British Columbia

17/03/25
Author: 
Zoë Yunker
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.

16/03/25
Author: 
Adam Radwanski
Building pipelines - Trade war a ‘great opportunity’ to talk about pipelines, says CNRL president

 Mar. 8, 2025

Despite the security dangers posed by U.S. President Donald Trump, there is no way a new – or resurrected – pipeline project would be completed in less than five years

Jonathan Wilkinson would like everyone to take a deep breath, when it comes to one of the biggest, costliest and riskiest ways that Canada could try to assert its energy independence in the face of Donald Trump’s threats.

16/03/25
Author: 
Primary Author: Gaye Taylor
gas burner

Mar. 13, 2025

As gas prices rise again in Ontario and British Columbia, leaving millions of Canadians at the mercy of volatile markets—and Wall Street—health and climate experts say it’s time for policymakers to break free from fossil fuels.

16/03/25
Author: 
Werner Antweiler, Simon Donner, Kathryn Harrison
Cooling towers used to dissipate heat generated when natural gas is converted into liquefied natural gas are seen under construction at the LNG Canada export terminal in Kitimat. Photo by DARRYL DYCK /THE CANADIAN PRESS

Mar. 13, 2025

The looming threat of a trade war with the U.S. has focused attention on lessening Canada’s historic dependence on trade with the our neighbours to the south.

08/03/25
Author: 
Deena Ladd
Trump

Feb. 16, 2025

‘Keep calm and buy Canadian’ will line Galen Weston’s pockets and do little else. We need emergency measures that protect everyone.

With Trump’s tariff threats, Canada is staring down a moment of extreme economic uncertainty—one that will hit workers and vulnerable communities hardest. 

It’s a moment that feels all too familiar. The early days of the global pandemic were filled with a similar overwhelming sense of urgency and solidarity. 

08/03/25
Author: 
Kai Nagata
Trump’s billionaire allies push more LNG terminals, as household bills climb

Mar. 6. 2025

Trump’s billionaire allies push more LNG terminals, as household bills climb

The cost of heating more than a million homes, farms and businesses across B.C. could soon jump again, as fossil gas prices double later this year.

That’s according to a forecast by the B.C. government included in Tuesday’s budget, which predicts a 113 per cent increase in the price of fossil gas this fiscal year.

08/03/25
Author: 
Matt Simmons (Local Journalism Initiative Reporter) and Kate Schneider
BC Energy Regulator inspectors frequently noted evidence of wildlife accessing contaminated or potentially contaminated oil and gas infrastructure, according to documents released through freedom of information legislation. Illustration: Nora Kelly / The Narwhal

Mar. 5, 2025

BC Energy Regulator inspectors gave a passing grade to an oil and gas site they said had a ‘SERIOUS deficiency’ and another that had potentially been ‘gurgling’ since 2012. Here are some of their notes

This investigation is a collaboration between The Narwhal and Investigative Journalism Foundation.

“Serious deficiency.” “Very stinky.” “Leakage.” “A hazard.”

08/03/25
Author: 
Andrew Kurjata
Premier David Eby speaks at PKM Canada Marine Terminals in North Vancouver, B.C, on Monday, Feb 3, 2025. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

Feb. 4, 2025

Premier says province must prepare for tariffs to return and start sending more exports elsewhere

B.C. Premier David Eby's office has shared a list of 18 resource projects that he says the province will be fast-tracking in order to reduce its reliance on trade with the United States.

They are a blend of energy, mining and critical mineral projects that are already on the books, but which the government says it will be working to expedite through the approval process.

06/03/25
Author: 
Nancy Olewiler Kathryn Harrison Kate Harland
B.C. consumers aren't getting the whole story about renewable natural gas, also known as biofuels. Photo by Oregon Department of Agriculture/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Mar. 6, 2025

Renewable natural gas is touted as a critical climate solution, but there are serious problems in B.C. with accountability and how emissions benefits are counted from the U.S. 

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