The controversial Red Chris mine will go ahead. The Red Chris mine is exempt from the recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada which says that the federal government requires environmental studies on mining projects.
The question is, what about the other projects in the area known as the Sacred Headwaters? This area is at [...]
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If you enjoy playing golf but feel guilty about all the herbicides and pesticides that they put on the golf course, look for golf courses that have the designation ACSP or GEO.
Audubon International and Golf Environment Organisation both have certification programs that promote more nature friendly design, water use and conservation, healthy turf and energy [...]
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The Mackenzie Gas Pipeline project has been given a stamp of approval by the Joint Review Panel. The plan is to drill for natural gas at the delta where the Mackenzie River, the longest river in North America, drains into the Arctic Ocean. This area is a huge estuary that provides vital habitat for migrating [...]
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It’s hard to believe, but over 100 million years ago there was an inland sea in Alberta. Streams flowed into the inland sea bringing with them sand and mud. Over millions of years, the sediments were covered by other sediments and compacted. It is believed the oil came from the southern portion of the Alberta [...]
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Consider when you turn to Google or some other search engine and enter in something – your computer is getting that information from a server somewhere …out there… on a server farm. Yes, that’s right, a wide open area in some building somewhere is a collection of servers all running feverishly.
The North Carolina Sierra Club [...]
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Last Spring, someone from the Canadian Environmental Agency typed out a memo addressed to the top level of the Canadian government, urging a public inquiry into the proposed Enridge Gateway project. I believe that this memo should be out there for us all to read, especially considering that the Port of Kitimat is privately operated [...]
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PetroChina and Korea National Oil Corporation are the main supporters of the plan by Enbridge to build a pipeline to carry crude oil (bitumen) from the Tar Sands in Alberta to Kitimat where it will be shipped to Asia. Kitimat is located at the base of one of Canada’s longest fjords, the Douglas Channel.
Last week [...]
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Recently, the British Columbia Utilities Commission announced that one of BC Hydro’s prime sources of electricity can no longer operate.
Burrard Thermal is located near Port Moody, BC on the Burrard Inlet and has been providing power to the Vancouver area for the last 50 years using natural gas. Some organizations say that this operation produces [...]
Miller Creek, just north of Pemberton, BC was once home to rare harlequin ducks and tailed frogs, before being taken over by EPCOR Utilties. During construction of their power project on the river, there were several environmental issues, including an oil spill and complete removal of the water in the creek resulting in fish kills.
EPCOR, [...]
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In 2002, the provincial government of British Columbia decided to de-regulate electricity production. Since that time, there has been a huge run on the rivers (no pun intended) with General Electric leading the way. Unfortunately, local authorities and municipalities have no say in what rivers are saved, thanks to Bill 30.
Although there has been a [...]
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