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SFU report on offshore oil & gas development concludes: keep the moratoria
A report released by SFU on May 14, 2004, concludes that the moratorium on offshore oil and gas should be maintained. The most comprehensive report released to date, this ...
Oil and gas panel walks out of Victoria hearing amid accusations of bias
Victoria, B.C. (May 13, 2004)-The federally appointed panel on oil and gas development tonight walked out of hearings in Victoria, after the panel’s Chair, Roland Priddle, was questioned by ...
Aboriginal resistance building (Part 2)
The winds have begun to blow. After a decade of attempting to sit down and negotiate resolution to the “land question,” First Nations are changing direction and adopting more ...
Where have all our leaders gone?
In this era of spin doctors, corporate media conglomerates, focus groups and incessant polling, we seldom hear politicians speak the truth. Political statements are usually restricted to what the ...
Fernie calls for IJC assessment, and includes Elk River
Fernie council continues to take bold steps to assert the interest of the community it represents, with respect to coalbed methane development. The rest of the province, and other ...
Dogwood Quiz #1: Who wrote this?
Folks, we haven’t done this before at Dogwood Initiative. From time to time we’re going to post a little quiz. And you can win something: your name on our ...
Call for CBM halt in BC comes from U.S.A.
Proposals for coal and coalbed methane development in the Flathead River watershed in south eastern British Columbia, are resulting in calls for a halt from Montana. In a resolution ...
Canadian diplomacy, corporate style
Corporate Canada received a boost earlier this week when Paul Martin announced that an advocacy secretariat will be established at the Washington D.C embassy to lobby the U.S. Congress. ...
"Attract our interest" says EnCana’s Gwyn Morgan
EnCana’s CEO Gwyn Morgan issued a call to Gordon Campbell that his giveaway government probably won’t refuse. Talking about investing in offshore exploration, Morgan said, “We really think that ...
