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B.C. minister stands by energy self‑sufficiency
B.C.'s energy minister says the province won't abandon its policy of electricity self-sufficiency – but he has no...
Exploring beautiful B.C. gets costly
British Columbians are surrounded by natural beauty, but the cost of exploring it is climbing. Camping fees have...
Gov's BC Hydro recommendations draw ire of unions, praise from enviro group
A B.C. union is decrying the provincial government's call for large-scale layoffs at BC Hydro. In a report released...
Bill McKibben for No Pipelines, No Tankers, No Tar Sands!
A message of solidarity for the No Pipelines, No Tankers, No Tar Sands! rally at Kinder Morgen's Westridge Tanker...
'From DC to BC': Rally in Solidarity with White House Keystone XL Pipeline Protesters
What: A rally in BC near the site of the 2007 oil spill in Burnaby in support of protesters in Washington D.C.. People...
Hike highlights anti‑logging sentiment
A demonstration against logging in Cathedral Grove will take the form of a hike to show the importance of protecting...
TV News Story ‑ In Solidarity with the White House Protestors
A rally was held in Burnaby BC in solidarity with the protestors at the White House who are facing arrest for their...
Rally against pipelines and tankers ‑ Burnaby BC
Ben West of the Wilderness Committee addresses the crowd at the No Tankers, No Pipelines, No Tar Sands demonstration...
Stand up to 'Big Oil'
It's been pretty amazing in the last few days watching the over 300 people who have been arrested outside the White...
Interview about tankers, pipelines and tar sands
This is a video about a panel of conservationists discussing the increase in oil tanker traffic in Vancouver and what...
BC Protest in Solidarity with Keystone XL Action at the White House
It's been pretty amazing in the last few days watching the nearly 200 people who have been arrested outside the White...
Save the Juan de Fuca Trail! Get on the BUS
A public meeting to be held on September 6th is our last, best chance to stop a reckless and destructive development...
Anti Tar Sands 'Super Hero': Canadian Actress Margot Kidder Arrested at White House
VANCOUVER – Canadian actress Margot Kidder, who played Lois Lane in the Superman movies, was arrested today at a...
Anti‑oil protest planned
Environmentalists are planning an anti-oil protest for Aug. 27 at the site of Burnaby's infamous 2007 pipeline rupture...
Stand tall for the Juan de Fuca Trail
It’s time to take the fight against the sprawling mega-development along the Juan de Fuca trail to a public hearing...
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