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Alternative energy in 2005 budget
Are the Liberals serious about alternative energy in their Throne Speech promises about an Alternative Energy and Power Task Force? You be the judge: In the Budget, Alternative Energy ...
BC's 2005 Throne Speech
After the opening prayer of the 2005 Throne Speech (“We ask, oh Lord, for you to endow with wisdom the Premier of this magnificent province. We beseech this also ...
bc4sale.org – helping you stop privatization
The perils of privatization have long been at the core of Dogwood Initiative’s work. The organization was formed to help communities gain more control of their lands, to manage ...
Standing room only for sustainable forestry and communities
Raw Logs, Raw Deal It was standing room only at the biggest meeting room they’ve got at the Travelodge Silver Bridge in Duncan Thursday night. The enthusiastic crowd came ...
Buying Influence? Political Donations from Corporations and Labour
An election is coming up so political donations have once again begun making news. Victoria Times Colonist reporter Lindsay Kines wrote about the latest figures, and Vaughn Palmer followed ...
Community Forest advocates struggle against Ministry's double standard
Last summer we wrote about signs of renewed support within government for community forests . Events of the past few months suggest that the signals ...
How bad forest policies hurt communities like Port Alice
Over the last few months British Columbians have been inundated by slick television commercials combining beautiful scenery with happy faces espousing platitudes about BC’s investment climate, job growth, and ...
Dirty Oil – Pipeline Politics
The New Year has begun, but if you’ve been reading the newspapers, 2005 looks like more of the same from our Canadian governments, particularly BC and Alberta. We’re seeing ...
