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Bury or burn? Citizens decide fate of garbage

Dealing with trash is a stinky, expensive problem -- and Metro Vancouver wants your help, and opinion, on its new...

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Columns
Wouldn’t it be nice if future generations had ancient forests?

By Tria Donaldson Photo: Hiker at the Red Creek Fir I have recently started working for a more traditional...

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Controversial forest facing harvest

The imminent logging of an endangered Nanoose Bay ecosystem prompted a rare emergency resolution at the annual general...

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Write Now to Stop proposed expansion to Line Creek Coal Mine in the Kootenays
The once beautiful Elk Valley in the Kootenays is home to the world’s second largest production of metallurgical coal...
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Manitoba
Northern Lights, Gardens and Trails

We just arrived back from an incredible early season experience out at Hollow Water in the Heart of the Boreal. With...

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Wilderness Committee Applauds Ethical Bean for Re‑thinking Incineration of Coffee Bags
The Ethical Bean Coffee Company, based in Vancouver, has decided to back away from its plan to send used coffee bags...
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Metro Vancouver's garbage incineration plan under fire
If Metro Vancouver goes ahead with a plan to burn more of its garbage, the regional district’s incinerators will...
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Manitoba
Intact forest map shows significance of the Heart of the Boreal

The Wilderness Committee has published a map that makes it easier to realize the significance of the Heart of the...

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Environmental Standards Left Behind in BC’s "Clean Power" Call
Today the Wilderness Committee charged that BC Hydro has failed to consider environmental impacts when awarding energy...
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Wilderness Committee Opposes Metro Vancouver's Waste Incineration Plan
Speaking as a delegate to the Waste Management Committee of Metro Vancouver last Friday, Wilderness Committee...
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Manitoba
Letter from Grassy Narrows asking for urgent support

Grassy Narrows First Nation, located in the Heart of the Boreal in Ontario, needs help launching study of mercury...

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Conservation spending takes a hit
FOR a budget awash in red, there was little in the way of green for environmentalists and that had them feeling blue...
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Biologists hope 2 spotted owls can help save the species
Pair will be captured to join 10 others in captive-breeding program, leaving only four known to exist in the wild And...
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WILDERNESS COMMITTEE POLICY DIRECTOR GIVES B‑C GOVERNMENT AN "F" WHEN IT COMES TO PARKS
POLICY DIRECTOR FOR THE WILDERNESS COMMITTEE IS GIVING THE GOVERNMENT AN "F" LETTER GRADE WHEN IT COMES TO MANAGING B...
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California power market tough to crack
B.C. green power may not qualify for top rates given to renewable energy projects British Columbia should not look to...

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