How to support a new Public Interest lawyer
Thursday, March 15, 2012 No, that title is not an invitation to donate to West Coast Environmental Law. Law students who want to work as public interest lawyers face massive…
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Lessons from the world’s top Environmental Law Conference
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 The Public Interest Environmental Law Conference held each year in Eugene Oregon is, perhaps, the Mecca of environmental lawyers. It brings together literally thousands of lawyers,…
Caribou, Coal Mining and the world’s First Twitter Moot Court
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Many were scratching their heads when they heard that West Coast was running the “World’s First-ever Twitter Moot.” Say what? What’s that, and how does it…
Ethical Oil attack ads expose un-"fairness" of Vivian Krause
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 On January 13th, our Executive Director, Jessica Clogg, appeared on the Bill Good Show on CKNW radio, opposite blogger Vivian Krause, to defend West Coast against…
The ear of government and the mouths of the oil industry
Friday, December 16, 2011 With French-language CBC reporting that Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent is meeting far more often with the oil and gas industry than with environmental organizations, we…
A new era of pesticide special reviews in Canada
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 So what does last week’s federal court win by Josette Wier, a pesticide activist based in Smithers, against Health Canada mean for pesticide regulations in Canada?…
Polluters get off more lightly than hunters
Monday, November 28, 2011 While violators of all BC environmental statutes are much less likely than they used to be to be charged and convicted of an offence than used…
How about we have strong environmental laws and job creation?
Monday, November 21, 2011 As part of the Premier’s job creation strategy, the BC government has introduced legislation to remove permitting requirements for certain so-called “low-risk” mining operations – notably…
A climate change challenge to foresters, engineers and biologists
Thursday, November 17, 2011 A new, ground-breaking report from West Coast Environmental Law – Climate Change and Professionals – is asking professional associations to ensure that their members provide responsible…
Dimethoate re-evaluation reads like a riddle
Friday, October 14, 2011 Riddle me this. Riddle me that. ... Health Canada is in the process of re...
Vernon parents kick pesticides out of school fields
Friday, October 7, 2011 A group of parents and kids in Vernon are celebrating, after School Distri...
A ban on cosmetic pesticides is scientific and smart
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 The Premier and the opposition agree that there should be a ban on cosm...
Who’s better at muzzling scientists: Canada or the U.S.?
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Recent revelations at the Cohen Commission that the Prime Minister&rs...
Bargain basement prices on BC public lands?
Monday, June 27, 2011 Attention Alpine Resort developers! Beautiful Public B.C. mountain rea...
Fines, jail time and polluters
Friday, June 3, 2011 A recent environmental conviction in Abbotsford raises serious questions abou...
Report from the Leg
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 We’re most of the way through the Spring 2011 sitting of BC’s ...
Got something to say about water?
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 West Coast is not the only one blogging as a way to discuss environmental law. The BC government has launched its LivingWaterSmart blog as a key…