British Columbia

Environment minister Catherine McKenna says pipeline fight puts national climate plan in peril

24/03/18

Author:

Justine Hunter

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MARCH 18, 2018

Ms. McKenna, in an interview in Victoria, insisted that tripling the capacity of the Trans Mountain pipeline “is not inconsistent” with the national climate action plan.

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“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means

just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.”

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BC government gives major tax breaks to LNG Canada

23/03/18

Author:

Nelson Bennett

Link:

jwn.energy.com

NDP government to scrap LNG income tax, give PST exemption on plant construction

The B.C. government will scrap a special LNG income tax, exempt plant construction from the PST and charge LNG plants standard rates for electricity.

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British Columbia

LNG - Fracking

B.C. Fracking Inquiry Won’t Address Public Health or Emissions, Government Assures Industry Lobby Group

20/03/18

Author:

Carol Linnett

Link:

DeSmog Canada

B.C.’s scientific inquiry into fracking won’t address risks to public health, the government quietly assured the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) nearly six weeks before government publicly announced the inquiryon Thursday.

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British Columbia

Climate Science

LNG - Fracking

Kinder Morgan Protests Spread South of the Border as Kayakers Surround Oil Tanker

18/03/18

Author:

First Nations Leaders

KWEKWECNEWTXW
ProtectTheInlet.ca

Attention: photo and video editors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

KINDER MORGAN PROTESTS SPREAD SOUTH OF THE BORDER AS KAYAKERS SURROUND OIL TANKER

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Indigenous people, community members, families and retired teachers are blocking Kinder Morgan gates on Burnaby Mountain

18/03/18

Author:

Coast Protectors

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Coast Protectors

Dozens of Indigenous people, community members, families and retired teachers are blocking Kinder Morgan’s front gate on Burnaby Mountain

Coast Salish community members Oceann Hyland and Will George led the protectors in ceremony at the nearby Watch House and then escorted them to Kinder Morgan’s gates.

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March 17, 2018 Video of Arrests at Kinder Morgan Gates

18/03/18

Author:

stand.earth

Link:

stand.earth

See videos here: https://www.facebook.com/standearth/videos/10155739788209221/

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Shrinking mountain snowpack, drier summers spell trouble for Vancouver water supply

18/03/18

Author:

Emily Chung

Link:

CBC News

Even though Metro Vancouver is rainy in the winter and surrounded by water, population growth and climate change are expected to put a strain on its water supplies in the future. (Andy Clark/Reuters)

Vancouver's water to get scarcer, pricier as climate changes

How Vancouver’s water system is preparing for changing climate, population growth

Mar 16, 2018

This story is part of our series Water at Risk, which looks at Cape Town's drought and some potential risks to the water supply facing parts of Canada and the Middle East. Read more stories in the series and look for further coverage the rest of this week.

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British Columbia

Climate Change

Ecology/Environment

Protect the Inlet

18/03/18

Author:

First Nations Leaders

KWEKWECNEWTXW
ProtectTheInlet.ca

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Washington Governor Hopes BC’s Attempt to Stop Kinder Morgan Is ‘Successful’

17/03/18

Author:

Mychaylo Prystupa

Link:

The Tyee

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee sits beside B.C. Premier John Horgan at the GLOBE Forum 2018 sustainable business summit in Vancouver on Friday. Photo by Mychaylo Prystupa.

March 16, 2018

‘You need to skate to where the puck is going to be ... clean tech.’

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee said he hopes the efforts by the B.C. government to stop the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion “are successful.”

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