Posts from ‘Campaigns’ - Page 73
Ignoring Risk
If the economic downturn has taught us anything it is that we ignore risk at our peril. Ignoring lesson from the last century about regulating greedy speculation and keeping ...
Bounty of the Sea BBQ
March 24th is the 21st anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. We’ve declared it No Tankers day here in recognition of British Columbian’s determination to protect ...
Take Action – Capital Regional District Land Purchase
Right now our coastlines and forest lands from Sooke to Port Renfrew are still at risk from sprawling development. Tell the province to protect Vancouver Island’s forests Click here ...
A Story With Two Ends
A brief examination of the oil industry’s impact on BC with world renowned journalist, Andrew Nikiforuk and award winning photographer Ian McAllister. Video directed by Jamie Tanner.
RBC: Bankrolling the Tar Sands
The responsibility for the damage caused by tar sands projects doesn’t stop with the oil companies. It continues on to the banks and investors that finance the industry. On ...
British Columbia: an Energy Super Chump?
A South Korean firm has recently announced over $1 billion of drilling and development money to help Encana pull natural gas from British Columbia’s northeast. This area of the ...
7th Key Questions of 2010
Question 7: Will campaign finance reform happen in 2010? Except for a few party diehards, virtually everyone in BC wants to get big money out of politics. Overwhelmingly, British ...
6th Key Questions of 2010
Question 6: Will a new super tanker port be built in Kitimat to ship tar sands oil to China? Big oil in North America is keen to water down ...
4th of 10 Key Questions for 2010
Question 4. Will leaders in Capital Region be able to stop reckless development on the Wild Coast and the Saanich Peninsula? Vancouver Island is a special place because it ...