Ecology/Environment

Shellfish poisoning becoming less predictable, say researchers in Alaskan Indigenous communities

08/08/18
Author: 
Stephanie Wood 
Link: 
CBC News

'We’re finding that these blooms happen sporadically year-round,' says environmental specialist

 
 
Researchers collecting shellfish samples from Point Louisa, Juneau. (Lindsey Pierce)
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British Columbia
Climate Change
Ecology/Environment
Fisheries
Indigenous Peoples
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Submission to BC government and Climate Solutions and Clean Growth Advisory Council

04/08/18
Author: 
Marc Lee
Link: 
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Submission to BC government and Climate Solutions and Clean Growth Advisory Council

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Category: 
'Alternative' energy and less energy
British Columbia
Carbon pricing
Climate Change
Ecology/Environment
Labour - Unions
LNG - Fracking
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Judge sentences grandmother to 7 days in jail for pipeline protest

02/08/18
Author: 
Kelvin Gawley
Link: 
Burnaby Now
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British Columbia
Canada
Climate Change
Ecology/Environment
Indigenous Peoples
Oil - Pipelines
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The Robbery of Nature - July-August 2018 (Volume 70, Number 3)

29/07/18
Author: 
Roger Annis
Link: 
A Socialist in Canada

A Socialist In Canada, July 2, 2018

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Category: 
Climate Change
Ecology/Environment
Ecosocialism
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Site C dam secrecy ‘extraordinary’, international hydro construction expert tells court proceeding

19/07/18
Author: 
Sarah Cox 
Link: 
The Narwhal

BC Hydro keeping critical information from the public about a project facing serious setbacks and almost certain delay, says expert witness

Jul 19, 2018 6 min read
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Agriculture
British Columbia
Ecology/Environment
Energy
Indigenous Peoples
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Site C dam facing ‘extremely high probability’ of major construction delay: expert witness

19/07/18
Author: 
Sarah Cox
Link: 
The Narwhal

A report submitted as evidence in a First Nations injunction hearing finds significant setbacks could further complicate the project already behind schedule and over budget

BC Hydro’s troubled Site C dam project, already behind schedule and vastly over-budget, faces an “extremely high probability” of at least a one-year construction delay, according to a leading expert in large hydro dam projects.  

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Agriculture
British Columbia
Ecology/Environment
Energy
Indigenous Peoples
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More Recycling Won't Solve Plastic Pollution

19/07/18
Author: 
Matt Wilkins
Link: 
Scientific American
Credit: Dave and Les Jacobs Getty Images

 

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Ecology/Environment
Industry Spin
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B.C. First Nations form flotilla at Trans Mountain terminal

16/07/18
Author: 
Cherise Seucharan
Link: 
The Star Vancouver

July 14, 2018

VANCOUVER—Over 100 First Nations and environmental supporters on canoes, kayaks, boats and rhibs formed a flotilla in front of the Trans Mountain Terminal in Burnaby on Saturday.

More than 70 watercrafts paddled from Cates Park beach in North Vancouver to the Trans Mountain Westridge Marine Terminal across the water, stopping at the terminal fence for Indigenous elders to hold a water ceremony with drumming, singing and prayer.

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Category: 
British Columbia
Canada
Ecology/Environment
Indigenous Peoples
Oil - Pipelines
Protest - Revolt
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Germany plans to trial free public transport in cities suffering from air pollution

05/07/18
Author: 
Jon Stone
Link: 
Independent

14 February 2018​

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Ecology/Environment
Global
Transportation
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BP Canada spews thousands of litres of toxic mud during offshore drilling incident near Halifax

29/06/18
Author: 
Mike De Souza
Link: 
National Observer
BP Canada reported a spill of about 136,000 litres of drilling mud from its West Aquarius drilling platform on June 22, 2018. Handout photo from BP Canada

BP Canada has spewed out 136,000 litres of a toxic mud into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Halifax during deepwater offshore exploratory oil drilling, a federal regulator said Friday in a special bulletin.

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Canada
Ecology/Environment
Oil - Pipelines
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