VIDEO: B.C. Farmed-Salmon Processing Plant Captured Releasing Bloody Effluent into Coastal Waters

Underwater footage shows farmed-salmon processing plants releasing untreated effluent directly into B.C. coastal waters in Campbell River and Tofino. The footage, recorded by photographer and filmmaker Tavish Campbell, shows the bloody discharge billowing into ocean waters via underwater pipes. The Atlantic Veterinary College confirmed samples of the effluent contained Piscine reovirus, a

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‘Disingenuous’ Forest Industry Campaign Tries to Undermine Protection of Endangered Caribou

A forestry industry lobby group is working to undermine Canada’s plans to protect endangered caribou, according to several experts. The campaign, ‘Caribou Facts,’ launched by the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), is designed to cast doubt on the science of caribou conservation. Several caribou populations in Canada are listed as threatened

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Five Reasons Canada’s Environment Commissioner Gave Ottawa a Failing Grade on Climate

Reading Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand’s report on Canada’s climate action, we’d have to say that the woman sounds … ticked. Here are five reasons Gelfand is wagging a disappointed finger at Canada’s environment officials. Tags:  Julie Gelfand environment commissioner canada climate action climate targets Fossil Fuel Subsidies clean energy greenhouse gas regulations

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Christy Clark’s Secret Consultations with Oil and Gas Donors Revealed As B.C. Introduces Bill to Ban Big Money in Politics

Documents released on Monday reveal that B.C.’s climate plan under the previous Liberal government was drafted by the oil and gas industry in a Calgary boardroom, just as the province’s new NDP government moves to ban corporate and union donations to B.C. political parties. The documents speak to long-standing concerns over

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