LNG in a Nutshell
Damien Gillis stitches together the big picture of the impacts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and the fracking from which it would derive if the BC Liberal Government’s vision to…
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Canadian taxpayers bail out Norwegian fish farms for diseased fish
The only thing keeping profits afloat for a number of Norwegian salmon farms in Canada is the hundreds of millions of dollars they net from taxpayers when their fish die…
Alberta Tar Sands Boom Poses Economic Risks to Canada: Report
A new report by the Pembina Institute and Équiterre warns that the rapid pace of Alberta tar sands development poses economic risks to Canada, other provinces. The post Alberta Tar…
Talisman frackwater pit leaked for months, kept from public
Four frackwater pits in Talisman’s Farrell Creek operations in northeast BC – photo taken in March. Pond A, on the far right, suffered a rupture, leaking contaminants into the soil…
International Coal Summit’s pipe dream of carbon capture & storage
A new study released today at the UN climate conference underway in Warsaw, Poland finds that new coal plants cannot be built if we are to keep global warming below…
In Ottawa, Hundreds Demand Action To “Defend Our Climate”, Communities
More than 150 protesters gathered on Parliament Hill today as part of the Canada-wide “Defend Our Climate, Defend Our Communities” national day of action against climate change and tar sands…
Japan puts global climate change action in jeopardy
WARSAW, Poland – Japan’s decision to drastically scale back its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions could hurt efforts to craft a global deal to fight climate change, delegates at…
Blame Canada’s carbon complacency for the Philippine typhoon
Fort McMurray, Alberta (photo: Kris Krüg) The human tragedy playing out in the Philippines deserves a moment of pause to think about how we can help and to reflect on…
LNG companies change pipeline routes to avoid bear sanctuaries
photo: Ian McAllister/Pacific Wild Valhalla Wilderness Society is reporting that a pair of proposed natural gas pipelines connected to liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals planned for Prince Rupert will no…
Canada’s largest energy union wants national fracking moratorium
First Nations and supporters protest fracking in Vancouver last month (Damien Gillis) Canada’s largest private sector union, Unifor, has joined the growing chorus of concern over controversial shale gas development.…
NWT developing regulatory model for oil fracking before devolution
Controversial natural gas fracking operations in BC (Damien Gillis) CALGARY – With the Northwest Territories preparing to take control of its resource development next spring, its industry minister has been…
Regulator, Encana sued over fracking, water
Vancouver-based environmental law firm ecojustice announced a lawsuit Wednesday in BC court against the province’s oil and gas regulator over its allegedly unlawful issuance of water permits for fracking. The…
Map shows multiple proposed oil, gas pipelines in BC’s carbon corridor
A new map (scroll down to view) reveals the full scope of oil and gas pipelines proposed to criss-cross BC. Compiled by Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition and Skeena Wild, the…
LNG & Fracking: Risky Business for BC – Nov 18, Vancouver
The BC Government is touting liquefied natural gas (LNG) extracted by fracking as so profitable it could eliminate the provincial debt. But fracking to export LNG has questionable economics, and…
Typhoon Haiyan tragedy shows urgency of Warsaw climate summit
As people in the Philippines struggle with the devastation and death from the worst storm to hit land in recorded history – Typhoon Haiyan – world leaders are meeting in…
Ontario Court Rules Harper’s Mandatory Minimum Sentences Unconstitutional
Harper Conservatives’ draconian law-and-order agenda is challenged as Ontario court declares mandatory minimum sentences “cruel and unusual punishment”. The post Ontario Court Rules Harper’s Mandatory Minimum Sentences Unconstitutional appeared first…
Team Harper should rack a win at climate talks…if they’re smart
With another round of international climate negotiations opening this week in Warsaw, Poland, and a new poll finding Canadians wanting leadership on the issue, Stephen Harper and his Conservative government…
BC struggles to reconcile carbon emissions with “clean” LNG claims
Australia’s Colongra gas-powered electrical plant – BC LNG would be powered by carbon-intensive plants like this one VICTORIA – Like the underground shale gas that Premier Christy Clark says will…
New dam planned for St. Lawrence River
BECANCOUR, Que. – The Quebec government is helping to bankroll a $130-million project by RER Hydro, Hydro-Quebec and Boeing to generate clean energy on the St. Lawrence River, in what…
Minister Pat Pimm should resign for meddling in farmland hearing, says group
Public interest group IntegrityBC is calling for the resignation of Liberal Agriculture Minister Pat Pimm, following the revelation that he and Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman meddled in an…