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Things That Go Boom

August 4, 2005 | 

Communities with a history of not controlling their destiny often wait for the next big industrial project to offset the inevitable demise of the last big industrial project. So ...

Saying “no” to coalbed methane

July 28, 2005 | 

Opposition to coalbed methane is growing wherever it is being proposed. From Alberta to New Mexico, from the Powder River in Wyoming, to Fernie, Iskut, Hat Creek, Princeton and ...

Pipeline Oil Spills in BC – an anomaly or harbinger of future?

July 27, 2005 | 

Buried in the back pages last week was a story about an oil spill from Terasen’s pipeline that contaminated creeks and land near Abbotsford. Local residents are worried about ...

Tahltan opposition growing

July 25, 2005 | 

A growing number of Tahltan want things done differently in their territory. Besieged by dozens of mining, coalbed methane, hydro, road, and railway projects, they realize that the current ...

The Hupacasath fight against privatization

July 21, 2005 | 

The BC Liberals’ latest privatization schemes for British Columbia may face another serious setback soon. After a five-day hearing, the Hupacasath First Nation awaits judgement in its BC Supreme ...

New Year brings new opportunities

July 8, 2005 | 

“2004 will be a year that will be written about in the history books,” predicts Dogwood Initiative for the coming year. The past two years of the provincial government’s ...

Site C: Is new hydro really needed?

June 29, 2005 | 

The Liberal government scaremongering continues. In response to the defeat of the Duke Point gas-fired power plant the Minister of Energy Neufeld starts blabbing about the need to renew ...

Descendants of Douglas Treaty signatories reclaim lands

June 28, 2005 | 

Telling stories is an important part of creating change. Inspirationalstories of people coming together and doing something greater thanthemselves gives others hope that they too can do great things.Luckily, ...

Shell backs down again in Sacred Headwaters

June 23, 2005 | 

Iskut First Nations, Elders and Tl’abanot’tin Clan Reject Trip to Wyoming: ThreeTahltan groups issued the following news release. It signals Shell’scoaalbed methane plans for the Sacred Headwaters are in ...