British Columbia

Wildfire Smoke Kills 9-Year-Old BC Boy

21/07/23

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The Canadian Press

Link:

National Observer

The Donnie Creek wildfire burns in an area between Fort Nelson and Fort St. John, B.C., in this undated handout photo provided by the BC Wildfire Service. Handout photo by BC Wildfire Service

July 18, 2023

Coroner's office issues safety alert over wildfire smoke after death of B.C. child

British Columbia's coroner has issued a public safety bulletin about wildfire smoke, saying the death of a nine-year-old boy had been "confirmed by his parents" to have been related to a medical condition aggravated by the smoke.

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A critical look at “critical minerals”

21/07/23

Author:

Nikki Skuce

The Tulsequah Chief mine site sits at the Tulsequah River upstream from its confluence with the Taku River. The mine operated for only a few years before closing. For over 60 years the site has released untreated acid mine drainage into the watershed. Colin Arisman / The Narwhal

July 21, 2023

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Vancouver Port Strike Settlement Unravels

19/07/23

Author:

Zak Vescera

Link:

The Tyee

The proposed Roberts Bank port expansion would dramatically increase container capacity. Illustration via the Port of Vancouver.

Jul 19, 2023

The union and employers supported the agreement. The workers didn’t.

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The impacts of wildfire season in B.C. this summer

18/07/23

Author:

The Early Edition - CBC

Link:

The Early Edition - CBC

July 17, 2023

It’s wildfire season in B.C. right now. We hear about just how bad the air quality is in British Columbia. [and more besides]

Listen here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-91-the-early-edition/clip/15997846-the-impacts-wildfire-season-b.c.-summer

Top photo: Stephen Quinn of The Early Edition

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‘Giant Methane Factories’: Hydropower Has Long Been Touted as Clean Energy. But Is It?

15/07/23

Author:

Kristoffer Tigue

Link:

Inside Climate News

PAGE, ARIZONA - MARCH 27: A view of the Glen Canyon Dam at Lake Powell on March 27, 2022 in Page, Arizona. As severe drought grips parts of the Western United States, water levels at Lake Powell dropped to their lowest level since the lake was created by the damming the Colorado River in 1963. Lake Powell is currently at 25 percent of capacity, a historic low, and has also lost at least 7 percent of its total capacity. The Colorado River Basin connects Lake Powell and Lake Mead and supplies water to 40 mill

Jul 14, 2023

Decades of research suggests that hydropower has a far greater climate impact than once thought. Now a growing chorus of scientists want to change the conversation about it.

Mark Easter couldn’t help but feel disappointed when he learned about a new study from Stanford University, which drew connections between the ongoing drought in the American West and an increase in U.S. carbon emissions.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

The Chilling Question About This Week’s Record Heat Wave

09/07/23

Author:

Mitchell Beer

Jul 8, 2023

We may soon remember this week’s record-shattering heat as an historic low temperature mark. But that hasn't slowed down the oil and gas spin machine.

What if this week’s series of record-shattering high temperatures turned out to be tomorrow’s record low, the benchmark against which future years and decades of global warming will be measured?

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

The Fight to Save North America’s Temperate Rainforests

04/07/23

Author:

Cal Winslow

Link:

Jacobin

Tongass National Forest, Alaska. (Wolfgang Kaehler / LightRocket via Getty Images)

July 2, 2023

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Canada’s climate adaptation plan seeks to protect citizens from extreme heat, flooding and fires but ignores preventing causes of the climate emergency

03/07/23

Author:

Cloe Logan

Link:

National Observer

Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault at the launch of the National Adaptation Strategy. Photo by Cloe Logan

June 27th 2023

As Canada experiences its worst wildfire season on record and unusually hot weather is predicted for the duration of the summer, the health impacts of a warmer planet are top of mind. On Tuesday, the federal government released its final climate adaptation strategy to address those concerns in tandem with provinces, territories and national Indigenous organizations, all of which are on board with the plan.

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‘A public relations strategy’: Critics slam B.C’s recent effort to boost transparency on logging

29/06/23

Author:

Rochelle Baker

Link:

National Observer

A logging truck driving past the Fairy Creek logging area near Port Renfrew, B.C. Photo Jonathan Hayward / Canadian Press

June 28th 2023

The B.C. government has announced changes to improve transparency around logging operations, but critics have more questions than answers.

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Oil shippers on Canada's Trans Mountain expansion dispute pipeline tolls

29/06/23

Author:

Nia Williams

Link:

Yahoo Finance

FILE PHOTO: A pipe yard servicing government-owned oil pipeline operator Trans Mountain is seen in Kamloops

June 26, 2023

(Reuters) - Oil shippers on the Trans Mountain expansion (TMX) project are challenging proposed pipeline tolls filed by Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain Corp with regulators last month, citing concerns about significant costs increases.

TMX will nearly triple the flow of crude from Alberta to Canada's Pacific Coast to 890,000 barrels per day, and is due to start up early next year.

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British Columbia

Coroner's office issues safety alert over wildfire smoke after death of B.C. child

The union and employers supported the agreement. The workers didn’t.

It’s wildfire season in B.C. right now. We hear about just how bad the air quality is in British Columbia. [and more besides]

Listen here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-91-the-early-edition/clip/15997846-the-impacts-wildfire-season-b.c.-summer

Decades of research suggests that hydropower has a far greater climate impact than once thought. Now a growing chorus of scientists want to change the conversation about it.

Jul 8, 2023

We may soon remember this week’s record-shattering heat as an historic low temperature mark. But that hasn't slowed down the oil and gas spin machine.

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