VANCOUVER, BC, Coast Salish Territories – More than 50 BC environmental, Indigenous, human rights and faith organizations sent a letter to Premier John Horgan today asking that the province enact a Liability for Climate-Related Harm Act, clarifying the legal responsibility of fossil fuel companies for the consequences of their products.
Climate Law in Our Hands is a community-driven conversation about the responsiblity of the fossil fuel industry in our warming world.
This campaigner toolkit provides background information about the Climate Law in Our Hands campaign, as well as legal and campaigning tools to successfully hold the industry accountable in your community. We include tips for political messaging, plenty of facts and figures, and contextual information about communities all over the world holding industry accountable in the courts and on the streets.
It has been a few weeks since the Canadian government’s stunning announcement that it would buy the embattled Trans Mountain pipeline and expansion project from Kinder Morgan for C$4.5 billion. Since then, hundreds (if not thousands) of articles, news stories, analysis, satire and commentary pieces have been produced.
BC communities say new owner must honour NEB pipeline process Prime Minister Trudeau put in place
On a long weekend trip, my family drove through Merritt, one of the communities hit by recent flooding in BC. The worst of the flooding was over, but I was still dismayed to see flooded houses with pumps running non-stop to get the water back behind a sandbag barrier, to see pavement crumbling where floodwaters had washed away the underlying soil.
VANCOUVER, BC, Coast Salish Territories — West Coast Environmental Law Association is astounded at the Canadian government’s decision to nationalize the Trans Mountain pipeline and tanker project – despite substantial financial risk, strong community opposition and ongoing court challenges that could overturn the project’s approval.
Kinder Morgan’s self-imposed May 31 deadline to achieve political certainty for building the Trans Mountain project is rapidly approaching.
VANCOUVER, BC, Coast Salish Territories – Environmental lawyers expressed concern over this morning’s announcement about the federal government’s plans to provide financial support for the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline and tanker project.
In principle, a new BC statute that deals with climate change accountability sounds like a good thing. But while Bill 34, introduced last week, will rename a key climate law the “Climate Change Accountability Act,” the Bill does little to make anyone more accountable for fighting climate change.
OTTAWA – A report released today by the leaders of Canada’s top environmental organizations reviews the progress of the federal government in meeting its platform and mandate commitments on environmental issues across the country.
The report, The Clock is Ticking, assesses on-the-ground accomplishments against commitments on seven key issue areas, including climate change, biodiversity and habitat conservation, environmental assessments, water, Canadian Environmental Protect Act (CEPA) reform, charitable regulatory frameworks, and participation by civil society in public policy.