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Environmental Groups Praise Landmark Step Towards Responsible Coalbed Methane Development

December 9, 2008 | 

  The B.C.government has taken a landmark step in resolving concerns around coalbedmethane (CBM) development, according to environmental groups. Their comments follow the B.C. government’s announcement on Friday of ...

Coalbed Methane Rallies in Fernie and Princeton

December 9, 2008 | 

Recapping The Call-In The last satisfACTION post gave an account of a recent issue ‘call-in’, where hundreds and hundreds of people across BC and Alberta picked up the phone ...

Fingers Crossed – Oh what a tangled web WFP weaves!

December 8, 2008 | 

Everyone is waiting with baited breath to hear what the BC Supreme Court judge will decide on Western Forest Products (WFP) challenge of the Regional District bylaws restricting subdivision in ...

Enbridge Shareholders Worried About Oil Spills

December 5, 2008 | 

Five shareholders representing approximately $70,000 have partneredwith Dogwood Initiative to file a shareholder proposal with EnbridgeInc.,  asking the company’s Board to investigate the unique risksand liabilities associated with the ...

WFP Asks for Pay-Day Loan

December 3, 2008 | 

This blog is in response to this news article, which announces Western Forest Product’s desperate plan to raise $50 million in cash through a share offering. Companies generally don’t ...

A Kink in my Neck, Sir!

December 2, 2008 | 

Ring Ring Ring = Blip Blip Blip Getting lots of people to pick up the phone and call key decision makers about your issue of concern is a time-honored ...

Introducing satisfACTION

December 2, 2008 | 

The satisfACTION blog is about activism in British Columbia – the methods, theories, and stories of how people are working together for more perfect communities . Ever felt a ...

Dreams of Hope

November 26, 2008 | 

I am 45 years old. I was born 5 weeks after MLKs famous “I Havea Dream” speech on the mall in Washington.Although it predates my birth, that speech is ...

Tar Sands – The Dark Side of the Boom

November 26, 2008 | 

Province wide speaking tour on the effects of unfettered growth of the Alberta Tar Sands on British Columbia. Kitimat – Nov. 24,  Vancouver – Nov. 25, Kamloops – Nov. ...