Environment
BC snuffs out AirCare test program
By May 25, 2012 10:21 am 12 commentsThe BC government is shifting gears on the AirCare program with a plan to phase out tailpipe testing of light cars and trucks at the end of 2014 in favour of focusing on heavy-duty diesel vehicles. Read more…
Genetically modified plants won't take root with councillors in Richmond, BC
By May 23, 2012 09:35 am 7 commentsRICHMOND, B.C. - Richmond City Council says engineered crops and plants have no place in the gardens of Metro Vancouver. Read more…
Could Fort Mac become an eco-tourist hotspot?
By May 22, 2012 12:04 pm 3 commentsFort McMurray, the boomtown at the centre of Canada's oil sands, may not exactly be known for its pristine natural surroundings. But one Alberta research consultant thinks it could someday become a haven for environmentally conscious tourists. Read more…
Filed inHarper gov't funded study arguing Canada suffers from 'Dutch Disease'
By May 18, 2012 02:45 pm 43 commentsOTTAWA - The Harper government has funded research that argues Canada's economy suffers from so-called Dutch Disease, an economic theory the prime minister and other senior officials ridiculed when raised recently by NDP Leader Tom Mulcair. Read more…
Theft of giant cedar prompts call for increased park policing
By May 17, 2012 05:50 pm 13 commentsThe recent theft of an 800-year-old red cedar from Carmanah Walbarn Provincial Park sparked members of the Vancouver Island Wilderness Committee to call for more funding to hire park rangers. Read more…
Filed inSurprise! Trio of ministers shows up unexpectedly for environment hearings
By May 17, 2012 03:25 pm 2 commentsOTTAWA - Three cabinet ministers made a surprise appearance at the subcommittee looking into the environment provisions in the government's massive budget bill -- raising questions about the Conservatives' commitment to giving the bill a full hearing. Read more…
Filed inBC committee crosses Clark on cosmetic pesticide ban
By May 17, 2012 12:27 pm 9 commentsA year ago British Columbia Premier Christy Clark promised a province-wide ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides. But now the government majority on the bi-partisan committee she appointed on the topic has recommended against such a ban. Read more…
Tories admit to closing enviro research group because they disliked results
By May 15, 2012 10:05 am 2 commentsOTTAWA - The federal government has confirmed what the rumour mill suspected: it shut down an arm's length, independent advisory group because it didn't like the advice it was getting on addressing climate change. Read more…
Filed inFeds fall short in protecting vital ocean habitat off BC's coast: report
By May 14, 2012 07:30 pm 1 commentsThe federal government's progress towards legally protecting Canadian marine habitat -- including four vulnerable areas off B.C.'s coast -- is compromised by weak conservation measures, according to a 20-page report released today by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS). Read more…
Filed inTar sands development means 'game over for climate': Hansen
By May 10, 2012 09:30 pm 8 commentsJames Hansen, a prominent American scientist, said today that if Canada fully develops the Alberta tar sands, it will be "game over for the climate." Read more…
Filed inEnvironmental charities not biggest recipients of foreign cash, tax returns show
By May 10, 2012 10:37 am 11 commentsThe Conservatives have taken some Canadian environmental charities to task for accepting money from wealthy foreign donors to finance their campaigns against oil and gas projects. But tax returns filed to the Canada Revenue Agency show most of the foreign money that fills the coffers of Canadian charities does not go to the environmental groups now in Tory crosshairs. Read more…
Filed inShareholders concerned about cost of Gateway opposition
By May 9, 2012 05:14 pm 15 commentsEnbridge managers were urged to examine the potential costs of opposition to the Northern Gateway pipeline at the corporation's annual shareholder meeting in Toronto today. Read more…
Filed inFeds will likely fall short on 2020 greenhouse gas targets: auditor
By May 8, 2012 09:59 am 4 commentsThe federal government still has no solid plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and it's almost certainly too late for it to recover in time to reach its 2020 goals, says a new environmental audit. Read more…
Filed inGlobe to Harper govt: Stop 'smearing' green critics
By May 7, 2012 09:57 am 10 commentsThe federal government's claim that Canada's environmental movement is "laundering" money for foreign charities is apparently part of a deliberate campaign to "smear and intimidate" its critics, reads a Globe and Mail editorial. Read more…
TransCanada files new application to build controversial Keystone XL
By May 4, 2012 10:19 am 2 commentsTransCanada is taking another crack at winning a permit to build its Keystone XL oil pipeline after the Obama administration nixed an earlier iteration of it. Read more…
Filed inBC commissioner critical of animal health secrecy measures
By May 3, 2012 04:28 pmInformation and privacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham has sent her second letter this week criticizing a British Columbia government bill. Read more…
Enbridge risks squandering reputation on Gateway: mutual fund company
By May 1, 2012 12:24 pm 13 commentsFirst Nations opposition to Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline has become so entrenched that the firm's entire corporate reputation could be at risk, says a Toronto-based mutual fund company. Read more…
Taseko asked Minister Kent to restrict First Nations' role in mine review
By May 1, 2012 10:51 am 5 commentsThe president and CEO of Taseko Mines Ltd. wrote to Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent asking the federal government to limit First Nations participation in the review of Prosperity Mine, a project opposed by the Tsilhqot'in National Government. Read more…
National forestry organization urges caution on BC land use changes
By April 30, 2012 10:07 am 3 commentsThe national organization representing foresters and other professionals is urging the British Columbia government to be cautious about making any changes to how public forests are managed. Read more…
Northern mayors warn Burns Lake timber solution may harm their communities
By April 27, 2012 05:38 pm 5 commentsMayors of five northern communities have written to Premier Christy Clark expressing concern that finding enough timber for a new mill in Burns Lake may harm the long term sustainability of the places they represent. Read more…
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Landmark fracking lawsuit starts with twist in Alberta
Researchers map risks posed by Northern Gateway pipeline to BC parks
Wildrose may revisit climate policy after stunning election defeat
University of New Brunswick researchers raise concerns over shale gas fracking
Oil industry workers oppose drilling near their Calgary suburb
New Prosperity plan puts lake on 'life support': Tsilhqot'in chief
Ottawa unveils plan to speed up environmental project reviews
New Norwegian virus in farmed salmon: Morton
Cheakamus Community Forest to sell carbon credits
Kinder Morgan plans major expansion of pipeline to Vancouver
Canada a patchwork of climate change plans, lacks leadership: report
Survey says...fracking is causing earthquakes
Whistler council stands up to northern pipeline project
Oliver comfortable with pipeline timelines; Aboriginals consider lawsuit
Critics question carbon tax grants for greenhouse sector
Company amassing options on protected Delta farmland
Heiltsuk statement: Protest in Bella Bella was 'very respectful'
Northern Gateway panel scrubs first of four hearings in Bella Bella
Harper budget has $8M to restrict 'political activities' of charities
Speculation about PetroChina 'premature in the extreme': Enbridge
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PetroChina to build Northern Gateway pipeline?
Forum aims to help local politicians make 'progressive' change
Ditching fossil fuels could be 'the hardest thing humans have ever done': McKibben
Jumbo Glacier ski resort likely to fail, says NDP's MacDonald
Controversial Jumbo Glacier ski resort can go ahead: BC minister
'Pipeline spills are not just an environmental concern': study
'Industry people have threatened me': AB air pollution campaigner
Atlantic salmon in Lower Mainland markets test positive for ISA virus: Morton
Tory plan to streamline environmental oversight draws fire
Syncrude, Suncor have ambitious plans to clean up oil sands mess
Five arrested at Lakota oil sands blockade
LA Times showcases BC's lessons from Climate Action Plan
BC First Nations angry as tankers win bureaucratic nod to ply coastal waters
EU makes no decision on 'oil sands' dirty fuel vote
'World-leading' BC carbon tax under review, others not keeping up
Budget signals waning of BC's climate change leadership: eco-group
Scientist apologizes for using fake name to obtain Heartland docs
Galiano Island conservancy expansion will protect 'red listed' eco-communities
For sport fishers, what’s the global limit
BC minister Lake on missed cap and trade deadline: 'We're not quite there yet'
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