Posts from ‘Retired Campaigns’ - Page 8

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 ...

Tahltan moratorium heats up the northwest

March 7, 2005 | 

“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 ...

Slush fund drowns alternative energy in BC budget 2005

February 16, 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

February 16, 2005 | 

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 ...

bc4sale.org – helping you stop privatization

February 5, 2005 | 

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 ...