Fukushima residents unsure of return to no-go zone
By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press TOMIOKA, Japan – Whenever Kazuhiro Onuki goes home, to his real home that is, the 66-year-old former librarian dons protective gear from head to…
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Green jobs see huge growth globally: Why is Canada missing out?
There are those like Stephen Harper who repeatedly say we must choose between economic development and sustainable development. And there are those who, concerned about the environment and the latest…
Halliburton refuses to disclose fracking chemicals
By Kevin Begos And Matthew Daly, The Associated Press PITTSBURGH – The U.S. Department of Energy said Friday that it welcomes the decision by oil and gas industry supplier Baker…
Mayor attacks Fort Nelson First Nation over LNG summit expulsion
Mayor Bill Streeper (image: Youtube) Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Mayor Billy Streeper has publicly called out the local Fort Nelson First Nation (FNFN) over its repudiation of government officials at…
Open Letter: 400+ Academics Demand Withdrawal of Harper’s Orwellian Fair Elections Act
“Free and fair elections lie at the heart of our democracy. The government should not underestimate the commitment of Canadians to defend this fundamental principle.” by: Various | April 23,…
First Nations show Nancy Greene, Harper govt positive alternative to open net fish farms
Namgis First Nation-grown closed-containment salmon ready for market (Photo: Kuterra.com) Part 2 of DC Reid’s appeal to Canadian Senator and Olympic hero Nancy Greene Raine, who recently came out in…
Environment Ministry staff warn BC govt about LNG emissions
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Environment Ministry staff have warned their minister that the province’s dreamed-of liquefied natural gas industry poses some big challenges with greenhouse gas emissions. Internal briefing notes…
Nancy Greene Raine: Fish Farms? What About Wild BC Salmon?
Senator Nancy Greene at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics (Photo: Wikipedia) I almost fell off my chair when I read that former Olypmic ski champion and Canadian Senator Nancy Greene Raine…
Fort Nelson chief to gas industry: “First Nations will decide on LNG”
Watch this follow up video to the stunning events in Forst Nelson from earlier this week, when Chief Sharleen Gale ousted government and industry leaders from a conference discussing the…
Ex-US president Jimmy Carter urges Obama to reject Keystone XL Pipeline
“History will reflect on this moment and it will be clear to our children and grandchildren if you made the right choice,” laureates remind President Obama as the world awaits…
BC Oil and Gas Commission abandons orphan wells
Fracking operations in BC’s Montney Shale (Photo: Damien Gillis) Despite admitting there is an increasing trend of inactive well sites awaiting reclamation, the BC Oil and Gas Commission has slashed…
Fort Nelson First Nation drums govt, industry out of LNG conference
Video by Chief Bob Chamberlin Members of the Fort Nelson First Nation, led by the strong words of their chief councillor, Sharleen Gale, literally drummed out government and industry representatives…
BC LNG faces growing First Nations opposition
The Unist’ot’en camp’s Toghestiy (left) and Mel Bazil stand in the path of 3 pipelines (Two Island Films) One of the biggest myths pervading BC’s energy dialogue goes something like…
Is it time for a real war on cars?
Gridlock in China forces drivers out of their cars In railing against everything from bike lanes to transit spending, pundits and politicians often raise the spectre of a “war on…
Big Oil, Big Media, governments work together in ‘Corporatocracy’
Top corporate leaders gather at the annual Bildergberg conference in 2010 “Freedom” and “democracy” are useful words, but very bankrupt: useful because they serve to advance imperial/corporate agendas, bankrupt because…
Parks Act changed for Kinder Morgan’s illegal pipeline research?
By Andrew Gage You may have heard about controversial amendments to the Park Act by way of Bill 4, the Park Amendment Act, which critics say are to allow industrial…
With Duke Point incinerator, property values could go up in smoke
The following is a letter from Common Sense Canadian economic columnist and Gabriola Island resident Erik Andersen to Nanaimo city council, which is hearing arguments on a controversial, proposed waste…
Eagle Spirit offers First Nations ‘energy corridor’ as Enbridge alternative
Eagle Spirit’s Calvin Helin speaking the Vancouver Board of Trade VANCOUVER – A plebiscite defeat for the company proposing a $6-billion oil pipeline across northern British Columbia may have opened…
Kitimat rejects Enbridge in pipeline plebiscite
Former Haisla councilor Gerald Amos celebrates the ‘No’ vote (photo: Douglas Channel Watch) By The Canadian Press KITIMAT, B.C. – The residents of Kitimat, B.C. have voted against the proposed…