Political Eh-conomy Radio: BC teachers and First Nations on the frontlines
My guests today help take a fresh look at two issues where British Columbia is on the front lines of bigger social conflicts: that over the future of public education…
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Mount Polley spill may be far bigger than initially revealed
Aerial image after Mount Polley mine tailings spill (Cariboo Regional District) Volumes of water, tailings and other debris released into the environment by the August 4 breach of Imperial Metals’…
Imperial boosts Mount Polley spill estimate by 10 million cubic metres
The silty mud remaining in Hazeltine Creek after Mount Polley tailings dam breach (Carol Linnitt / Desmog.ca) In an update on the Mount Polley mine disaster, owner Imperial Metals has…
Suzuki: Canada at risk for more Mount Polley-type disasters
A resident of the region surveys Hazeltine Creek following tailings dam breach (Chris Blake) When a tailings pond broke at the Mount Polley gold and copper mine in south-central B.C.,…
Mount Polley: Interior Health issues new warning against drinking Quesnel Lake water
Debris pouring into Quesnel Lake (Photo: Farhan Umedaly, Vovo Productions / Desmog.ca) An advisory from Interior Health yesterday raises fresh questions about the quality of drinking water from Quensnel Lake…
Why not enough ‘red tape’ = too much red ink: Mount Polley and the problem with de-regulation
CFAX 1070′s Ian Jessop interviews Damien Gillis on the Mount Polley mine disaster and consequences of the BC Liberals’ de-regulation policy on the environment and economy. Why not enough ‘red…
Opinion: Mount Polley demands full Judicial Inquiry – under oath
By Ed Mankelow The Tailings Dam breach at the Mount Polley Mine is likely the worst mining disaster that this province has seen and it could be getting worse. If…
Rafe: Bennett should resign over Mount Polley
In the old days of BC politics, Minister Bennett would fall on his sword, says Rafe Mair (Youtube / Got News Network) One day, in 1863, Mr. Byrne decided to…
Biologist documents blue film on Quesnel River following Mount Polley spill
Independent biologist Alexandra Morton has documented the appearance of a mysterious blue film on the surface of Quesnel Lake and the Quesnel River. Morton has been surveying the region’s aquatic…
Is Mount Polley making people sick? Anecdotal clues, questions mount
Hazeltine Creek following Mount Polley Mine’s tailings dam breach (Photo: Chris Blake) A series of anecdotal reports of illness from suffered by people in close proximity to the Mount Polley…
Mount Polley highlights risk of Red Chris, KSM tailings dam failures
Flannigan Slough, just downstream from proposed Tulsequah Chief Mine (Chris Miller) By any measure, the giant tailings dam rupture at Imperial Metal’s Mount Polley Copper Mine is a disaster for…
Mount Polley bankruptcy could leave BC public footing cleanup bill
Rod Marining, a resident of the region, surveys the damage after Mount Polley Mine tailings pond breach Republished with permission from 250news.com By Peter Ewart The clean-up costs for the…
First Nation evicts Imperial Metals from proposed mine site
Secwepemc Women’s Warrior Society members lead a rally against Imperial Metals (Youtube/ ochiese) Read this Aug. 12 story from Global News on the Neskonlith Indian Band’s eviction notice to Mount…
After Mount Polley, Alaska Senator doesn’t trust BC’s environmental reviews for mines
US Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) The following is an open letter from Alaskan US Senator Lisa Murkowski to Secretary of State John Kerry. Dear Secretary Kerry, I am writing to…
Oops! Mount Polley owner may not have any environmental insurance
Aerial image of recent Mount Polley mine tailings spill (Cariboo Regional District) Read this Aug. 12 250news.com column by Peter Ewart, raising concerns about Imperial Metals’ insurance for cleaning up…
Toxic Mexican copper mine spill prompts water restrictions
Grupo Mexico’s Buenavista del Cobre mine Read this Aug 11 story from mining-technology.com on a toxic wastewater spill from a Mexican copper mine. Mexican authorities have imposed restrictions on water…
Mount Polley Mine: Concerns linger amid positive water quality tests
Aerial view of debris from Mount Polley Minine tailings pond breach (Cariboo Regional District) Read this August 9 update from CBC.ca on the water quality situation surrounding the Mount Polley…
Tahltan renew pressure on Imperial Metals’ Red Chris Mine in wake of Mount Polley
Tahltan First Nations and their supporters peacefully occupying a Fortune Minerals drill in the Sacred Headwaters last year Read this August 8 story from the Terrace Standard on the renewed…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Monica Potts responds to the big lie that increasing inequality and perpetual poverty are necessary – or indeed remotely beneficial – as elements…
Mount Polley owner donated half a million dollars to Liberals, gets easy ride from Bennett
BC Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett (CP) By Alex Hanson The Bill Bennett dog and pony show has been wheeled out in the media once again, this time…