BC Environment & Climate Change

It’s 2021: Time to get serious about BC’s carbon emissions | Corporate Mapping Project

DON’T LET COMPASSION DROWN IN NUMBERS | by Gosia Bryja, PhD | Jan, 2021 | Medium

Refloated barge sinks again in Port McNeill, releasing diesel

New documentary about Canada’s boreal forest reveals how it’s in trouble, director says | CBC News

‘Return of the Giants:’ B.C. getting a second chance to coexist with humpback whales – Nanaimo News Bulletin

Sooke calls for ban on rat poison across B.C. – Goldstream News Gazette

http://victoriaanimalnews.com/takaya-a-system-of-bad-relations-with-bc-wolves/

http://artemiswildlife.com/bear-dens

https://www.sixmountains.ca/staggering-number-of-species-at-ris?

https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/01/11/Coastal-GasLink-Harming-Watersheds/

https://grist.org/climate/washington-oregon-and-british-columbia-failed-climate-pledges/

https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/endfracking

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/abbotsford-peregrine-1.5876609?cmp=rss

https://cleanenergycanada.org/poll-british-columbians-prefer-the-province-invest-in-clean-energy-over-lng/

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-pretending-that-energy-jobs-will-come-back-is-only-making-things-worse/

https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/video-fracking-poisons-water

https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/endfracking?sp_ref=694915542.392.213715.f.0.2

https://www.facebook.com/wildernesscommittee/videos/166219881942091

https://thenarwhal.ca/un-rebukes-canada-industrial-projects/

https://skeenawild.org/new-map-shows-dozens-of-mine-pollution-threats-in-bc/

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/big-hole-argument-ditching-fossil-fuels-kill-jobs_n_6001d297c5b62c0057bcc973

https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-clean-energy-lng-poll/

BC Energy, Mines Petroleum Resources

Alaska demands action on B.C.’s ‘lax’ mining oversight – Goldstream News Gazette

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International coalition opposing mining in Skagit Headwaters grows | Wilderness Committee

BC Hydro grants $171 million in no-bid Site C contracts: docs | The Narwhal

Province gives go-ahead to Abbotsford quarry to destroy peregrine falcon nesting ledge | CBC News

The bottom falls out of BC’s overhyped LNG gamble | Watershed Sentinel

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Reality ‘Starting to Sink In,’ Says McKibben, After European Investment Bank Chief Admits ‘Gas Is Over’ | Common Dreams News

BC Supreme Court rules Highlands quarry work can continue – Goldstream News Gazette

New Map Shows Dozens of Mine Pollution Threats in BC – SKEENAWILD CONSERVATION TRUST

Natural gas royalty credits cost B.C. $1 billion more than expected

STUDY: Birds are Linked to Happiness Levels

Babine Lake Mines Leaking Dangerous Contaminants into Salmon Habitat, Say Critics | The Tyee

Interview: the experience of Wet’suwet’en land defenders in Canada | War Resisters’ International

Pipeline construction has Chetwynd straining to house workers, doctors | Alaska Highway News

First Nation asks court to order release of Site C dam safety documents

https://lailayuile.com/2021/01/04/so-much-at-risk-if-site-c-continues-yet-i-still-dont-think-john-horgan-has-the-courage-to-stop-it/

https://www.corporatemapping.ca/carbon-emissions/

https://in-sights.ca/2021/01/07/non-standard-accounting-creates-imaginary-profits-and-hides-failure/

https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-covid-measures-work-camps/

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/01/05/opinion/bust-cleanbc-biofuel-scam

https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/01/11/Coastal-GasLink-Harming-Watersheds/

https://www.facebook.com/rollingjusticebus/photos/a.1634627923419346/2766922933523167/

https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/endfracking

https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/international-coalition-opposing-mining-skagit-headwaters-grows

https://www.bcgreens.ca/premier_admits_milburn_report_won_t_address_dam_safety_questions_public_still_left_in_the_dark

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/bc-news/horgan-now-seeking-second-and-third-opinion-on-site-c-3261719

https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/01/15/Year-Later-Complaint-RCMP-Actions-Wetsuweten-Conflict-Limbo/

https://thenarwhal.ca/un-rebukes-canada-industrial-projects/

https://energeticcity.ca/2021/01/15/70758/

https://cleanenergycanada.org/poll-british-columbians-prefer-the-province-invest-in-clean-energy-over-lng/

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-pretending-that-energy-jobs-will-come-back-is-only-making-things-worse/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/old-fort-bc-hydro-site-c-1.5879888

https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/video-fracking-poisons-water

https://theenergymix.com/2021/01/20/fossils-create-less-than-1-of-canadian-jobs-making-20-year-phaseout-very-feasible-study-concludes/

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/big-hole-argument-ditching-fossil-fuels-kill-jobs_n_6001d297c5b62c0057bcc973

https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-clean-energy-lng-poll/

https://www.focusonvictoria.ca/issue-analysis/48/

BC Forests, Lands & Natural Resources

A System of Bad Relations with BC wolves – Victoria Animal News

The saga over B.C.’s oldest, biggest trees set for a turning point in 2021 | CBC News

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Conservation of Bear Dens in Coastal BC

Proposed logging poses extreme risks to local watershed – Shuswap Passion

(1) Forest March BC – Posts | Facebook

Forestry Watchdog Calls for Review of Old-Growth Logging Practices in BC’s North | The Tyee

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Stop the Spray BC – Posts | Facebook

Biodiversity regulations outdated: Forest Practices Board – BC News – Castanet.net

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B.C. forestry watchdog wants review of old-growth logging | The Narwhal

(1) Kwakiutl Nations calling for a ban on logging on Douglas Treaty land | Watch News Videos Online

Rethinking British Columbia’s resource exploitation – Adam Olsen. MLA for Saanich North and the Islands

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LETTER: Old growth forests are worth more standing than they are logged – Revelstoke Review

Staggering number of species at risk in | Six Mountains

Wild Times: Extinction Brewing – Watershed Sentinel

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‘Carbon-neutrality is a fairy tale’: how the race for renewables is burning Europe’s forests | World news | The Guardian

Forest Renewal Assessment Manual

Forestry watchdog misses faulty math, earns praise for call to modernize biodiversity laws | The Star

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BC Greens’ Sonia Furstenau and Adam Olsen on Old-Growth Protection – Global Green News

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Lungs of Howe Sound (Trailer) – YouTube

Auditor General report finds service roads lacking critical maintenance

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South Island Resistance | Wilderness Committee

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Opinion: B.C.’s Coastal Douglas-fir forests need protection now | Vancouver Sun

https://gbryja.medium.com/dont-let-compassion-drown-in-numbers-30fd6ecffc58

https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/SaveOldGrowth

https://www.facebook.com/wildwoodecoforest/photos/a.613828968717012/3134321353334415/

https://www.stand.earth/latest/forest-conservation/primary-forests/old-growth-forests-bc-remain-chopping-block

BC Indigenous Relations

Wet’suwet’en Ts’ako ze’ and healthcare workers call to close work camps

Family furious after elderly Indigenous man released from a Quebec hospital wearing only a gown | CTV News

A Year Later, Complaint about RCMP Actions During Wet’suwet’en Conflict in Limbo | The Tyee

B.C.’s COVID rules for industrial sites too little, too late, critics say | Prince George Citizen

‘We’re still in it’: Wet’suwet’en push forward on rights recognition | Vancouver Sun

Racism alleged after woman in labour turned away from Kitimat, B.C. emergency room | CTV News

Indigenous woman who delivered stillborn baby turned away from B.C. hospital: uncle

Dix says review launched after stillbirth leads to allegations of racism at Kitimat hospital – Goldstream News Gazette

https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-covid-measures-work-camps/

https://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/10307334-indigenous-land-defenders-block-dam-project-in-burleigh-falls-over-lack-of-consultation/

https://thenarwhal.ca/un-rebukes-canada-industrial-projects/

https://globalgreen.news/bc-greens-sonia-furstenau-and-adam-olsen-on-old-growth-protection/

https://energeticcity.ca/2021/01/15/70758/

https://www.facebook.com/BCGreens/photos/a.10151864132495215/10164818823545215/

https://cultmtl.com/2020/12/montreal-musicians-artists-stand-with-wetsuweten-nation-climate-justice-open-letter/

https://thenarwhal.ca/un-rebukes-canada-industrial-projects/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/4adbgn/a-police-intervention-program-in-canada-is-targeting-minors-and-indigenous-women

https://wri-irg.org/en/story/2021/interview-experience-wetsuweten-land-defenders-canada

https://thenarwhal.ca/site-c-dam-west-moberly-documents-courts/

 

BC Agriculture, Food and Fisheries

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https://adamolsen.ca/2021/01/rethinking-british-columbias-resource-exploitation/

https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/01/11/Coastal-GasLink-Harming-Watersheds/

 

British Columbia & Premier

Globe editorial: The Site C dam has been a disaster in the making for decades. Should B.C. pull the plug? – The Globe and Mail

So much at risk if Site C continues… yet I still don’t think John Horgan has the courage to stop it. Where does this leave residents downstream? – Westcoast Views with Laila Yuile: Politics & Life in British Columbia

Non-standard accounting creates imaginary profits and hides failure – In-Sights

A guide to COVID measures at LNG Canada, Site C | The Narwhal

Bust CleanBC’s biofuel scam | National Observer

“There are political penalties for overreacting, but fatal consequences for underacting. For overconfident leaders, the true enemy may not be the virus, but their own hubris…” – Westcoast Views with Laila Yuile: Politics & Life in British Columbia

Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia pledged to slash emissions. They failed.

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$5,000 Reward Offered for Info on ‘TRUMP’ Writing on Florida Manatee’s Back – Center for Biological Diversity

Time to end fracking in British Columbia | Wilderness Committee

Premier admits Milburn report won’t address dam safety questions; public still left in the dark – BC Green Party

Site C dam problems trigger two expert reviews: Horgan | The Narwhal

B.C. premier waiting for more expert opinion on Site C – Vancouver Is Awesome

UN committee rebukes Canada over Trans Mountain, Coastal GasLink

The movement to save old-growth rainforests | Wilderness Committee

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‘Immediately suspend all site C work’: West Moberly First Nations | Energeticcity.ca – Local news from Northeast B.C.

Poll: British Columbians prefer the province invest in clean energy over LNG – Clean Energy Canada

British Columbia government lax on cybersecurity practices, auditor reports – Goldstream News Gazette

Hey, Minister. It’s Time to End Our Disgraceful Food Bank Dependency | The Tyee

Homeowners near Site C project sue after landslides wiped out property values | CBC News

Involuntary detainment of youth struggling with mental health – Adam Olsen. MLA for Saanich North and the Islands

B.C. pauses youth mental health bill after report from children’s watchdog

Video: Fracking poisons water | Wilderness Committee

Fossils Create Less than 1% of Canadian Jobs, Making 20-Year Phaseout ‘Very Feasible’, Study Concludes – The Energy Mix

Fossils Create Less than 1% of Canadian Jobs, Making 20-Year Phaseout ‘Very Feasible’, Study Concludes – The Energy Mix

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Energy firms misled Alberta regulators on cleanup of well sites – The Globe and Mail

B.C. government criticized over failing to release consultant’s report on long-term care homes | CBC News

Time to end fracking in British Columbia | Wilderness Committee

Montreal artists stand with Wet’suwet’en Nation and for climate justice

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A Police Intervention Program in Canada Is Targeting Minors and Indigenous Women

There’s A Big Hole In The Argument That Ditching Fossil Fuels Will Kill Jobs | HuffPost Canada

Secret COVID-19 report on B.C. care homes dated 2 days before election | CTV News

Dr. Bonnie Henry tells British Columbians to ‘do more.’ But many wonder, what more can they do? | CBC News

Old growth forests in B.C. remain on the chopping block | Stand.earth

Ministers allude to measures to bolster resources in COVID recovery | Vancouver Sun

B.C. residents want clean energy investment not LNG: poll | The Narwhal

Masks in schools – BC Green Party

(1) SFU researcher calls on B.C. government to ‘do more’ in fight against COVID-19 | Globalnews.ca

The slippery slope of Site C – Analysis – Focus on Victoria

BC NDP majority less collaborative, accountable and transparent – Adam Olsen. MLA for Saanich North and the Islands

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/the-saga-over-b-c-s-oldest-biggest-trees-set-for-a-turning-point-in-2021-1.5853280?cmp=rss

https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/alaska-demands-action-on-b-c-s-lax-mining-oversight/

https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/01/05/Forestry-Watchdog-Old-Growth-Logging-Review-BC-North/

https://www.facebook.com/stopthespraybc/photos/a.509720329363516/1410085549326985/

https://www.facebook.com/stopthespraybc/posts/1411043139231226

https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/320956/Biodiversity-regulations-outdated-Forest-Practices-Board

https://www.facebook.com/FairyCreekBlockade/photos/a.107456404409458/201438055011292/

https://www.corporatemapping.ca/carbon-emissions/

https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-forestry-watchdog-prince-george-old-growth/

https://gbryja.medium.com/dont-let-compassion-drown-in-numbers-30fd6ecffc58

https://adamolsen.ca/2021/01/rethinking-british-columbias-resource-exploitation/

https://www.sixmountains.ca/staggering-number-of-species-at-ris?

https://watershedsentinel.ca/articles/wild-times-extinction-brewing/

https://www.facebook.com/sonia4cowichan/photos/a.1465113460444201/2812287302393470/

https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/international-coalition-opposing-mining-skagit-headwaters-grows

https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-hydro-site-c-contracts-snc-lavalin-foi/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/14/carbon-neutrality-is-a-fairy-tale-how-the-race-for-renewables-is-burning-europes-forests

https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/01/15/Year-Later-Complaint-RCMP-Actions-Wetsuweten-Conflict-Limbo/

https://below2c.org/2021/01/ethically-bankrupt-politicians-are-killing-the-planet/

https://watershedsentinel.ca/articles/the-bottom-falls-out-of-bcs-overhyped-lng-gamble/

https://www.facebook.com/wildernesscommittee/photos/a.148544532992/10157953587897993/

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/21/reality-starting-sink-says-mckibben-after-european-investment-bank-chief-admits-gas

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https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/news/local-news/b-c-s-covid-rules-for-industrial-sites-too-little-too-late-critics-say-1.24265486

https://www.facebook.com/standearth/photos/a.415188889220/10158335767069221/

https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/01/11/Coastal-GasLink-Harming-Watersheds/

https://skeenawild.org/new-map-shows-dozens-of-mine-pollution-threats-in-bc/

https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-natural-gas-royalties-revenue-shortfall/

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/were-still-in-it-wetsuweten-push-forward-on-rights-recognition

https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/01/25/Babine-Lake-Mines-Leaking-Dangerous-Contaminants/

https://wri-irg.org/en/story/2021/interview-experience-wetsuweten-land-defenders-canada

https://thenarwhal.ca/site-c-dam-west-moberly-documents-courts/