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The embarrassing record of Oil & Gas in BC
There is no one guarding BC’s oil and gas henhouse as the wolves havetheir way with the hens and eggs. That is the only conclusion to bereached by any ...
Tahltan moratorium heats up the northwest
“We declare a complete moratorium on resource development in our territory.” These words, in a statement issued by the Elders of the Tahltan Nation last week, have sparked controversy ...
Rock-bottom timber prices to go even lower?
You may have noticed a news story last week saying that the governmentis planning to change its logging rules in the northwest to, basically,reduce the price it charges companies ...
Port Alice redux?
Months after the Port Alice community was dealt a devastating blow bygovernment deregulation and slippery corporate shysters, the RCMPannounced its recommendation that seven criminal charges,including fraud and misappropriation of ...
The scoop on Brascan — Weyerhaeuser
My phone hasn’t stopped ringing since the announcement of the Brascan’s proposal to take over Weyerhaeuser’s coastal operations. First Nations and community activists from Port Alberni, Bamfield, Ucluelet, Haida ...
Slush fund drowns alternative energy in BC budget 2005
Let’s hope that on May 17, British Columbians remember the previous four years of pain, layoffs, government cuts, unfettered resource exploitation, gutting of community economies, and pandering to corporate ...
Alternative energy in 2005 budget
Are the Liberals serious about alternative energy in their Throne Speech promises about an Alternative Energy and Power Task Force? You be the judge: In the Budget, Alternative Energy ...
BC's 2005 Throne Speech
After the opening prayer of the 2005 Throne Speech (“We ask, oh Lord, for you to endow with wisdom the Premier of this magnificent province. We beseech this also ...
bc4sale.org – helping you stop privatization
The perils of privatization have long been at the core of Dogwood Initiative’s work. The organization was formed to help communities gain more control of their lands, to manage ...