Forestry

B.C. auditor general flags flaws in forest carbon accounting

19/03/25

Author:

Rochelle Baker

Link:

National Observer

Acting Auditor General Sheila Dodd's released a report Tuesday that finds the methods the ministry of forestry uses to account for carbon aren't consistent or transparent. Photo submitted.

Mar. 19, 2025

British Columbia’s carbon-accounting process to help make forestry decisions isn’t consistent or transparent, a new report by the province’s auditor general indicates.

The B.C. Forests Ministry uses carbon projections to help determine how management decisions could affect the amount of planet-warming carbon emissions the province's forests store and release into the atmosphere.

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British Columbia

Ecosystem Protection Took a Hit in BC’s 2025 Budget

17/03/25

Author:

Zoë Yunker

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$BC’s budget documents show the province anticipates a 60 per cent revenue jump from gas, thanks to rising prices and an 11 per cent increase in fracking due to demand from LNG Canada’s anticipated start this year. Photo via LNG Canada.$

Mar. 11, 2025

As resource extraction intensifies, environmental assessments have been cut, says advocate.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

British Columbia

Ecology/Environment

Budget raises questions among environmentalists, B.C. Greens

08/03/25

Author:

Wolf Depner

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B.C. Green Rob Botterell, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, speaks to media on March 5, 2025.(Wolf Depner/Black Press Media)

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British Columbia

Ecology/Environment

Environmental Groups

Oil - Pipelines

Confronting The Climate Emergency - An Urgent Call To The BC Government

02/03/25

Author:

BC Climate Emergency Campaign and Allies

Link:

BC Climate Emergency Campaign

Cover - BCCEC Progress Report 2024

February 2025

The third annual report evaluating the BC government on its progress implementing the 10 urgent actions of the BC Climate Emergency Campaign.

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[Top: Report Cover.]

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Brandi Morin in Ecuador Part 2: Indigenous resistance to a made-in-Canada mine

15/02/25

Author:

Brandi Morin

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A highway blockade organized by Indigenous Kitchwa land defenders and allies, including CONAIE, protesting unwanted development and human rights violations by the Ecuadorian government. Photo: Ian Willms

Feb. 13, 2025

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Ecology/Environment

Indigenous Peoples

Oil - Pipelines

Protest - Revolt

B.C. failing on climate, 600 advocacy groups say - BC Climate Emergency Campaign's third annual progress report

15/01/25

Author:

Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

Link:

National Observer

Efforts to electrify B.C., including by transitioning more buildings in the province to electric heat sources like heat pumps, are not enough to tackle the climate crisis, a group of over 600 advocacy organizations say. Photo by Jimmy Jeong/National Observer

Jan. 15, 2025

British Columbia’s support for the LNG industry is undermining the province’s climate efforts, says a coalition of over 600 advocacy groups.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

British Columbia

Ecology/Environment

Indigenous Peoples

Oil - Pipelines

A Reality Check on Our ‘Energy Transition’

02/01/25

Author:

Andrew Nikiforuk

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French energy historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz calls promises of a green energy transition ‘a delaying tactic’ against ‘decreasing energy use.’ Screenshot via Club 44.

Jan. 2, 2025

To our peril, there’s been no green revolution. Just green addition to rising fossil fuel use.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Oil - Pipelines

The Imaginary BC Climate Mandate Letter We Wish to See

20/12/24

Author:

Emiko Newman, Kai Nagata, Tracey Saxby and Melissa Lem

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What would you include in a mandate letter about tackling climate change? Members of the BC Climate Emergency Campaign penned one to cabinet ministers in the voice of David Eby. Photo for the Tyee by Christopher Cheung.

Dec. 20. 2024

For cabinet ministers facing a confluence of crises, a mock letter from the frontlines of the climate emergency.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

British Columbia

Ecology/Environment

Green New Deal/LEAP

Indigenous Peoples

Labour - Unions

Oil - Pipelines

Six Things to Know about Rustad’s Chat with Jordan Peterson

05/09/24

Author:

Jen St. Denis

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Jordan Peterson interviews BC Conservative Leader John Rustad. The interview was published on YouTube Monday. Screenshot via YouTube.

Sept. 5, 2024

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British Columbia

Indigenous Peoples

Protest - Revolt

BCNDP's Secretive Plan to Suppress Protests

31/08/24

Author:

Amanda Follett Hosgood

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The Civil Disobedience Work Plan was meant to result in a ‘new model’ for managing civil disobedience in BC. The government has been silent about where the process currently stands. Collage by The Tyee. Photo by Amanda Follett Hosgood.

Aug. 28, 2024

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British Columbia

Ecology/Environment

Indigenous Peoples

Protest - Revolt

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