Climate and Energy

Vancouver - Critics of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker proposal welcomed today’s announcement by BC’s Official Opposition that there must be a “made in BC” decision on this project.

The provincial Opposition said today that BC should go its own way in reviewing the Enbridge proposal and committed to crafting a tailored assessment process, rather than using the standard BC Environmental Assessment Act approach.

Alliance of five First Nations attend BMO AGM to dissuade bank from backing project that would harm rivers

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VANCOUVER, Coast Salish Territories (BC) — The five First Nations of the Yinka Dene Alliance are delivering a message to Bank of Montreal (BMO) and its shareholders today in Vancouver: Do not finance Enbridge or its Northern Gateway Pipeline Project, since Enbridge fails to respect the authority of First Nations along the proposed pipeline route.

Time to implement tanker ban is now, says West Coast Environmental Law

VANCOUVER, BC, Coast Salish Territories – Environmental lawyers are celebrating after the Federal Court of Appeal reached a decision to quash the federal government’s conditional approval of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipelines and tankers project.

Latest Enbridge Oil Spill Proves Once Again the Risks of the Northern Gateway Pipeline Are Too Great for the Project to Be Approved

Media Advisory

WHAT:
“Emerging Solutions for Clean Green Power in BC” a dialogue on concrete legal and policy solutions to advance truly clean, green, renewable electricity generation in BC.

WHEN & WHERE:

• Monday, January 11, 2010
• Morris J Wosk Center for Dialogue, Asia Pacific Hall, 580 West Hastings Street (enter via Seymour Street courtyard entrance)
• Time: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

WHO:
Guest Speakers:

West Coast Environmental Law announces national Twitter debate

Vancouver.  West Coast Environmental Law is inviting law students from across Canada to participate in a unique competition about climate change and the law.  The “Twitter Moot”, to be held on November 20th, 2012, at 10am PST, will see teams from Law Schools from all across Canada participate in a mock court hearing over the Twitter social media platform, arguing about whether or not the Canadian public has a legal right to a healthy global atmosphere. 

Vancouver/Coast Salish Territory - Several First Nations peoples on the Central and North Pacific Coast and Haida Gwaii issued a Declaration this week banning Tar Sands crude oil tankers from their territories, citing the potentially devastating risk of oil spills associated with the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline project and related tanker traffic for the environment, culture and communities.

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VANCOUVER, BC, Coast Salish Territories – Lawyers with West Coast Environmental Law Association are celebrating the many positive elements in today’s national climate framework to address the country’s greenhouse gas pollution – including requiring provinces to place a price on greenhouse gas emissions.

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VANCOUVER — Canadian oil and gas companies could be liable for billions of dollars of damages for their contribution to climate change, according a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and West Coast Environmental Law (West Coast) that analyzes scenarios in which the legal landscape concerning climate damages litigation could suddenly and dramatically change.

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