Gravel Mining Project Threatens Ecological, Recreational Treasure in Howe Sound
A large part of the beauty and international appeal of British Columbia’s West Coast can be found in the natural environment of Howe Sound. Over the past 20 years, Howe…
Common Sense Journalism
Open Letter to Christy Clark on Enbridge, BC’s Sovreignty
Dear Premier Clark, Your government has not spoken out for or against the Northern Gateway pipeline proposed by Enbridge Inc., rather preferring to wait until the National Energy Review Board…
Wealth and Ethics
For a glimpse into the strategy, psychology and ethics of the corporate world, read the Dilbert cartoons. A recent example from March 17, 2012 is particularly poignant. Dilbert and Alice…
NDP Byelection Wins Bad News for Both Liberals and Conservatives; Good for NDP, Environment
Christy Clark has stumbled from one gaffe to another since she took office. She must go and soon; if she stays, it will be the best news the NDP could…
The Canada-New Zealand Fracking Connection
I’m down in New Zealand at the moment, filming for a feature documentary involving the unconventional gas industry – particularly the increasingly controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” –…
David Suzuki Was Wrong…But at Least He Gets it Now
It’s indeed an overworked accolade but Dr. David Suzuki is a great man. In the Environmental world he is in that pantheon of heroes that include the likes of Rachel…
Enbridge Pipeline: Radicals and Conservatives
The so-called “radicals” are really “conservatives” while those in government and industry favouring the pipeline are the “radicals”. Those attempting to halt the pipeline and slow development of the tar…
Kinder Morgan’s Massive Pipeline, Tanker Expansion Plans (Finally) Making Headlines
The mainstream media has been appalling in its lack of coverage of key environmental and resource issues. BUT…are times changing? There is evidence that the mainstream media is covering the…
Video: William Housty Addresses NEB on Heiltsuk Culture, Threat of Oil Spill
30 year-old William Housty’s powerhouse presentation to the National Energy Board’s Enbridge hearings in his community of Bella Bella. William describes the history, language and culture of his people in…
Prominent BCIT Conservationists Team Up to Save "Heart of the Fraser"
World Rivers Day founder and Chair Emeritus of BCIT’s Rivers Institute Mark Angelo and prominent fish biologist and BCIT professor Dr. Marvin Rosenau have launched a dynamic new initiative to…
Some Journalists Still Buying the Line that Technology Will Save Us from Oil Spills
Craig McInnes of the Vancouver Sun today has an article essentially supporting the Enbridge Pipeline and the tanker traffic down our coast. His position is that with all the science…
Climate Change: Forcing and Feedback
Two principal dynamics are at work in the global warming process that is changing the planet’s climate. The first is “forcing”. This is the term climatologists use to describe the…
Budget 2012: At Least the War on the Environment is Going Well
Until this year, the purpose of the annual Canadian federal budget was to project government revenues, lay out spending priorities and forecast economic conditions for the upcoming year. Reading Budget…
Christy Clark Must Go
Of course Christy Clark must resign. It’s not going to get better as time passes. I would be the last to say that the entire problem is of her doing…
Video: Respecting the Power of the Sea – Testimony From Enbridge Hearings in Bella Bella
Highlights from this week’s National Energy Board hearings in Bella Bella on the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline and supertankers on BC’s coast. Powerful testimony from three members of the…
Founder’s Syndrome: Corporations and Civilization
Civilizations are like corporations. At some point in their evolutionary rise as innovative and unique organizations, they fail to adapt to changing circumstances and drift into fatal vulnerability…The corporate world…
Video: Vancouver Says No to Enbridge, Kinder Morgan Pipelines, Tankers
Close to 2,000 people turned out on a rainy Monday afternoon in Vancouver last week to speak out against Tar Sands oil tankers on BC’s coast. The occasion marked the…
Video: Cancelled Enbridge Hearings to Resume in Bella Bella, Youth Embark on Hunger Strike
The Heiltsuk First Nation learned late Monday that scheduled National Energy Board hearings on the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline will resume Tuesday in Bella Bella, following their cancellation Monday…
CBC on NEB Cancelling Day 1 of Bella Bella Enbridge Hearings – incl. Audio Clip
Read this report from CBC on the National Energy Board’s decision to cancel the first day of the Joint Panel Review hearings on Enbridge in Bella Bella after the panel…
Rafe on Why Harper Budget’s Gutting of Environmental Laws is a Good Thing
I think the Harper budget is a plus for the environment. It comes in a way from a roundabout look at things. The government will take habitat protection out of…