Author: anjali

Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Many of us feel some pressure, or even guilt, about our environmental footprint and our role in creating climate change. Climate campaigner Anjali Appadurai breaks down this common narrative and points to the need to hold Big Oil accountable for the much bigger part it has

Friday, July 8, 2016

Last week we witnessed a major legal victory for First Nations opposing the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipelines and tankers proposal, a…

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

We have predicted that governments would begin enacting new laws to address …

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Last month, Staff Counsel Hannah Askew traveled with Anishinaabe scholars Jo…

Monday, May 16, 2016

The Great Bear Sea is the ocean alongside the Great Bear Rainforest.  Ou…

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

The headlines were enough to make you wonder if you’d stepped into…

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Staff Counsel Eugene Kung provides us with a short new year update on the Kinder Morgan file. It has been a whirlwind start to 2…

Monday, February 15, 2016

Last month, the Salmon Nation Summit in Prince Rupert hosted over 300 co…

Monday, February 15, 2016

On Thursday, February 4, 2016, representatives from West Coast Environme…

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

The BC Climate Leadership Team's recommendations were showcased to t…

Friday, November 20, 2015

When Canada elected Justin Trudeau on a platform of change and open and …

Sunday, November 15, 2015 Last March, Staff Counsel Andrew Gage penned an open letter to Prime Minister Harper asking him to recognize that the global atmosphere was at least as essential to our national security as pipelines and highways. After not receiving a response, Andrew, along with summer student Ashley Thomas, filed

Sunday, November 15, 2015 While an international agreement may come out of the climate talks in Paris later this month, the playing field is tilted against a strong agreement. Staff Counsel Andrew Gage is going to Paris to be a part of the conversation about tilting the field towards climate justice

Sunday, November 15, 2015 Since the recent federal election there has been much discussion about the Liberal party’s election promise to “review Canada’s environmental assessment (EA) processes and introduce new, fair processes” for reviewing projects. But what exactly does a good review process look like?  Since the recent federal election

Friday, November 13, 2015 WCEL welcomes today's public release of mandate letters from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for newly appointed federal Cabinet Ministers.  The release of the letters is a first for the federal government. WCEL pledges to work closely with all newly appointed Ministers to improve protection of Canada's environment. WCEL

Thursday, October 22, 2015 October 19th was a day few could have predicted. After what was reported to be Canada’s longest federal election campaign since 1872 and one that saw the highestvoter turnout in 20 years, Canadians now have an incoming majority Liberal government, one that campaigned largely on a

Friday, October 16, 2015 Staff Counsel Gavin Smith provided legal counsel for Nak’azdli and Nadleh Whut’en First Nations in the recent Enbridge hearings. Here, he provides personal reflections on what was a politically and emotionally significant case for many.  Last week, at the close of the hearings for the legal challenges

Friday, October 16, 2015 West Coast Environmental Law was one of the first organizations to sound the alarm about the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipelines and tankers proposal, a project that in 2004 – when we became involved – wasn’t yet present in the mainstream environmental conversation. In 2014 our fight

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Staff Counsel Hannah Askew recently traveled to Whitehorse to present on a panel at the Yukon North Slope Conference, a gathering which brought Inuit and First Nations governments, Inuit traditional knowledge holders and hunters, scientists, academics and lawyers together to discuss best practices in the use of Aboriginal