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Forum Tonight: BP Oil Spill A Lesson for BC
VANCOUVER, BC - The author of a new book on BP's Gulf oil spill speaks tonight in Vancouver as part of a forum warning...
World Oceans Day: Time to wake up to threat from oil tankers in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, BC -To mark World Oceans Day, the Wilderness Committee is warning against the possibility of a catastrophic...
Stop a Massive Salmon Farm in Clayoquot Sound
Mainstream Canada, one of the worlds largest aquaculture companies, has applied for a 56-hectare tenure for a new...
Orcas vs oil: Tankers threaten our Pacific coast
A couple weeks ago a pod of orca whales made their way under the Lions Gate bridge and up Burrard Inlet. This rare...
Massive Mine Proposal Meets Massive Public Opposition
About 1,500 people attended last week’s public meetings The proposal for a massive underground coal mine in the Comox...
Logging, nesting failures put northern spotted owls on brink
Not one northern spotted owl in B.C.'s captive-breeding program gave birth to young Habitat of the northern spotted...
Proposed Raven Coal Mine a 'Litmus Test' for Premier Clark on Climate
Wilderness Committee Climate Campaigner Ben West says that the proposed Raven mine should be seen as a litmus test for...
TV News Story ‑ Site C Dam opposition
In May and June of 2011 the Wilderness Committee along with the Treaty 8 Tribal Association and the Peace River Valley...
Wildlife biologist makes plea to save Peace River Valley from Site C flooding
A Fort St. John–based wildlife biologist said she will not stop in her fight against the proposed Site C dam. And...
McFadyen Challenged on Bipole III Environmental Claims
Wilderness watchdog sends open letter asking McFadyen to publicize facts supporting claims regarding Bipole III...
Dam plan frustrates 5 first nations
United Nations intervention sought in proposed Site C dam project Five moderate first nations from the Peace River...
Languishing species report earns tongue lashing from NDP
The B.C. government is keeping secret the recommendations of its task force on protecting species at risk, says NDP...
The Manitoba Borealis? Team name could shine light on province’s strength
Greek mythology’s Boreas is god of North Wind and Winter, and Manitoba’s boreal forest is second to none on Earth...
Environmental groups applaud NDP motion for ‘long overdue’ BC endangered species protection
VANCOUVER – Several prominent environmental groups welcomed a Private Members Bill that was reintroduced into the...
True protection of boreal forest has long way to go
Re: Boreal forest deal surprisingly successful, Opinion, May 25 It's no surprise the president and CEO of the Forest...
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