In an exclusive interview with DeSmog Canada, former BC Hydro CEO Marc Eliesen says ratepayers will face a “devastating” increase in their electricity bills if the Site C dam is…
In an exclusive interview with DeSmog Canada, former BC Hydro CEO Marc Eliesen says ratepayers will face a “devastating” increase in their electricity bills if the Site C dam is…
In late May, Canada’s “energy leaders” met in Toronto for the Energy Council of Canada’s Canadian Energy Summit. The theme of the summit? “Telling the Energy Story.” “The aim is…
On the banks of the Peace River on Saturday, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip told hundreds of opponents to the Site C dam that he will be handcuffed if necessary to…
Authorizations allowing construction to begin immediately on the Site C dam on the Peace River in northeastern B.C. were issued on Tuesday by B.C.’s Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural…
The Treaty 8 First Nations have received notice from BC Hydro that work on the Site C dam could start as early as July 6 — despite court proceedings still…
A billion-dollar plan to build a 6,300-bed resort in the glacial wilderness near Invermere is essentially dead in the water after B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak ruled Thursday that construction…
The electricity created by the controversial Site C dam — long touted for producing enough electricity for 450,000 homes — could end up powering natural gas fracking operations in northeast…
Attachment Size C500.T8TA to Bennett,1214.pdf 13.83 MB On January 17, 1961, Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and United States President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Columbia River Treaty. It was a…
While progressives across Canada relish the NDP victory in Alberta last week, an inconvenient truth about the election results has been largely overlooked: Rachel Notley secured her majority government with…
It was the cherry on top of the ice cream sundae of entitlement. On Monday, the day before the Alberta election, the province’s four largest newspapers — the Edmonton Journal,…
The National Energy Board’s decision to grant Costco intervener status in its review of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline even though it had missed the deadline to apply is…
The National Energy Board’s decision to grant Costco intervener status in its review of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline even though it had missed the deadline to apply is…
A film about a B.C. indigenous leader torn between two worlds as his people grapple with the impact of hydraulic fracturing on their territory will premiere at the Hot Docs…
A film about a B.C. indigenous leader torn between two worlds as his people grapple with the impact of hydraulic fracturing on their territory will premiere at the Hot Docs…
An interactive map released Monday by the Pembina Institute creates a visual of B.C’s 14,000 jobs in clean energy. The B.C. Clean Energy Jobs Map quantifies the number of jobs…
An interactive map released Monday by the Pembina Institute creates a visual of B.C’s 14,000 jobs in clean energy. The B.C. Clean Energy Jobs Map quantifies the number of jobs…
Open any newspaper and you’ll find umpteen stories about taxes — from Vancouver’s ongoing transit tax referendum to Alberta’s budget crisis to Toronto’s property tax increase. “It’s probably safe to…
Open any newspaper and you’ll find umpteen stories about taxes — from Vancouver’s ongoing transit tax referendum to Alberta’s budget crisis to Toronto’s property tax increase. “It’s probably safe to…
The 2014 financial reports from B.C.’s political parties are out and my face hurts from all of the eyebrow raising. Donations to political parties from corporations are banned federally, but…
