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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...
Vancouver Joins International Day of Action Against Waste Incineration
Today is the Global Day of Action Against Waste Incineration, organized by the Global Alliance for Incinerator...
B.C. government ‘blowing hot air’ at Cancun climate talks: Wilderness Committee
"I was concerned to read Minister of State for Climate John Yap's editorial this morning saying B.C. is a model to...
RCMP asked to probe Taseko stock drop
The federal Liberal Party's public safety critic has written to the RCMP, asking the force to probe the recent run on...
Keep Glacier Jumbo Wild
For many years the Wilderness Committee has supported our friends in the Kootenays to help prevent a huge ski-resort...
Climate Activist KO'd Ezra Levant
The future of the tar sands is critical to Canada's role in addressing the climate challenge in the decades to come. I...
Nations That Debate Coal Use Export It to Feed China’s Need
At ports in Canada, Australia, Indonesia, Colombia and South Africa, ships are lining up to load coal for furnaces in...
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