British Columbia

03/07/24
Author: 
Janelle Lapointe
David Eby, Pierre Poilievre

Jun. 28, 2024

The rise of “natural gas” as a form of reconciliation is a strategy of the fossil fuel industry to maintain their grip on our energy systems and profit off Indigenous lands.

Sitting alongside Indigenous leaders with a Canadian flag draped behind him, Pierre Poilievre began his announcement. 

“For hundreds of years, First Nations have suffered under a broken system that gives power over their lives to a far away government in Ottawa that decides for them,” he said.

29/06/24
Author: 
Matt Simmons (Local Journalism Initiative Reporter) and Mike De Souza
B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma has asked a provincial lobbying watchdog to look into claims of improper lobbying following leaked recording of internal TC Energy corporate presentations. Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal. Niki Sharma photo: Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press. David Eby photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal

Jun. 26, 2024

B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma has asked a provincial watchdog to look into a series of bold claims about how an executive at a Canadian oil and gas giant — and former BC NDP political staffer — claimed the company had leveraged political connections to persuade the provincial government to significantly weaken its environmental policies.

26/06/24
Author: 
Amanda Follett Hosgood
Following an investigation, Ad Standards Canada described claims that BC LNG would reduce global emissions as ‘greenwashing.’ The interim decision is being appealed. Photo by Ed Wiebe.

Jun. 26, 2024

Canadian politicians, climate researchers and the UN are among those calling for laws against LNG greenwashing.

25/06/24
Author: 
Andrew Nikiforuk
Extraction at a huge cost: a drilling pad in the Montney basin. Photo via Canadian Energy Centre.

Jun. 25, 2024

A new report by expert David Hughes warns the Montney methane rush will slam water, habitat and Canada’s energy security.

17/06/24
Author: 
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
The proposed Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project pipeline will cut east to west across roughly 900 kilometers of northern B.C. Photo by Jason Drury/Flickr

Jun. 14, 2024

B.C.'s energy regulator has created a legal loophole that is facilitating a "last-ditch" effort to build a liquefied natural gas pipeline in northern B.C.

04/06/24
Author: 
Amanda Follett Hosgood
Claims made about LNG in wraparound ads that ran in major daily newspapers, including the Victoria Times Colonist, could not be substantiated by Ad Standards Canada, a leaked document reveals. Ads from the Times Colonist. Collage by The Tyee.

May 31, 2024

A regulating body found claims were misleading, but won’t be making its final ruling public.

23/05/24
Author: 
Crawford Kilian
The Capilano reservoir in North Vancouver is contained by the Cleveland Dam. Despite appearances of plentiful water supply, journalist Tim Smedley warns many places in the world are headed for extreme scarcity. Photo via Shutterstock.

May 23, 2024

Tim Smedley’s new book documents the growing global crisis and ways to stave off the worst.

23/05/24
Author: 
Cloe Logan
Agricultural workers are affected by heat, and advocates say stronger regulations are needed to protect them. Photo by Ny Menghor via Unsplash

May 22, 2024

During an August heatwave in British Columbia last year, Ryan was in a mobile kitchen hovering over excruciatingly hot open flames, a deep fryer and a steel grill plate. He remembers the thermometer inside his work area hitting 50 C.

 

21/05/24
Author: 
Reuters - Arathy Somasekhar in Houston, Florence Tan in Singapore; Editing by Marguerita Choy
FILE PHOTO: Westridge Marine Terminal, the terminus of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby

May 20, 2024

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Crude oil tanker Dubai Angel on Monday moored at the Westridge Marine Terminal in Vancouver, preparing to load the first cargo of crude oil from the recently expanded Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX), ship tracking data showed.

Chartered by Canadian oil producer Suncor Energy, the Marshall Islands-flagged vessel was expected to load about 550,000 barrels of Access Western Blend (AWB) for delivery to China, ship tracking data on Kpler showed.

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