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Residents raise alarm over toxic mining outflows into northern lake
Company and government actions questioned in toxic poisoning of Kississing Lake The Wilderness Committee is responding...
B.C. draft carbon offset rules draw criticism from environmentalist
Proposed rules for forest carbon offset projects are receiving criticism as a new draft protocol is opened up for...
B.C.'s killer whales, at-risk species score victory in landmark court case
Ecojustice has won a landmark Federal Court case that will force the feds to take tougher steps to protect B.C.’s...
Federal parties pass tanker ban motion opposed by Conservatives
The Liberals, New Democrats and Bloc Québécois joined to pass a bill supporting a ban on tanker traffic on Canada's...
Metro Vancouver residents light a candle of hope for the Kyoto Protocol
The Council of Canadians sent out a message this week to Metro Vancouver and Canadian residents “to turn out the...
Court orders DFO to protect B.C. orcas
Environmentalists won a victory in Ottawa Tuesday after the Federal Court ruled the Department of Fisheries and Oceans...
Decisive killer whale court win offers hope for at-risk species
Federal Court rules DFO failed to protect B.C. resident killer whale critical habitat VANCOUVER - Conservation groups...
Oil Tanker Ban A Vital Victory: Wilderness Committee
An opposition motion to ban oil tankers from the north coast of B.C. passed today in a close vote with the support of...
Green groups blast plan to log old-growth forest on Flores Island
An aboriginal logging company is betraying an agreement that brought peace to Clayoquot Sound by planning to log old...
Hot climate talks for cold December days
The United Nations annual climate negotiations are now underway in Cancun and here in Vancouver there are a number of...
Write Now to save Clayoquot Sound's ancient forests from being logged!
For over a decade the pristine and globally rare ancient forests of Clayoquot Sound have not faced the threat of the...
Tar Sands, Tankers & the Environment at MP Bill Siskay's Public Forum
Andrea Macdonald from the Dogwood Initiative and Ben West from the Wilderness Committee speaking at a public form in...
Clayoquot Sound's temperate forests among highest carbon storage areas in North America
Local activist group worries logging Flores Island will push climate change further while another study suggests that...
Canada wins three 'Fossil of the Day' awards in Cancun
Canada won first, second, and third place in a 'Fossil of the Day' mock award ceremony in Cancun on Tuesday. The...
New Parks Great, but Where’s the Hard Work?
PHOTO: Seemingly endless wetlands of the Saskatchewan River Delta Premier Selinger earns praise for new parks, but...
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