British Columbia

08/03/23
Author: 
Michelle Gamage
Glass sponge reefs, only found in the cool waters of the Pacific northwest, help mitigate global warming and ocean acidification by absorbing 227 tonnes of CO2 every day. Image still from Moonless Oasis, a CBC documentary by Perpetuum Films about glass sponge reefs in Howe Sound.

Mar. 8, 2023

So why hasn’t the government cancelled oil and gas exploration permits that could damage them?

06/03/23
Author: 
Ben Parfitt
George Williams works at the Seaton Forest Products Ltd. mill near Smithers, a 24-person operation that makes a profit while creating more jobs with less raw material, challenging the assumption that bigger is better. Photo by Marty Clemens.

Feb. 6, 2023

The go-big era crushed local employers. Now Houston’s super-sized sawmill, like others, is closing. Who’s innovating a better path?

04/03/23
Author: 
Eugene Kung
The Trans Mountain saga has brought to light just how deep petro-politics have seeped into some federal institutions. Photo by Shutterstock

Feb. 27, 2023

Feb. 18, 2023 marked the one-year anniversary of Trans Mountain’s last construction cost update, when the price tag of the expansion project (TMX) ballooned to $21.4 billion — nearly triple the cost projected when Canada bought the embattled pipeline in 2018.

04/03/23
Author: 
Amanda Stephenson - The Canadian Press
Storage is shown at the Marathon Petroleum Corp. refinery in Detroit. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers said it expects investment in oil and natural gas production in Canada to rise above pre-pandemic levels. PHOTO BY PAUL SANCYA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mar. 2, 2023

'Feels pretty good': Oil and gas investment in Canada to hit $40 billion in 2023, CAPP says

Up 11 per cent from last year, but still well off levels in 2014 when oil prices last boomed

CALGARY — Investment in oil and gas production in Canada will jump by 11 per cent to hit $40 billion in 2023, the country’s largest fossil fuel industry group said Wednesday.

Demand big question for oil prices this year

03/03/23
Author: 
Andrew Gage
Flooding and storms have impacted Vancouverites, causing significant damage and wreaking havoc on the city’s beloved seawall. PHOTO BY JASON PAYNE /PNG

Mar. 2, 2023

Last July, the city of Vancouver pledged $1 per resident to bring a class-action lawsuit against the largest oil companies, but those funds are nowhere to be found in the 2023 budget.

In 1988, scientists working for the oil giant Shell wrote in an internal memo that the burning of fossil fuels, if unchecked, would lead to changes to sea level and weather “larger than any that have occurred over the past 12,000 years.”

28/02/23
Author: 
Gidim’ten Checkpoint

PRINCE GEORGE, BC - February 28, 2023: A dozen Wet’suwet’en land defenders and supporters have applied to the Supreme Court of British Columbia to have criminal contempt charges stayed in light of widespread Charter violations stemming from police misconduct.

 

22/02/23
Author: 
John Woodside
Death Spiral - Illustration by Ata Ojani

Feb. 22, 2023

Fossil fuel giant Enbridge faces the risk of a “death spiral” as the energy transition to renewables unfolds, according to evidence the company filed with the Ontario regulator. A death spiral could occur when customers, fed up with the increasing costs of gas, switch to cleaner and cheaper sources of energy.

21/02/23
Author: 
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
Researchers have found that adding some types of seaweed to cattle feed can help reduce the methane emitted from their gut. Photo by Jesse Winter/National Observer

Feb. 21, 2023

Trans Mountain Corporation purchased carbon credits from a tiny, non-functioning Alberta startup proposing to produce seaweed-based additives that reduce methane emissions from cows, Canada's National Observer has found.

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