Fisheries

Tensions rise as Coastal GasLink blasts beside a creek near a Wet’suwet’en camp

04/11/22

Author:

Matt Simmons

Link:

The Narwhal

Nov. 2, 2022

Questions and concerns about salmon, steelhead and the health of the river remain unaddressed as TC Energy continues construction of its gas pipeline

At first, she didn’t know what was going on and her demands for answers just garnered the same response, she said: you’re in contempt of the injunction and subject to arrest. The standoff — in wet, cold conditions — went on for hours, according to Morris. At one point, she was walking towards her car when she said she felt something under her feet.

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A deeper dive into the marine protected network plan on Canada’s West Coast

04/11/22

Author:

Rochelle Baker

It's not clear what conservation measures are being proposed for the marine protected area network planned for Canada's West Coast, says Kate MacMillan of Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s B.C. chapter. Photo courtesy CPAWS BC

". . . the lack of information on specific protection measures for the BC Northern Shelf MPA Network means the blueprint to preserve sensitive ocean ecosystems risks becoming a string of “paper parks” — legally designated areas that don’t actually have effective conservation or stewardship measures."

Nov. 4, 2022

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Do you trust Coastal GasLink to protect our environment?

27/10/22

Author:

Amanda Follett Hosgood

Link:

The Tyee

The Anzac River used to run clear, according to an environmental group. But this 2020 photo shows sedimentation following logging in the area. The group fears work on the Coastal GasLink pipeline could make things worse. Photo from Conservation North.

Oct. 27, 2022

Confusion Swirls Around CGL’s Environmental Risks

BC ordered Coastal GasLink to ‘cease’ variations from approved work plans. The company insists it hasn’t broken any rules.

Coastal GasLink maintains it’s not in violation of a compliance agreement it signed with the province aimed at reducing watershed damage along its pipeline route.

But the B.C. government ordered it to “cease” activities that violate the agreement on Oct. 14.

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BC Is Prioritizing Coastal GasLink’s Interests Over the Public’s

25/10/22

Author:

Sonia Furstenau

Link:

The Tyee

Oct. 25, 2022

Given the company’s environmental record, the government should stop work on the pipeline rather than subsiziding it.

As Coastal GasLink drills under the Wedzin Kwa (Morice River), I have been reflecting on my visit to Wet’suwet’en territory this summer. My colleague, Green MLA Adam Olsen, and I had the great honour of being invited to the territory as guests and witnesses.

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Seaweed Farming -- Climate Solution or Risky Profiteering Scam?

06/10/22

Author:

Holly Dressel

Link:

The Breach

Oct 6 2022

In seaweed, climate capitalists see green

A boom in seaweed farming is being sold globally as a climate solution, but some Indigenous nations and local harvesters are sounding an alarm

In the inlets between Vancouver Island and the archipelago of the Georgia Strait, floats one of the largest seaweed farms in North America.

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BC’s Wild West World of Insider Lobbyists

26/09/22

Author:

Donald Gutstein

Link:

The Tyee

David Eby will get a second chance to fix BC’s broken lobbying registry requirements if he becomes leader. Photo via BC government.

Sept. 20, 2022

As the likely new premier, David Eby will have a golden opportunity to curb the influence of insiders. Here’s why he probably won’t.

When David Eby takes over as the leader of the BC NDP and becomes premier later this year, as he almost certainly will, one item he likely won’t be revisiting is lobbyist registration.

He should.

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N.L. offers to give ExxonMobil $80M back if it invests in offshore oil

19/09/22

Author:

John Woodside

Link:

National Observer

Newfoundland and Labrador is preparing to give ExxonMobil up to $80 million of public money to entice the energy giant to further invest in its offshore oil industry. Photo by Justin/Unsplash

Sept. 19, 2022

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An intense marine heat wave is setting ocean temperature records in the North Atlantic

10/09/22

Author:

Denise Chow

Link:

NBC News

An early rising sport fisherman motors over calm seas on his way to striped bass fishing grounds off the coast of Kennebunkport, Maine, on July 7.Robert F. Bukaty / AP

Sept. 7, 2022, 9:00 AM PDT

As climate change causes the pace of warming to accelerate, scientists are concerned about the potential consequences for marine ecosystems, sea-level rise and extreme weather.

It's not just land seeing record heat waves.

Ocean waters in the Northern Hemisphere have been unusually warm in recent weeks, with parts of the North Atlantic and northern Pacific undergoing particularly intense marine heat waves.

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Governments squander ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to protect high seas, Greenpeace says

03/09/22

Author:

Natasha Bulowski

Link:

National Observer

Greenpeace USA activists project messages calling for ocean protection onto New York's public library. Photo © POW / Greenpeace

Aug. 29, 2022

Two weeks of United Nations negotiations for a high seas treaty have ended in failure, with wealthy countries slowing down the process and Russia acting as "a key blocker" in the discussions, says Greenpeace.

This will jeopardize ambitions to protect 30 per cent of the world’s oceans by 2030, according to a press release from the environmental non-profit.

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MPs raise concerns over pipeline construction obstructing salmon run

15/08/22

Author:

Natasha Bulowski

Link:

National Observer

A dead salmon is photographed in the Coquihalla River near a Trans Mountain worksite. Photo by Kate Tairyan

Aug. 12, 2022

Four B.C. MPs are urging the federal government to halt the construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline and expansion project at least until salmon have finished spawning. The call comes after environmental group Protect the Planet documented salmon dying near a Trans Mountain worksite in Hope, B.C., last week.

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Fisheries

Questions and concerns about salmon, steelhead and the health of the river remain unaddressed as TC Energy continues construction of its gas pipeline

Confusion Swirls Around CGL’s Environmental Risks

BC ordered Coastal GasLink to ‘cease’ variations from approved work plans. The company insists it hasn’t broken any rules.

Given the company’s environmental record, the government should stop work on the pipeline rather than subsiziding it.

In seaweed, climate capitalists see green

A boom in seaweed farming is being sold globally as a climate solution, but some Indigenous nations and local harvesters are sounding an alarm

As the likely new premier, David Eby will have a golden opportunity to curb the influence of insiders. Here’s why he probably won’t.

As climate change causes the pace of warming to accelerate, scientists are concerned about the potential consequences for marine ecosystems, sea-level rise and extreme weather.

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