Ecology/Environment

New TMX Conditions -- Some Good, Some Still Not Even There

27/02/22

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Georia Strait Alliance

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Feb. 25, 2022

Yesterday, the Province of B.C. released the long-awaited new Environmental Assessment conditions for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. In response, Georgia Strait Alliance’s Energy Campaigner Andrew Radzik said:

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Pacific Northwest: The Salmon Fishery, Climate Change and the Eco-System

24/02/22

Author:

April M. Short

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The Bullet

February 24, 2022 •

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Property destruction: a legitimate response to colonialism and climate chaos?

22/02/22

Author:

James Wilt

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Canadian Dimension

Feb. 18, 2022

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Why we face jail time for safeguarding a livable climate

12/02/22

Author:

Ruth Walmsley

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Vancouver Sun

Prayer Circle Peaceful Direct Action with (from left) Ruth Walmsley, Dr. Christine Thuring, Catherine Hembling. jpg

Feb 09, 2022

In the coming weeks, six of us face jail time for peacefully protesting the construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project (TMX) near the Brunette River in Burnaby. We are members of a multi-faith prayer circle and residents of Burnaby and Vancouver.

In mid-February, we will be appearing in B.C. Supreme Court to face charges of “criminal contempt of court.”

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Unnatural disasters plague Canada's forests, leaving at least half of our tree species at risk of disappearing

09/02/22

Author:

Arno Kopecky

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National Observer

The White Rock Lake wildfire west of Vernon, B.C., burned an area of more than 83,000 hectares last summer. Photo by Jesse Winter

Feb. 7, 2022

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‘Homelessness is lethal’: US deaths among those without housing are surging

09/02/22

Author:

Erin McCormick

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The Guardian

Tents lined up on San Pedro on skid row, in downtown Los Angeles. Photograph: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images

Feb. 7, 2022

Untreated disease, violence, exposure, overdoses and car strikes are all added hazards of living on the streets

The number of Americans dying while homeless has surged dramatically in the past five years, an exclusive analysis by the Guardian in conjunction with an academic expert at the University of Washington has shown.

An examination of 20 US urban areas found the number of deaths among people living without housing shot up by 77% in the five years ending in 2020.

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Updates from Wet'suwet'en Territory

03/02/22

Author:

First Nations leaders

The Struggle against the Coastal GasLink Pipeline and for Indigenous sovereignty on Wet'suwet'en territory continues despite the pressures from the RCMP and industry, and an ongoing pandemic.

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Environment Canada warned port expansion puts shorebirds at risk, but feds withheld final comments from review panel

01/02/22

Author:

Natasha Bulowski

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National Observer

Western sandpipers take flight in front of the Roberts Bank port. A proposed expansion to the facility would put them and other shorebirds at risk, according to Environment Canada. Photo by Jason Puddifoot

Feb. 1, 2022

A damning document from Environment Canada that warned of disastrous environmental impacts was withheld from a key stage of an environmental assessment for a proposed Metro Vancouver shipping terminal.

Scientists who authored the report say the project threatens local wildlife, particularly the western sandpiper — a species of shorebird unique to the West Coast of North America that feeds in the nutrient-rich Fraser Delta during migration.

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New Report Recommends First Nations In BC Take Immediate Control Of Mining In Their Territories

30/01/22

Author:

First Nations leaders

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UBCIC

News Release
January 27, 2022

NEW REPORT RECOMMENDS FIRST NATIONS IN BC TAKE IMMEDIATE CONTROL OF MINING IN THEIR TERRITORIES

(Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) First Nations in BC are proactively working towards re-establishing sovereignty over their territories in British Columbia, by introducing and exercising their own law-making authority to regulate and monitor mining on their own lands.

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British Columbia

Ecology/Environment

Indigenous Peoples

California redwood forest returned to Native American tribes

30/01/22

Author:

Brian Melley

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yahoo news

This undated photo provided by Save the Redwoods League shows some of the 523 acres of redwood forestland in Mendocino County, Calif., which was donated to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council for lasting protection and ongoing stewardship. The conservation group is turning over a historic redwood grove on the Northern California coast to the descendants of the original Native American inhabitants. (Max Forster/Save the Redwoods League via AP)

Mon, January 24, 2022

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The descendants of Native American tribes on the Northern California coast are reclaiming a bit of their heritage that includes ancient redwoods that have stood since their ancestors walked the land.

Save the Redwoods League planned to announce Tuesday that it is transferring more than 500 acres (202 hectares) on the Lost Coast to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council.

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Ecology/Environment

Untreated disease, violence, exposure, overdoses and car strikes are all added hazards of living on the streets

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