Disobedience-The Rise Of Global Fossil Fuel Resistance
It has become crystal clear that our governments will only move as far and fast as they have to. The pressure from the corporate fossil fuel world, their bankers,…
Richard Hughes
Death in the Peace-Wildlife Devastated
It’s well worth it to pause for a moment, read this devastating report, think on it, and if if grabs you as it did me, demand to see your MLA…
Three houses destroyed or damaged in huge Cowichan Bay fire
Massive fire in the Khneipsen road area. This report was published in the Times Colonist. By Katherine Dedyna / Times Colonist A raging fire destroyed or damaged three houses on…
Horgan Stuck Between A Rock and a Hard Place- Premier Notley Sells out the BC NDP!
We are at a crossroads. The old way got us here. Time to discuss, consider, debate and find new ways to manage our energy needs in a way that does…
Honey Bees Down 50 Percent In The Cowichan Valley
I just came across this CTV story about the shortage of bees. This is not good news and we should all be doing something to help. For those of…
BC Court of Appeal Decision – Victory for Shawnigan Lake
Richard Hughes The post was taken down as requested. There may or may not have been some inaccuracies, but the general drift was valid as far as I can determine.…
The Political Play Between Alberta Premier Notley And The BC Liberals Is Surreal!
Climate Change is creating serious reductions in food and fruits being grown and exported from California. There is nothing to suggest that it will improve, to the contrary, it will…
There Is A Refugee Tsunami Flowing Onto The Greek Shores
Peter Nix writes from Moria, a Greek refugee camp for about 3,000 people on the island of Lesbos where along with his wife and son they are volunteering to help…
BC Court of Appeal Decision – Victory for Shawnigan Lake
Here is an excellent post from Lehanna Green’s blog–Stop Dumping Contaminated Soil in Shawnigan lake Submitted by Lehanna Green, April 22nd, 2016 ‘I read the news today, oh boy.’…
Province Steps Into Kinder Morgan Pipeline Proposal
The impact of this decision tosses the ‘Equivalency Agreement’ with the highly suspect and biased National Energy Board back into the province’s lap. Earlier this month, B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office…
Manitoba PC’s Thump the NDP – Whither Today’s NDP!
By Éric Grenier, for CBC News The Manitoba Progressive Conservatives under Brian Pallister won a majority government in a historic fashion Tuesday night, putting up some of the biggest numbers…
The ‘Leap’ is Not a Protest, It is a Plan Democratically Supported At The NDP Convention
Read More I see that Bill Tieleman has lept to action in today’s column in ‘The Tyee.’ He deceptively attempts to reframe the play away from a common sense approach…
Court Grants Permission For More Dumping Contaminated Soil Pending Appeal August 15th
Shawnigan residents thought that they had won a March 21st BC Supreme Court victory banning the contaminated soil operation from being dumped in their watershed were just hit with another…
Dear Leap Manifesto Critics: There Will Be No Jobs On A Dead Planet
The freak out response by many corporate media pundits and confused politicians opposed to the ‘Leap Manifesto’ is revealing and instructive. Their outrageous over reaction to a well thought out…
Rafe: NDP’s LNG reversal is a game-changer for BC election
The up and down world of politics has visited British Columbia driven to a large extent by the LNG plays of Premier Christy Clark and the evolving positions or near…
Statement On The Passing Of The NDP Leap Resolution
by Avi Lewis, Naomi Klein, Bianca Mugyenyi, Katie McKenna & Martin Lukacs Climate Science and Impacts, The Leap Manifesto We are heartened by the news that the New Democratic Party…
52 Percent Vote To Oust Mulcair- But He Is Staying On With Caucus Support!
It is highly unusual when leaders are ousted by a vote as was done at the National NDP convention in Edmonton today. Where it gets really weird is that Thomas…
NDP oust Mulcair after contentious convention
JASON FRANSON / THE CANADIAN PRESS Federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair makes a speech during the 2016 NDP federal convention in Edmonton Alta, on Sunday. By: Alex Boutilier Ottawa Bureau…