Originally published on the ECOreport. It has been a year since the Wilderness Committee drew our attention to the planned logging of old-growth trees in Vancouver Island’s central Walbran Valley. So far, … [Read full article]
Halt Oil Trains In Washington & Oregon
Originally published on the ECOreport. The oil train you see above may be one of the last to pass through Hood River, Oregon. Last month, a near-catastrophic derailment/fire occurred in the … [Read full article]
Portland’s New Homelessness Web Portal
Originally Published on the ECOreport On any given night, there are 3,800 people sleeping in Portland’s streets, shelters or temporary housing. The city of Portland has received countless phone calls, e-mails, and … [Read full article]
A Treaty Canada Wants To Forget
Originally Published on the ECOreport Chief Roland Willson, of West Moberly First Nation, said his people celebrated the 100th anniversary of Treaty #8 in 2014. One of the provisions is … [Read full article]
Why The English Consortium Debate Was Cancelled
Originally Published on the ECOreport Though Elizabeth May was not as concerned about being left out of the “elite corporate” Globe and Mail or Munk’s debates, cancelling the English Consortium … [Read full article]
Two Days Left To Comment
The Comment Period for BC’s Next Mega-sized Energy Project Ends June 11 Originally Published on the ECOreport The National Energy Board (NEB) caught everyone by surprise. More than half of … [Read full article]
BC May Break A Treaty If It Builds The Site C Dam
Originally Published on the ECOreport There are many reasons to oppose the proposed Site C dam. It will flood what is reputedly some of the province’s most promising farmland. Most of the inhabitants … [Read full article]
The Arrests Began on Burnaby Mountain
Originally Published on the ECOreport The arrests began on Burnaby Mountain. Police pushed the protestors back to the “legal protest” zone on Thursday. Twenty-six were arrested. David Suzuki’s grandson, Tamo … [Read full article]
Legal Challenge to Idaho’s Wildlife Killing Contest
Originally Published on the ECOreport Legal Challenge to Idaho’s Wildlife-killing Contest is a podcast with Amy Atwood, Endangered Species Legal Director, Senior Attorney, The Center of Biological Diversity. The Bureau of … [Read full article]
What is Killing BC’s Wild Salmon?
A Review of “Salmon Confidential Documentary” Originally Published on the ECOreport What is killing BC’s wild salmon? Anyone simply looking for proof salmon farms are infecting wild salmon will find … [Read full article]
Opposition to the Proposed LNG Project on Lelu Island
Originally published on the ECOreport The Skeena River is the most productive salmon bearing river in British Columbia. Thousands of years before the first European colonists arrived, it was providing … [Read full article]
BC’s election results won’t make Kinder Morgan Happy
Originally Published on the ECOreport Though it is not certain how whether the company was trying to exert influence, BC’s election results won’t make Kinder Morgan Happy. Vancouver and Burnaby … [Read full article]
Former BC Hydro CEO calls Pipeline Hearings a Public Deception
Originally published on the ECOreport Prior to becoming an intervenor in the Trans Mountain Pipeline Review, Marc Eliesen was the CEO of BC Hydro, former chair of Manitoba Hydro, a board … [Read full article]