Originally published on the ECOreport. It has been a year since the Wilderness Committee drew our attention to the planned logging ofĀ old-growth trees in Vancouver IslandāsĀ central Walbran Valley. So far, the controversial heli-block 4424 has remained untouched. Since last November, Teal Jones has been logging 6 or 7Ā cutblocks in the more easily accessible areas south
Originally Published on the ECOreport While most of us are attempting to do away with fossil fuels, British Columbia is trying to ramp up production. Some plan to make this most beautiful of Canadian provinces a major exporter of American coal and tar sands bitumen. One of the most promising natural gas fields in the
A compilation from stories in the ECOreport Not too long ago, there were plans to ship 80 million tons of coal through six terminals in Washington and Oregon. Now there are three.Ā Domestic coal burning plants are being phased out in both states.Ā Their Governors expressed concerns further expansion would lead toĀ āair quality and climate impacts
