BC rejects Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion

With the province making its opposition official, the question now is whether the federal government will follow in its footsteps. Continue reading BC rejects Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion

End in sight for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline

Final six-month countdown for the project begins as oil producers are unlikely to sign shipping agreements. Continue reading End in sight for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline

Logging company is seeking to bar public access to BC’s Walbran Valley. Continue reading Wilderness Committee back in court to fight injunction

Legislation coming into force on January 1 allows BC’s greenhouse gas emissions from LNG to rise. Continue reading BC’s Cap and Trade Act scrapped to allow for LNG development

Landmark study confirms that diluted bitumen sinks in water, making it nearly impossible to clean up a large spill with current technology. Continue reading US study confirms diluted bitumen sinks in water

The Wilderness Committee delivered over 3,600 letters regarding the government’s Nopiming Provincial Park Draft Management Plan. Continue reading Manitoba Premier urged to ban mining in provincial parks

Public interest groups appeal to highest court in Canada to overturn damaging precedent for major project reviews. Continue reading Supreme Court of Canada asked to weigh in on environmental assessments

First Nations continue to fight to stop construction of the Site C Dam in order to protect old growth trees and eagle nests. Continue reading Old growth and eagles’ nests spared from Site C construction

First Nations leaders from throughout northern BC gather in Prince George to discuss a process of resource development they say is broken. Continue reading Northern BC First Nations discuss concerns over major resource developments

Two environmental organizations and more than individuals join experts in withdrawing from the National Energy Board hearings due to flawed and biased process. Continue reading More participants withdraw from Kinder Morgan pipeline review

Environmentalists commend City of Victoria for standing against contentious cutblocks in a nearby old-growth area. Continue reading City of Victoria passes motion opposing logging in the Walbran Valley