Posts from ‘Campaigns’ - Page 77

University of Victoria green-washes aboriginal problems for energy companies

July 24, 2006 | 

  The University of Victoria is sacrificing its progressive reputation for funding from two energy corporations who are seeking to green-wash their corporate brand against concerns raised by First ...

Government’s latest trick: The disappearing offshore tanker moratorium

July 5, 2006 | 

Becoming Prime Minister of Canada gives one a lot of power, but I didn’t know it could turn a somewhat bookish policy wonk like StephenHarper into one of the ...

Shell renews threat to Stikine, Skeena Sacred Headwaters

January 16, 2006 | 

It looks like the Tahltan’s ongoing battle to protect theSacred Headwaters of the Stikine, Skeena and Nass watersheds is about to heat up again. Despite ongoing Tahltan opposition to ...

Site C – The Dam of Self Sufficiency?

December 15, 2005 | 

Rumours about a revamped Site C proposal seem like a deja-vu. BC Hydro is once again trying to pave the pathway for the controversial Site C hydroelectric dam up ...

The Tar Sands – the Elephant In Canada’s Energy Future

December 5, 2005 | 

It will be interesting as the federal election campaign unravels how the major parties deal with the elephant in Canada’s energy future-the tar sands. Politicians and oil industry executives ...

A Tahltan Responds

October 3, 2005 | 

The letter below was submitted to the Vancouver Sun by Beverly Slater (a Tahltan band member and law student at Univ. of Victoria) in response to an Op-ed by ...

13 Tahltan arrested for protecting Sacred Headwaters

September 16, 2005 | 

In a massive display of opposition to unsustainable development and unaccountable government, 13 Tahltan were arrested peacefully this afternoon. After a moving ceremony witnessed by 100 supporters, including 15 ...

Shell—green wash or hog wash?

August 24, 2005 | 

With Shell Canada markingthe fifteenth year of their Environment Fund, are the environmental organizations accepting donations from them making the same mistake as the leading arthritis charities that are ...

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 ...