Posts from ‘In Depth’ - Page 14

Recent events have heightened concerns about oil and gas projects proposed for British Columbia’s magnificent northern coast. On August 4, the cargo ship Westwood Anette rammed a pier near ...

Tahltan stand up to Shell, bcMetals after First Nationsgather in sacred place A new standoff is brewing in the Sacred Headwaters, in Tahltan country. Last week bcMetals was prevented ...

Canada’s Conservative government claims to have resolved the longstanding softwood lumber dispute. Don’t count on it! After months, more like years, of confusing Canadian headlines whiplashing back and forth ...

  Gordon Campbell’s decision to shuffle his cabinet during the summer recess surprised everyone. The media has portrayed Stan Hagen as the big loser becauseof his demotion to Tourism, ...

  Canadian headlines continue to whiplash back and forth about the status of a potential softwood deal with the U.S. After months of praise and uncritical reporting of the ...

Community activists are celebrating the end of one grimchapter in the story of coalbed methane extraction in BC’s Rocky Mountains. Shell Canadais quietly “discontinuing” its exploration program there. “We ...

Enbridge, one of North America’slargest energy companies, proposes to build a 1,123 kilometre pipeline to carrybetween 400,000 and 1,000,000 barrels of crude oil per day from Alberta’star sands to ...

Canadians want accountable government. We are yearning for transparent responsible decision-making, driven by the broader public interest, not the size of a donor’s check. The demand for accountability is ...

Dogwood Initiative’s approach-helping local partners fight for sustainable healthy communities is becoming progressively more difficult. The reason-the growing climate crisis. The very notion of “sustainability” implies a predictable relationship ...