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Logging road may spark court battle
Local environmentalists may go to court to block a logging road proposed for Grass River Provincial Park and to...
Columns
Wilderness Committee Attends Large Wild Salmon Rally in front of DFO Offices
At noon yesterday (Aug. 20th) there was a large rally held in front of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (aka DFO) Pacific...
News
Commission ruling leaves private power producers crying a river
You can bet your bottom dollar that the July 27 ruling by the BC Utilities Commission on BC Hydro's 2008 Long Term...
Media Releases
Wilderness Committee Slams Cancellation of Live Smart Program
Vancouver, BC – The Wilderness Committee is crying foul over the provincial government’s controversial decision to...
Media Releases
International Expert Joins Call for a Moratorium on Incinerators in BC
Vancouver - World renowned environmental and human health advocate Dr. Paul Connett today joined local activists to...
Videos
Manitoba
Newly released map shows woodland caribou range in authorized logging area
The federal and Manitoba provincial species acts require caribou habitat be protected, but logging is ongoing in the...
Columns
Clayoquot River Valley Witness Trail - Week 2
submitted by Andy Miller Week 2 on the trail crew was sunny and warm. My job was to escort a fresh team of volunteer...
Columns
Clayoquot River Valley Witness Trail - Reclearing Trip - Week 1
Photo: by Geoff Senichenko - Trail Crew taking a break near Murrelet Lakes in beautiful Clayoquot River Valley. I just...
News
Five-dam proposal in West Kootenay riles residents
Diverse groups unite in concern over potential environmental impact West Kootenay citizens are fighting a pending run...
News
Plutonic's EIS will be delayed until early 2010
Photo: Southgate River in Bute Inlet watershed It's going to take longer than first thought for Plutonic Power to...
News
GREEN SCENE: Why we need Port Moody's Burrard Thermal
On July 27, the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) ruled that BC Hydro’s Burrard Thermal generating plant in Port Moody...
News
Anne Murray: Paving paradise to put up the South Fraser Perimeter Road
Alert drivers along Highway 99 and Highway 17 through Delta will notice the massive destruction of farmland underway...
News
Author Jeff Rubin says peak oil will shrink trade with Asia
A well-known economist and author says the B.C. government is looking in the “rear-view mirror” by spending vast sums...
News
Millions of missing fish signal crisis on the Fraser River
The Fraser River is experiencing one of the biggest salmon disasters in recent history with more than nine million...
News
Alberta oil sands lead to acid rain in Saskatchewan, data suggests
Environmentalists ask for caps on emissions Environmentalists want Ottawa to set caps on emissions from Alberta's oil...
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