British Columbia

B.C.’s dirty little secret: it is ramping up thermal coal exports

14/08/23

Author:

Derrick O'Keefe

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Ricochet Media

Aug. 14, 2023

As wildfires rage around the world, Canadian billionaire Jim Pattison is doubling down on the dirtiest fossil fuel

British Columbia continues to expand its exports of the dirtiest fossil fuel on Earth. And even though Canada’s federal government has promised to end thermal coal exports by 2030, B.C.’s richest person keeps increasing his investment in Canada’s busiest coal export terminal.

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80% of B.C. rivers face high to extreme drought

07/08/23

Author:

Stefan Labbé

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Times Colonist

Level 4 and 5 (high to extreme) drought conditions impacted more than 80% of B.C.'s river basins as of Aug. 4, 2023.B.C. government

Aug. 5, 2023

Persistent dry and hot weather pushed Metro Vancouver to enact Level 2 watering restrictions Friday for the first time since 2015.

More than 80 per cent of B.C.’s river systems face high to extreme drought conditions.

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What is the economic cost of wildfire smoke?

06/08/23

Author:

Benjamin Shingler

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CBC - What On Earth

Air quality in Windsor, Ont., was among the worst in the world in late June, as wildfires raged in northeastern Canada and Quebec. Here, the Detroit skyline is barely visible through smoke and haze on June 29. (Dax Melmer/CBC)

Jul. 13, 2023

When tallying the economic toll of climate change, flooding tops the list in Canada. But the wildfire smoke that has blanketed many parts of North America this summer also comes with a financial cost.

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Study Report - Clearcut logging leads to more frequent flooding, including extreme floods

03/08/23

Author:

Robbie Johnson and Dr. Younes Alila

Link:

UBC News

Clearcut logging history of Deadman Creek and Joe Ross Creek watersheds. Map credit: UBC Faculty of Forestry/David Leversee

Aug 2, 2023 | For more information, contact Lou Corpuz-Bosshart

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DFO Says It Will Keep Popular Fishing Spot Open But Lake Babine Nation Says This Endangers Salmon

03/08/23

Author:

Amanda Follett Hosgood

Link:

The Tyee

The Babine fish-counting fence sits near the start of the river, where warm surface water funnels into the narrow channel. It means that salmon waiting downstream to pass are left hanging in higher temperatures, making them vulnerable to disease, parasites and exhaustion. Photo by Lake Babine Nation.

Aug. 3, 2023

Lake Babine Nation says the federal regulator is pulling its temperature thresholds for sockeye salmon ‘out of a hat.’

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Burned Out: Pressures Are Taking a Toll on Wildfire Fighters

03/08/23

Author:

Zak Vescera

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The Tyee

The BC Wildfire Service faces challenges in hiring and retaining firefighters. Photo from BC Wildfire Service.

Aug. 3, 2023

BC is scrambling to retain experienced workers in the face of mounting challenges.

Riel Allain loved fighting fires, and he had no plans to stop.

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Toronto Tenants Launch Rent Strike

02/08/23

Author:

Georgia Kelly

Link:

rabble.ca

Thorncliffe Park Tenants holding a rally on May 1, 2023. Credit: Thorncliffe Park Tenants

July 26, 2023

Tenants take back power from landlords through strike action

When Mohamad Khalil Aldroubi heard that his landlord would be increasing the rent by up to 5.5 per cent starting last May, he started knocking on his neighbours’ doors.

Aldroubi’s family has lived at an apartment complex at 71 Thorncliffe Park Dr., Toronto, since 2015. He has five kids. Like him, other tenants at other apartment complexes at 71, 75, and 79 Thorncliffe Park were already struggling to manage previous rate hikes.

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As Canada unveiled climate policies, Shell made the case for second phase of LNG project

02/08/23

Author:

John Woodside

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National Observer

Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson arrives to take part in a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Aug. 1, 2023

As Canada rolled out a host of climate policies aimed at the fossil fuel industry, Shell sat down with Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson to discuss the fate of its massive LNG project on the West Coast, documents reveal.

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For Renters, the Air Conditioner Wars Are Heating Up

24/07/23

Author:

Jen St. Denis

Link:

The Tyee

Ryan Le Neal with his small portable air conditioner. Tenants at his building in New Westminster were warned by their landlord that using an air conditioner could breach their tenancy agreements. Photo by Jen St. Denis.

July 21, 2023

As some landlords warn away from plugging in cooling units, here are tenants’ rights and options.

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Gas Has Same Climate Clout as Coal - New Study as New Gas Plants Planned in Canada

23/07/23

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Primary Author: Compiled by Mitchell Beer

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The Energy Mix

gas fired power plant - Peoplepoweredbyenergy/Wikimedia Commons

July 18, 2023

Natural gas can carry as severe a climate impact as coal, a new study from the United States warned late last week, just as an Ontario power producer proposed a new gas-fired generating station in the Niagara Region city of Thorold.

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British Columbia

As wildfires rage around the world, Canadian billionaire Jim Pattison is doubling down on the dirtiest fossil fuel

Persistent dry and hot weather pushed Metro Vancouver to enact Level 2 watering restrictions Friday for the first time since 2015.

Lake Babine Nation says the federal regulator is pulling its temperature thresholds for sockeye salmon ‘out of a hat.’

BC is scrambling to retain experienced workers in the face of mounting challenges.

Tenants take back power from landlords through strike action

As some landlords warn away from plugging in cooling units, here are tenants’ rights and options.

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