Environmental Groups

Will Sea Lions Slow the Construction of Woodfibre LNG? (Or Will Project Conditions Be Relaxed?)

13/12/22

Author:

Natasha Bulowski

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The Tyee

Steller sea lions, such as the one pictured here eating a salmon, often frequent the Howe Sound and would interrupt construction of the Woodfibre LNG project unless changes are made to the project conditions, the company says. Photo via Shutterstock.

Dec. 13, 2022

The company says the animals’ ‘ubiquitous presence’ will cause ‘regular and prolonged full project shutdowns.’

Construction on the Woodfibre LNG project in Squamish is set to take off in 2023, but the “curious and gregarious” nature of sea lions could make the construction “neither technically nor economically feasible.”

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Premier Eby must choose: climate commitments or fossil fuels

02/12/22

Author:

Stewart Phillip, Peter McCartney, Seth Klein, Tracey Saxby, Alexandra Woodsworth, Kiki Wood, Jens Wieting

Link:

The Vancouver Sun

LNG Canada site construction activities in Kitimat in September. jpg

Website editor: Indigenous leader and many prominent BC environmental non-governmental organizations speaking together here. Good to see.

Dec. 2, 2022

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The Dirty Dozen: ‘Carbon bombs’ threaten to blow up Canada’s climate commitments

23/11/22

Author:

Nicholas Gottlieb, graphics by Elysse Deveaux

Link:

Ricochet Media

The Dirty Dozen: ‘Carbon bombs’ threaten to blow up Canada’s climate commitments

Website Editor: A great summary of Canada's fossil fuels situation and politics in this article.

Nov. 22, 2022

Canada wants to be the last country producing fossil fuels, even if it kills us

COP27 is over. The UN summit took one big step forward on climate justice with the creation of a loss and damage fund for the most impacted nations, while taking two enormous steps backwards by failing to call for a phaseout of all fossil fuels.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Delayed NDP Promise Boosts BC Extinctions

22/11/22

Author:

Ainslie Cruickshank

Link:

The Narwhal

When born, fisher are blind, deaf and only partially covered with fine hair. In B.C., they're categorized as "red," which is reserved for "any species or ecosystem that is at risk of being lost," according to the province. Photo: Shutterstock

Nov. 10, 2022

The B.C. NDP campaigned on protecting species at risk. Years later, the province still doesn’t have stand-alone species at risk legislation

‘Huge legal gaps’ are driving B.C. species to extinction, conservation groups say

More than five years ago, during an election campaign that saw the B.C. New Democrats form government, the party committed to enact a stand-alone law to protect species at risk of extinction.

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Environment minister says emissions cap on oil and gas coming by end of 2023

19/11/22

Author:

Mia Rabson

Link:

National Observer

Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault is seen during a news conference in Ottawa, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Nov. 15, 2022

A cap on greenhouse gas emissions from Canada's oil and gas sector will be ready by the end of next year, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Monday.

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Who Holds Up Half the Earth? - Book Review of 'Half-Earth Socialism'

14/11/22

Author:

Alex James and Neil Johnson

Link:

Cosmonaut

Promotional graphic for ‘Half-Earth Socialism.’

Though the text being reviewed here is being negatively evaluated, I find it useful to see the list of categories being used by the reviewers. Not being much of a consumer of theoretical and scholastic writings, I had no such list before reading this. Perhaps others might find this useful. Gene McGuckin

Oct. 28, 2022

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After Ontario’s labour resurgence, is it time for a general strike for climate?

14/11/22

Author:

Luke Ottenhof

Link:

National Observer

CUPE Ontario members and supporters wave signs and flags as they demonstrate outside the Queen's Park legislative building in Toronto on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Nov. 14, 2022

When the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and its labour allies seemed to be moving toward a general strike, Premier Doug Ford jumped to beat the news.

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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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The Oligarch’s Oligarch - Sunak’s Britain is already broken. We need more than a general election to fix it

31/10/22

Author:

George Monbiot

Link:

The Guardian

Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion join Enough Is Enough protesters on a march through central London, 1 October. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Website editor: the second short video below is worth watching - "Heating and eating: can cost of living and climate protesters join forces?"

Oct. 26, 2022

As the crackdown on our freedoms intensifies, the list of our national ailments seems endless. But there’s one issue that can prise things open

Before we decide what needs to change, let’s take stock of what we have lost. I want to begin with what happened last week. I don’t mean the resignation of the prime minister. This is more important.

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