What’s Fishy About the Feds’ Salmon Promises?
As federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc was in West Vancouver Tuesday, promising that his government would act on all 75 recommendations from the 2012 Cohen Commission into the…
Judith Lavoie
Alaskan Coalition Calls on U.S. to Investigate B.C. Mines
Six B.C. mines pose threats to Alaska’s most productive salmon rivers and should be investigated by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, according to a coalition of conservation groups and…
Canada’s Fish Stocks in Danger of Collapse Without Federal Action: Report
A grim story of serial depletion of fish stocks, lack of accurate information about fisheries, overfishing and poor management is documented in a new study on the state of Canada’s…
Unimpeded Rivers Crucial as Climate Changes: New Study
Gravel-bed rivers and their floodplains are the lifeblood of ecosystems and need to be allowed to run and flood unimpeded if species are to be protected and communities are to…
Unimpeded Rivers Crucial as Climate Changes: New Study
Gravel-bed rivers and their floodplains are the lifeblood of ecosystems and need to be allowed to run and flood unimpeded if species are to be protected and communities are to…
Alaskans Find Flaw in B.C. Study Showing Acid Drainage from Abandoned Mine Does Not Affect Fish
Acid mine drainage from the Tulsequah Chief mine in northwest B.C. has worried and infuriated Southeast Alaskans for almost six decades and concerns have again peaked with a new analysis…
Alaskans Find Flaw in B.C. Study Showing Acid Drainage from Abandoned Mine Does Not Affect Fish
Acid mine drainage from the Tulsequah Chief mine in northwest B.C. has worried and infuriated Southeast Alaskans for almost six decades and concerns have again peaked with a new analysis…
Canada’s Physicians Want to See the End of Coal-Fired Power Plants
Doctors, nurses and health care professionals from across Canada are urging the federal government to phase out coal-fired power plants within the next decade because of coal’s harmful effects on…
Canada’s Physicians Want to See the End of Coal-Fired Power Plants
Doctors, nurses and health care professionals from across Canada are urging the federal government to phase out coal-fired power plants within the next decade because of coal’s harmful effects on…
New Video Series Showcases B.C.’s Coastal Revival
An elaborate charade is underway as the gun is raised and tourists listen intently to their instructions on how to react when a bear comes into sight. Despite the gun…
New Video Series Showcases B.C.’s Coastal Revival
An elaborate charade is underway as the gun is raised and tourists listen intently to their instructions on how to react when a bear comes into sight. Despite the gun…
BC Hydro Publicly Criticizes Scientists and Academics Calling for Site C Construction Halt
BC Hydro has come out swinging against the Royal Society of Canada and 250 of Canada’s top scientists and academics that recently called for a stop to construction of the…
BC Hydro Publicly Criticizes Scientists and Academics Calling for Site C Construction Halt
BC Hydro has come out swinging against the Royal Society of Canada and 250 of Canada’s top scientists and academics that recently called for a stop to construction of the…
Worldwide Jobs in Renewable Energy Surge to 8.1 Million. Where Does Canada Fit in?
All around the world, more people are working in the renewable energy industry than ever before due to more affordable clean energy and new policies, according to a new report…
Worldwide Jobs in Renewable Energy Surge to 8.1 Million. Where Does Canada Fit in?
All around the world, more people are working in the renewable energy industry than ever before due to more affordable clean energy and new policies, according to a new report…
Site C Not Subject to “Rigorous Scrutiny,” Fails First Nations, Royal Society of Canada Warns Trudeau
Top-level scientists and academics from across Canada are calling on the federal government to put the brakes on construction of the Site C dam and, in an unusual move, the…
Site C Not Subject to ‘Rigorous Scrutiny,’ Fails First Nations, Royal Society of Canada Warns Trudeau
Top-level scientists and academics from across Canada are calling on the federal government to put the brakes on construction of the Site C dam and, in an unusual move, the…
Temperatures Could Rise Far More Than Previously Thought If Fossil Fuel Reserves Burned
Imagine a world where average temperatures are almost 10 degrees Celsius higher than today, an Arctic with temperatures almost 20 degrees warmer and some regions deluged with four times more…
Temperatures Could Rise Far More Than Previously Thought If Fossil Fuel Reserves Burned
Imagine a world where average temperatures are almost 10 degrees Celsius higher than today, an Arctic with temperatures almost 20 degrees warmer and some regions deluged with four times more…
B.C. Taxpayers On The Hook for Underfunded Mine Disaster and Reclamation Costs
Taxpayers are being put at serious financial risk by gaping holes in B.C.’s mining regulations that allow companies to underfund mine remediation or disaster costs, says a new report by…