BC Environment & Climate Change
Bring out the dead… – In-Sights
A hotter future is already here — and Canada is not ready | CBC News
Larry Barzelai and Warren Bell: We need to stop B.C. from burning | Vancouver Sun
Extreme heat that roasted B.C. could become once-a-decade event: analysis | CTV News
Study says government propping up fossil fuel pipelines – Saanich News
BC’s Methane Emissions Are Double What Government Thought: Study | The Tyee
Wild Wise Metchosin – Posts | Facebook
Comment: Old-growth and climate crises must be addressed together | Times Colonist
https://www.facebook.com/stopthespraybc/posts/1551020445233494
https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/take-action/stop-destroying-habitat-while-planning-underway
https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/07/02/Fairy-Creek-Protesters-Warn-Dangerous-Police-Tactics/
https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/publications/planet-fire-lets-end-fracking-bc
https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/study-says-government-propping-up-fossil-fuel-pipelines/
https://www.ecowatch.com/renewables-cheapest-energy-source-2020-2653729451.html
https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/07/13/Lytton-Burned-People-Died-Who-Should-Pay/
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=6291021310911749&set=gm.427112828337152
https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/group-warns-delta-projects-threaten-fraser-estuary-3945617
https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-oil-gas-methane-emissions-study-2021/
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/07/19/Seven-Big-Warnings-Killer-Heat-Wave/
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/07/19/opinion/bc-climate-emergency-no-plan
https://www.ciel.org/organizations-demand-policymakers-reject-carbon-capture-and-storage/
https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-old-growth-inland-rainforest-study-2021/
https://rabble.ca/columnists/2021/07/silence-dams-international-condemnation-canadian-indifference
https://georgiastrait.org/work/climate-action-centre/premier-horgan-climate-action/
https://breachmedia.ca/indigenous-rights-are-a-counterforce-to-the-climate-crisis/
BC Energy, Mines Petroleum Resources
Planet on Fire: Let’s end fracking in BC | Wilderness Committee
Survival of the unfittest… megaprojects – In-Sights
Methane emissions from B.C. oil, gas up to 2.2 times more than estimates: study
Quebec rejects LNG, shows BC climate action means no fossil fuels | Wilderness Committee
Regulators who oppose regulation – In-Sights
Fracking opponents protest planned Tilbury LNG expansion on the Fraser River | Wilderness Committee
https://www.facebook.com/GreenPartyofCanada/photos/a.10150200617027244/10159667548142244/
https://vancouversun.com/opinion/larry-barzelai-and-warren-bell-we-need-to-stop-b-c-from-burning
https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/study-says-government-propping-up-fossil-fuel-pipelines/
https://www.ecowatch.com/renewables-cheapest-energy-source-2020-2653729451.html
https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/07/13/Lytton-Burned-People-Died-Who-Should-Pay/
https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/07/15/BC-Methane-Emissions-Double-What-Government-Thought/
https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/group-warns-delta-projects-threaten-fraser-estuary-3945617
https://www.ciel.org/organizations-demand-policymakers-reject-carbon-capture-and-storage/
https://rabble.ca/columnists/2021/07/silence-dams-international-condemnation-canadian-indifference
https://georgiastrait.org/work/climate-action-centre/premier-horgan-climate-action/
https://breachmedia.ca/indigenous-rights-are-a-counterforce-to-the-climate-crisis/
BC Forests, Lands & Natural Resources
Inside the Pacheedaht Nation’s stand on Fairy Creek logging blockades
Stop the Spray BC – Posts | Facebook
Horgan’s old-growth logging rhetoric exposes his colonial ignorance –
Stop destroying habitat while planning is underway | Wilderness Committee
Fairy Creek Protesters Warn of Dangerous Police Tactics | The Tyee
Why old-growth forests are an ally in fighting climate change | CBC Radio
Canada’s ancient forests are being turned into toilet paper | rabble.ca
Stop the Spray BC – Posts | Facebook
Revelstoke residents against old growth logging, block forest service road – Vernon Morning Star
Rolling Justice Bus – Posts | Facebook
Splatsin opposes old-growth logging north of Revelstoke – Salmon Arm Observer
No Virginia, trees do not grow on money | Opinion | pentictonherald.ca
Trevor Hancock: Sorry about the Earth, but we need to make money | Times Colonist
Europe looks to grow ‘carbon sinks’ to help fight climate change – The Globe and Mail
Activists block entrance to southeastern B.C. rainforest to protest old growth logging | CBC News
Fairy Creek explained: What’s at stake | Ricochet
News Release: Splatsin Opposes Old-Growth Logging near Revelstoke – Splatsin
The old growth revylution has spread to Revelstoke – Forests – Focus on Victoria
Splatsin and Secwepemc chief to join Bigmouth old-growth blockade July 11 – Revelstoke Mountaineer
B.C.’s rare inland rainforest at risk of collapse, scientists warn | The Narwhal
Here’s why Squamish council opposed a Woodfibre water lease – Squamish Chief
Standing up for BC’s forgotten rainforest – Wildsight
Billions in losses, thousands could die if wildfire response unchanged: report
https://www.straight.com/news/rita-wong-how-to-face-a-crisis-with-courage-fairy-creeks-lessons
https://www.facebook.com/GreenPartyofCanada/photos/a.10150200617027244/10159667548142244/
https://vancouversun.com/opinion/larry-barzelai-and-warren-bell-we-need-to-stop-b-c-from-burning
https://ricochet.media/en/3734/victory-media-coalition-wins-court-fight-with-rcmp
https://ecojustice.ca/case/calling-for-an-investigation-into-sustainable-logging-in-b-c/
https://breachmedia.ca/press-freedoms-only-half-the-fight-at-fairy-creek/
https://news.ok.ubc.ca/2021/07/29/scientists-say-current-wildfire-situation-is-beyond-a-crisis/
https://breachmedia.ca/indigenous-rights-are-a-counterforce-to-the-climate-crisis/
BC Ministry of Health
BCEHS struggles to explain alert level and morale issues after deadly heat wave | CTV News
‘I Shouldn’t Have to Beg for My Life’ | The Tyee
Anger over BCEHS’ handling of heat wave grows as petition circulates online | CTV News
B.C. paramedic calls for head of BCEHS to resign over response to deadly heat wave | Globalnews.ca
Climate deaths and class divides: What we can learn from B.C.’s heat wave disaster | Ricochet
Opposition calls for independent probe of how B.C. handled heat wave
Langford couple ‘left high and dry’ in search for a family physician – Goldstream News Gazette
B.C. heat wave: Planning documents offered guidelines, warned of deadly consequences | CTV News
Doctor shortage forces closure of Victoria-area medical clinic | CTV News
Island Health acknowledges ‘challenge’ staffing Urgent and Primary Care Centres | CTV News
Too Slow, Too Small. Critics Pan BC’s Safe Supply Plan | The Tyee
Doctors, lawyers want B.C. to track injuries after record heat wave
https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/07/13/Lytton-Burned-People-Died-Who-Should-Pay/
https://rabble.ca/news/2021/07/fairy-creek-forest-defenders-protect-future-we-need
BC Indigenous Relations
B.C. Premier John Horgan defends province’s response to Lytton wildfire – The Globe and Mail
Blueberry River First Nations court victory offers path to reconciliation | rabble.ca
A Family Mourns Their Own Killed by Police. And Watch Police Mourn a Dog | The Tyee
Fairy Creek forest defenders protect the future we need | rabble.ca
Vancouver Island First Nation signs historic MOU with province and feds | CTV News
https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/07/12/It-Was-To-Silence-Me-Former-Terrace-Councillor-Tells-Her-Story/
https://breachmedia.ca/press-freedoms-only-half-the-fight-at-fairy-creek/
https://rabble.ca/columnists/2021/07/silence-dams-international-condemnation-canadian-indifference
https://breachmedia.ca/indigenous-rights-are-a-counterforce-to-the-climate-crisis/
BC Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
Tell the B.C. government to take action to help sled dogs – Vancouver Humane Society
https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/group-warns-delta-projects-threaten-fraser-estuary-3945617
BC Solicitor and Attorney Generals, BC Courts
‘Abysmal attempt’: B.C. wildfire response criticized by Indigenous leader
Sudden deaths recorded during B.C.’s heat wave up to 719, coroners say | CTV News
Meet the Indigenous fire teams fighting to end the blazes in B.C. and beyond | CTV News
Lytton Burned, People Died. Who Should Pay? | The Tyee
https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/07/02/Fairy-Creek-Protesters-Warn-Dangerous-Police-Tactics/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-first-nations-communications-gaps-1.6089869
https://www.straight.com/news/rita-wong-how-to-face-a-crisis-with-courage-fairy-creeks-lessons
https://ricochet.media/en/3734/victory-media-coalition-wins-court-fight-with-rcmp
https://breachmedia.ca/press-freedoms-only-half-the-fight-at-fairy-creek/
https://www.focusonvictoria.ca/forests/85/
British Columbia & Premier
Palmer: How NDP handled B.C. heat wave and wildfires needs an inquiry | Vancouver Sun
I’m tired of watching the world end. It’s time to get radical on the climate crisis | The Star
B.C.’s crisis management record this summer has been abysmal – The Globe and Mail
Press freedom’s only half the fight at Fairy Creek ⋆ The Breach
Silence of the dams: International condemnation, Canadian indifference | rabble.ca
No Subsidies Report – Stand.earth
Premier Horgan: It’s time to choose climate action • Georgia Strait AllianceGeorgia Strait Alliance
No Subsidies Report – Stand.earth
Scientists say current wildfire situation is beyond a ‘crisis’
GUEST COLUMNIST: Former logger fights for remaining old-growth forests – Vancouver Island Free Daily
After Sixty Years, Canada’s New Democratic Party Must Embrace Class Struggle
https://www.facebook.com/stopthespraybc/posts/1551020445233494
https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/take-action/stop-destroying-habitat-while-planning-underway
https://in-sights.ca/2021/07/01/bring-out-the-dead/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/climate-change-lytton-heat-wave-wildfires-1.6088767
https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/07/02/Fairy-Creek-Protesters-Warn-Dangerous-Police-Tactics/
https://www.citynews1130.com/2021/07/02/lytton-bc-fire-first-nations-response/
https://forestry.ubc.ca/news/message-on-old-growth-forests/
https://www.straight.com/news/rita-wong-how-to-face-a-crisis-with-courage-fairy-creeks-lessons
https://www.facebook.com/wetsuwetenstrong/photos/a.507345066877951/878559519756502/
https://www.facebook.com/GreenPartyofCanada/photos/a.10150200617027244/10159667548142244/
https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/publications/planet-fire-lets-end-fracking-bc
https://vancouversun.com/opinion/larry-barzelai-and-warren-bell-we-need-to-stop-b-c-from-burning
https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/study-says-government-propping-up-fossil-fuel-pipelines/
https://www.facebook.com/socialistca/photos/a.10151394888219722/10159355836789722/
https://www.cheknews.ca/opposition-calls-for-independent-probe-of-how-b-c-handled-heat-wave-834608/
https://www.facebook.com/stopthespraybc/posts/1556040248064847
https://www.facebook.com/rollingjusticebus/posts/2888856177996508
https://www.saobserver.net/news/splatsin-opposes-old-growth-logging-north-of-revelstoke/
https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/07/13/Lytton-Burned-People-Died-Who-Should-Pay/
https://ricochet.media/en/3727/fairy-creek-explained-whats-at-stake
https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/07/15/BC-Methane-Emissions-Double-What-Government-Thought/
https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/group-warns-delta-projects-threaten-fraser-estuary-3945617
https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-oil-gas-methane-emissions-study-2021/
https://splatsin.ca/news-release-splatsin-opposes-old-growth-logging-near-revelstoke
https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/07/16/Too-Slow-Too-Small-Critics-Pan-BC-Safe-Supply-Plan/
https://www.ciel.org/reports/carbon-capture-is-not-a-climate-solution/
https://ricochet.media/en/3734/victory-media-coalition-wins-court-fight-with-rcmp
https://rabble.ca/news/2021/07/fairy-creek-forest-defenders-protect-future-we-need
https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-old-growth-inland-rainforest-study-2021/
https://biv.com/article/2021/07/subsidizing-fossil-fuel-bad-bet-british-columbias-future
https://www.cheknews.ca/doctors-lawyers-want-b-c-to-track-injuries-after-record-heat-wave-857803/
https://breachmedia.ca/indigenous-rights-are-a-counterforce-to-the-climate-crisis/