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Vancouver beach virtually destroyed by oil tanker spill with innovative technology stunt

November 12, 2014 | 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 12, 2014 Vancouver beach virtually destroyed by oil tanker spill with innovative technology stunt VANCOUVER – Citizen group Dogwood Initiative illustrated the catastrophic damage an ...

Energy executive blasts Kinder Morgan review as “fraudulent,” quits

November 2, 2014 | 

Marc Eliesen has withdrawn as an intervenor in the federal government’s review of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline and oil tanker expansion project, detailing his reasons for quitting in ...

Democracy in action – Esquimalt

“Democracy in action” captured the scene this week at a lively all-candidates meeting in Esquimalt. It was standing room only as 14 candidates vied for the votes of more ...

Testing the Waters in Fort St. John

As much as we are buoyed up by our successes during these early months of the Let BC Vote campaign, many of us would admit to a lingering doubt ...

Port Approves New Coal Port Despite Overwhelming Opposition

Today British Columbia’s largest nonpartisan democracy group called on local and provincial officials to stand up for B.C. after Port Metro Vancouver approved a permit for Fraser Surrey Docks ...

Dogwood Initiative reacts to Oregon coal port denial

August 18, 2014 | 

August 18, 2014 – Communities and advocates across Oregon are celebrating a huge victory today as the Department of State Lands rejected an application from Ambre Energy to build ...

"Not our jurisdiction"

July 25, 2014 | 

For a hot week of prime vacation time, July 14-21 was abnormally busy in the riding of Comox Valley as local residents joined organizers from Dogwood and LeadNow for ...

Summer in B.C.: rockstars, roughnecks, rights and title

Kai Nagata, Energy & Democracy Director: How can you tell a campaign is starting to pick up serious momentum? I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to notice ...

Time for Clark to make good on her Enbridge election promise

June 17, 2014 | 

Vancouver, June 17 2014 – British Columbia’s largest nonpartisan democracy group today called on Premier Christy Clark to hold fast to her election promise and stand up for British ...