Friday, January 27, 2012 The record level of public engagement shown in the recent BC government consultations on cosmetic pesticides (8,700 people) shows that democracy is alive and well in BC. Whether you were one of the thousands of people who made their views known in that consultation or not,
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Environmental Law Alert Blog: Attacks on Canadian public registered to participate in Enbridge Process are unacceptable
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 What began as a smear campaign against West Coast Environmental Law and other environmental groups has crossed a line with oil industry advocates EthicalOil.org and Ezra Levant (author of the book Ethical Oil), taking aim at the thousands of ordinary Canadians who have registered to express
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Our ‘radical’ perspective: environmental assessment that respects the environment, the public, First Nations and the economy
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Recently the federal Ministers of the Environmentand of Natural Resourceshave publicly confirmed that major changes may be in the works for federal environmental assessment (EA). And by all indications Canadians should be worried. Based on statements made in an open letter released January 9th, federal Natural
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Tsilhqot’in v. Taseko and smart litigation
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 West Coast Environmental Law congratulates the Tsilhqot’in First Nation on its most recent court win in its efforts to protect Teztan Biny (Fish Lake) from the development of Taseko’s Prosperity (now called “New Prosperity”) mine. Last week lawyers for the Tsilhqot’in and Taseko tangled in court,
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Prosperity Redux: a disappointing decision for the environment, First Nations and the EA process
Monday, November 7, 2011
Today, November 7, 2011, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) announced that Taseko Mine Ltd.’s gold and cop…
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Oops! HDI is more of an uncle to Taseko than a parent
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
In a recent story we reported that Mr. Jason Quigley, formerly of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and Fisheries and…
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: For the Ecotourism Industry and Tsilhqot’in First Nation of Taseko Lake; ‘No’ Means No
Thursday, September 15, 2011
The strongest arguments bolstering economic and political support for…
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Why Harper’s shot at PNCIMA also hit Enbridge in the foot
Thursday, September 15, 2011
The Canadian government recently withdrew suddenly and unexpectedly f…
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Comparing Prosperity Mine Assessments
Thursday, July 28, 2011
On 20 July 2011, only a week after a recent audit into the post-certificat…
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Auditor General critical of Environmental Assessment Follow Up
Thursday, July 28, 2011
On 7 July 2011, John Doyle, the Auditor General of British Columbia, relea…
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Treaty 8 First Nations appeal to the UN to intervene against proposed Site C Dam
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Treaty 8 First Nations have taken their struggle against the proposed Site …
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Gravel Pit court case reveals problems with Environmental Assessment laws
Monday, May 30, 2011
A recent BC Supreme Court decision concerning a gravel pit on Texada Island s…
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Red Chris Mine: An environmental law victory can still be a loss for the environment
Thursday, January 21, 2010
This morning the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in MiningWatch Canada v.
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