British Columbia

NANAIMO, B.C. — The B.C. Prosecution Service has withdrawn contempt charges against 11 old-growth logging protesters accused of breaching a court injunction during blockades at Fairy Creek on Vancouver Island.

Spokesman Gordon Comer said prosecutors were in court Tuesday to enter the withdrawals, and the service is reviewing other cases after a ruling that acquitted protester Ryan Henderson earlier this year.

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'Renewable' Natural Gas Another Greenwashing Scam

18/04/23

Author:

Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

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National Observer

Apr. 6, 2023

Is ‘renewable’ natural gas a climate solution — or masterful greenwashing?

Each time Tim Crossin turns on his gas fireplace to heat the modest home he shares with his partner, the avowed environmentalist "assuages" his climate guilt with a reminder that he is paying a premium for so-called "renewable" natural gas.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Vancouver’s Problem with Freedom of Expression - And what needs to change.

18/04/23

Author:

Spencer Izen

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The Tyee

Freedom of expression is a constitutional right. But in recent weeks, our municipal institutions have abandoned it, writes Spencer Izen. Photo by Jhayne on Flickr.

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'Global LNG Boom Must Be Stopped in Its Tracks,' Climate Coalition Tells Biden

13/04/23

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Julia Conley

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Common Dreams

$A woman takes part in a protest against fracked gas exports on June 15, 2022 in New York. (Photo: John Smith/VIEWpress)$

Apr. 12, 2023

"Every LNG terminal that comes online risks locking in decades of avoidable climate pollution and environmental injustice."

Ahead of a planned global summit on the climate and environment in Japan, campaigners on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to resist pressure from Japanese officials to expand public investments in liquefied natural gas, which is derived from fracking and the drilling of oil and gas wells, warning that proponents have wrongly claimed the gas is a "clean" alternative to other fossil fuels.

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Canada’s banks have sunk $1 trillion into fossil fuels since 2016 — and risk becoming ‘overexposed’ in the energy transition

13/04/23

Author:

John Woodside

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National Observer

Canadian banks are overwhelmingly financing the oilsands as foreign banks divest from the region. Photo by Andrew S. Wright

Apr. 13, 2023

Despite pledging to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, Canada’s Big 5 banks have invested over $1 trillion in coal, oil and gas companies since 2016, upping the risk to the Canadian economy as the energy transition unfolds.

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RBC was the world's top fossil fuel funder in 2022

13/04/23

Author:

John Woodside

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National Observer

RBC CEO David McKay is broadcast on a laptop screen at the Royal Bank of Canada annual general meeting in Toronto on April 7, 2022. Photo by Christopher Katsarov/National Observer

Apr. 13, 2023

Canada’s largest bank provided more money to the fossil fuel sector last year than any other bank in the world, new financial data reveals.

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Mayor Sim’s sweeps are cruel, costly, and counterproductive

08/04/23

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The Thorn

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The Thorn

Mayor Sim’s sweeps are cruel, costly, and counterproductive

Apr. 7, 2023

City sweeps on East Hastings are a cruel, costly and counter-productive spectacle

Less than six months into their term in office Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC majority have made clear their vision for Vancouver: more police, less justice. More inequality, less compassion.

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‘How dare you dismiss this?’ Indigenous, climate leaders shut out of RBC meeting room

06/04/23

Author:

John Woodside

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National Observer

Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs Gisdaya and Na'Moks and other representatives from the nation attend RBC's annual shareholder meeting in Saskatoon on April 5, 2023. Photo by Katie Wilson

Apr. 6, 2023

Indigenous leaders and climate advocates say they were met with the “highest insult” Wednesday as security guards turned them away from the main room of RBC's annual shareholder meeting in Saskatoon.

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