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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...
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...
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