purchasing carbon offsets to mitigate their climate guilt...
Local opposition to coal mine gaining steam
Comox Valley MLA Don McRae received a stocking full of coal Wednesday from a group of placard-waving residents...
Flores logging hot button issue for environmentalists and First Nations
This week the Clayoquot Sound Conservation Alliance presents the Ahousaht First Nation's band council alternatives to...
Power projects would 'steal' Keyhole Falls near Pemberton, green group says
Wilderness committee demands province reject the three independent projects on upper Lillooet River system A...
Fish farms: The public's right to know
For years the fish farms industry has been wrapped in a veil of secrecy. For years they were able to keep hush-hush...
Salmon farms ordered to produce more data
A federal judicial inquiry into the collapse of sockeye runs in the Fraser River has ordered British Columbia’s salmon...
Acidic water enters Manitoba lake
WINNIPEG - People in the northern Manitoba village of Sherridon are looking for answers after acidic, orange-coloured...
Cancun Climate Agreement Raises Temperature on Harper
Expectations have been low that any form of agreement would be reached at the UN climate negotiations in Cancun, but...
Upper Lillooet project draws little fire at public meeting
Nearly two years after a movement against independent power producers swept the Pemberton Valley, the fervour seems to...
CoalWatch trio honoured for opposing mine
A diverse group of Vancouver Island citizens working hard to ensure a proposed coal mine above Baynes Sound doesn’t...
Cancun might be a flop, but our environment plans can flourish
Rabble.ca By Ben West December 10, 2010 The UN climate change negotiations wind to a close today in Cancun, but the...
Pamela Anderson allies with Vancouver anti-tanker movement
Pamela Anderson, the Vancouver-Island-raised star of Baywatch, B movies and most recently Dancing With the Stars, has...
Manitoba toxic spill reported
A Manitoba environmental group is blaming the provincial government and others for a spill it says poured "a toxic...
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