West Coast in the News

Some day, Terrace just may need an ark

Author: Al Lehmann

Media Outlet:  The Terrace Standard

Green Communities, Coastal Communities
Further troubles lie ahead as Ottawa’s attempt at modernizing project reviews reveals a divided Canada

Call it an exercise in herding cats. 

Strong Environmental Laws, Canada's Environmental Reviews
Canada says it wants single body to assess major energy projects

Author(s): David Ljunggren

Media Outlet: Reuters

Strong Environmental Laws, Canada's Environmental Reviews, Environmental Assessment, Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
Ottawa proposes new rules for resource companies

Author(s): Shawn McCarthy

Media Outlet: The Globe & Mail 

Strong Environmental Laws, Canada's Environmental Reviews, Environmental Assessment, Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
Ottawa to step up marine protections

Proposed changes could cancel legacy drilling permits in Hecate Strait, speed up new MPAs.

Author(s): Andrew Hudson

Marine Protection, Protected Areas, Great Bear Sea
Ottawa to step up marine protections

Author(s): Andrew Hudson

Media Outlet: Haida Gwaii Observer

Marine Protection
Biggest Banks Fueling Climate Disaster With Billions Poured Into 'Extreme Fossil Fuels'

Author(s): Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Media Outlet: Common Dreams 

Climate and Energy
In Canada, Indigenous Groups are Litigating - And Winning

Author(s): Dmitri Lascaris 

Media Outlet: The Real News       

Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Imperiled By Political, Social, And Legal Factors

Author(s): Jesse Donovan

Media Outlet: Seeking Alpha 

Summary

Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
Canada’s environmental assessments suck—and they’re devastating our land

Author(s): Andrew Reeves

Media Outlet: THIS Magazine 

Strong Environmental Laws, Canada's Environmental Reviews, Environmental Assessment, Lands & Forests, Fish & Wildlife
Notley tries to reassure oil industry leaders on Trans Mountain expansion

Author(s): Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press

Media Outlet: CBC

Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
Notley says Trudeau still backs Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Author(s): Kelly Cryderman and Shawn McCarthy  

Media Outlet: The Globe and Mail

Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
Sea Level Rise due to Global Warming Threatens Vancouver

Author(s): Dimitri Lascaris

Media Outlet: The Real News Network 

Climate and Energy, Community Climate Adaptation, Climate Solutions, Green Communities, Coastal Communities
Kinder Morgan: Is the law really on its side?

Author(s): Supryia Tandan 

Media Outlet: CBA National 

Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
Could an NDP-Green government halt pipeline? Province has ‘tools in the toolbox,’ lawyer says

Author(s): Brent Richter / North Shore News

Media Outlet: North Shore News

Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
Les embûches sur la route du pipeline Trans Mountain

Author(s): Tiphanie Roquette

Media Outlet: Ici.Radio - Canada  

1- Ralentir la délivrance de permis

Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
Green-NDP partnership strikes potential death blow to Trans Mountain pipeline

Author(s): Hilary Beaumont 

Media Outlet: Vice

Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
B.C.’s NDP-Green alliance could turn to courts to disrupt Kinder Morgan pipeline, experts say

Author(s): Mike Hager

Media Outlet: The Globe and Mail 

Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
Three Ways BC Could Stop Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline Plan Despite Rachel Notley’s claims, new provincial government could still halt project, say experts.

Author(s):  James Wilt

Media Outlet: TheTyee

Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
Could governments and oil companies get sued for inaction on climate change?

Author(s): Alex Ballingall

Media Outlet: The Toronto Star 

Climate and Energy
Panel recommends breakup of Canada’s National Energy Board

Author(s): Nelson Bennett 

Media Outlet: Business Vancouver 

Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
3 Ways B.C. Could Stop Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline

Author(s):  James Wilt

Media Outlet: DeSmog Canada 

Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
Trudeau Promised to Fix the National Energy Board. Here’s What His Expert Panel Recommends

Author(s):  James Wilt 

Media Outlet: DeSmog Canada 

Strong Environmental Laws, Canada's Environmental Reviews, Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
Liberal bill will bar oil tanker traffic from northern B.C. coast

Author(s): MIA RABSON

Media Outlet: Vancouver Sun 

Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
Five Handy Facts About the Northern B.C. Oil Tanker Ban

Author(s): Carol Linnitt

Media Outlet: DeSmog Canada 

Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers