Originally Published in the ECOreport Questions arising from the Mount Polley tailings pond breach: Is BC’s Liberal government in the pockets of industry? Can large corporations be trusted to place … [Read full article]
British Columbia’s Latest Bear Smart Community
Originally Published in the ECOreport Naramata is British Columbia’s latest Bear Smart Community. Kamloops, Squamish, Lions Bay, Whistler and Port Alberni have previously been recognized and another 20 communities are actively pursuing this … [Read full article]
Pipelines: Two of BC’s Requirements
Originally Published in the ECOreport The Proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline, bringing diluted bitumen from Alberta to BC, has just hit another snag. On July 4 British Columbia’s attorney filed a … [Read full article]
BC’s Salmon Farms Could Face Multiple Legal Threats
Originally Published in the ECOreport BC’s Salmon farms could face Multiple Legal Threats . Ignoring the Cohen Commission’s recommendation for a freeze on net-pen salmon farm production along the Fraser sockeye migration … [Read full article]
Will The Northern Gateway Pipeline Proposal Go Forward?
Originally Published in the ECOreport With a decision imminent, a group of prominent Canadian politicians and businessmen are calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to approve the Northern Gateway pipeline … [Read full article]
RENEGADES OF BIKE CULTURE: A REVIEW & VIDEO
Originally Published in the ECOreport “Renegades of Bike Culture” traces the origins of mountain biking back to the high wheelers of the 1890. Along the way, you listen to earn … [Read full article]
Climate Change Impact Should be Considered in Project Reviews
Originally Published in the ECOreport The Canadian Government’s plans to fast track a pipeline from the Alberta Tar Sands to Greater Vancouver hit an unexpected snag. The City of Vancouver … [Read full article]
166,000 People Demand Repeal of BC's Park Amendment Act
Originally Published in the ECOreport While the US has been embroiled in internal conflict about the XL Keystone, five more pipelines have been proposed in Canada. Two of those may … [Read full article]
Has Kinder Morgan Done its Homework?
Originally Published in the ECOreport Green Party Leader Elizabeth May describes her experience as an intervenor in Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion application in a column called “The Twilight … [Read full article]
Vancouver Wants A Referendum On Kinder Morgan Pipeline
Originally Published in the ECOreport The City of Vancouver will not be holding a plebiscite next November after all. Vancouver wants a Referendum on Kinder Morgan Pipeline. They will be calling … [Read full article]
Prime Minister Harper Stiffens Regulations For Oil Spills!
Originally Published on the ECOreport The Federal Government responded within 24 hours of Vancouver’s calling for a referendum on Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain expansion project. Not by ensuring BC … [Read full article]
A Must-See Video called “Save the Salish Sea”
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 … [Read full article]
The Texada Island Connection,
A Continuation of BC’s Coal Saga compiled from stories in the ECOreport Lafarge Canada’s coal facility on Texada Island is involved in BC’s plan to become the biggest coal exporter … [Read full article]