Ecology/Environment

Cullen taking RCMP to task over handling of Coastal GasLink pipeline protesters

08/12/21
Author: 
Vaughn Palmer
Link: 
Vancouver Sun
Supporters of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and who oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline set up a support station at kilometre 39, just outside of Gidimt'en checkpoint near Houston B.C., on Wednesday January 8, 2020. PHOTO BY JASON FRANSON /THE CANADIAN PRESS

Dec 6, 2021 *
 “I have seen a disturbing video in which two young residents in my constituency were arrested with undue force." — Stikine MLA Nathan Cullen

VICTORIA — Cabinet Minister Nathan Cullen is challenging the RCMP over its handling of protests at the Coastal GasLink pipeline, claiming police used “undue force” in arresting two of his constituents.

“I am writing today as a resident and MLA for Stikine regarding enforcement behaviour by RCMP in furtherance of a court order in my region,” wrote Cullen in a letter Friday to RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki.

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On Fossil Fuel Subsidies, the Facts Matter

08/12/21
Author: 
Sonia Furstenau
Link: 
The Tyee
LNG Canada’s marine terminal under construction. Photo via LNG Canada.

Dec. 3, 2021

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Paying for preparedness: Climate change role-play has become a reality

07/12/21
Author: 
John Morales
Link: 
National Observer
three dice - This is not a game. Regarding climate change, that much is abundantly clear. The often overwhelming impacts of extreme weather driven by the changing climate have hit hard in North America and beyond. Photo by Moshe Harosh / Pixabay

December 6th 2021

This story was originally published by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

This is not a game.

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Coastal GasLink failed to fix nearly 2 dozen environmental violations along pipeline route, B.C. officials say

07/12/21
Author: 
Betsy Trumpener
Link: 
CBC News

Dec. 6, 2021

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B.C. Fails to Meet Indigenous Consent Standard for Mining — New Report

07/12/21
Author: 
BC Mining Law Reform
Photo: Tŝilhqot’in Nation’s Dasiqox Tribal Park (Fish Lake) © RavenTrust

Dec. 7, 2021

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Rain to replace snow in the Arctic as climate heats, study finds

06/12/21
Author: 
Damian Carrington
Link: 
The Guardian
The sun sets as rain falls beyond floating ice and icebergs in Disko Bay, Greenland. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Nov. 30, 2021

Climate models show switch will happen decades faster than previously thought, with ‘profound’ implications

Rain will replace snow as the Arctic’s most common precipitation as the climate crisis heats up the planet’s northern ice cap, according to research.

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Callout for support as solidarity actions continue - Wet'suwet'en

06/12/21
Author: 
First Nations leaders
Anishnawbe Land Defender Vanessa Gray from Aamjiwnaang First Nation has been targeted and stalked at her home by Toronto Police Services. She has been charged in connection to an action in Toronto attended by hundreds of people on November 21st in response to the violent raid in Wet’suwet’en territories.

 

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Scotland is on the global frontlines of The Great Net-Zero Land Grab

05/12/21
Author: 
Laurie Macfarlane
Link: 
Open Democracy
The rural land market in Scotland is booming and analysts expect demand to continue rising | Loop Images Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo

Nov. 26, 2021

As investors look to profit from the carbon-offset gold rush, demand for land is soaring. But letting Big Finance restore nature may come at a cost

How will COP26 be remembered by future historians? Whether it is regarded as a global triumph or a disastrous failure, one thing is clear: the conference will go down in history as the moment the global economy officially entered the Age of Net Zero.

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Canada’s Supreme Court recognizes Wet’suwet’en law. So how is Coastal GasLink moving ahead?

03/12/21
Author: 
John Woodside
Link: 
National Observer
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs — from left, Rob Alfred, John Ridsdale and Antoinette Austin — who oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline take part in a rally in Smithers, B.C., on Jan. 10, 2020. File photo by Jason Franson / The Canadian Press

Dec. 2, 2021

The crisis unfolding on Wet’suwet’en territory went from simmer to boil in recent weeks, and those on the ground say the fight against the Coastal GasLink project is far from over.

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Hundreds of academics condemn RCMP, governments over Coastal GasLink crisis in open letter

03/12/21
Author: 
John Woodside
Link: 
National Observer
Protesters gather in Vancouver on Jan. 8, 2019, to show solidarity with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs opposing the Coastal GasLink pipeline. File photo by Michael Ruffolo

Dec. 2, 2021

Hundreds of academics have signed an open letter calling for government intervention in the wake of RCMP enforcement of an injunction granted to Coastal GasLink to build a pipeline through unceded Wet’suwet’en territory.

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