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21/12/20
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Lost Creek Protection Camp
PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, DECEMBER 20th 2020

After demolition of Homes Creek Camp, a new occupation has begun in pipeline path near Brunette River.

21/12/20
Author: 
Chris Campbell
According to that protest camp’s organizers, Timothee Govare, with the help of a small crew, has now climbed to a 20-metre-high perch near the same area and that he plans to remain.Submitte

Dec. 19, 2020

With Trans Mountain work suspending, protesters have moved back in after camp was cleared out

Someone has re-occupied a forested Burnaby area in the way of the Trans Mountain pipeline project just days after all work on the project was stopped due to safety issues.

On Dec. 9, a protest treehouse called the Holmes Creek Protection Camp was cleared out of a wooded area just west of North Road and south of Highway 1 in Burnaby.

19/12/20
Author: 
Michael Mazengarb

Nov. 27, 2020

The Tasmania government has declared that it has become the first Australian state, and one of just a handful of jurisdictions worldwide, to be powered entirely by renewable electricity.

In a statement released on Friday, Tasmanian energy minister Guy Barnett said that state had effectively become entirely self-sufficient for supplies of renewable electricity, supplied by the state’s wind and hydroelectricity projects.

18/12/20
Author: 
Theresa McManus
Dr. Tim Takaro took to a tree along the route of the Trans Mountain pipeline this summer to protest the project.File

Dec. 18, 2020

Pipeline opponents have filed court documents aimed at halting the project.

New Westminster city council stands behind efforts to halt construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

Council issued a statement Dec. 18 regarding its opposition to the pipeline expansion project and its support for a recent court application by land defenders, who are hoping to stop the pipeline project. Council is concerned about its proximity to the sensitive riparian area of the Brunette River.

18/12/20
Author: 
Marc Lee and Seth Klein
Will Canada say Yes to a Clean Energy Economy? arindambanerjee / Shutterstock 4

Resource development has long been central to BC’s economy. But commodity prices swing, industries consolidate and patterns of demand change over time. When they do, resource industry workers are often left holding the bag.

18/12/20
Author: 
Jeff Mackler

Dec. 16, 2020

Insane people who study playing Russian roulette with a well-lubricated and seasoned six-shooter understand that the odds on survival are far greater than the expected 83.3 percent, that is, five out of six. That’s because the single loaded bullet chamber is heavier than the empty chambers and is more likely, after a firm spin, to settle at the bottom, away from the striking pin at the top of the firing mechanism. In essence, you can cheat your fate a bit if you choose to engage.

18/12/20
Author: 
Bob Weber
Waves caused by Hurricane Teddy batter the shore in Cow Bay, N.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

December 16th 2020

It was another year of record-breaking disasters and crazy, dangerous weather from coast to coast, says Environment Canada's senior climatologist.

A vicious hailstorm in Calgary wrote off more cars than Albertans normally buy in an entire year. Heat in Ontario quadrupled Toronto's normal number of hot, stuffy nights.

16/12/20
Author: 
Damian Carrington

Climate striker speaks before UN event marking five years since the Paris accord

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