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Oil Tanker project has a Terms of Reference, but faces stiff opposition
In response to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency releasing the Terms of Reference for the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline and tanker project to BC’s Coast, Eric ...
Oil Interests vs. Our Interests Part II
Last Friday Enbridge announced they were expecting firm commitments from Chinese, Korean, or other oil companies for their Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker project; and soon. NoTankers supporters set ...
Shell Scratches Surface
The same year that Royal Dutch Shell’s Canadian subsidiary was forced to put their coalbed methane plans on hold in BC’s Sacred Headwaters region, the company was quietly laying ...
Urban Sprawl and Poverty
The CRD has a nationally renowned problem with homelessness. There are 1500 people living here with inadequate housing and withoutimmediate action that number will quadruple in size within fiveyears. Currently ...
Oil Interests vs. Our Interests
A Globe and Mail story this morning announced that Chinese, Korean, and other oil companies are close to signing commitments to Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project. Said Bank of Montreal ...
Climate Action in Prince George
A growing, dedicated, and super creative bunch of folk up in middle B.C. are doing their best to make a difference on climate policy in this country. If you ...
Reading on Change
It’s November and the word most on my mind is ‘change’. The news is full of stories about change. A week ago was the first anniversary of the election ...
You: Species at Risk
Every Monday and Thursday my Political Ecology class gets together to talk about the world and what we are doing with it. The reality of climate change really bums ...
Women and Children First
When I was a kid I was taught that when in danger, women andchildren were saved first. I don’t know where I heard first the expression, perhaps itwas in ...
