Climate and Energy

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Vancouver, Coast Salish Territory - Lawyers with the West Coast Environmental Law Association today challenged the Canadian government to translate its international commitments in Paris to aggressive climate action on the ground in Canada, including decisive measures to shift Canada’s economy away from fossil fuel infrastructure –like oil pipelines that enable greenhouse gas pollution –and to promote low carbon solutions. 

VANCOUVER – A coalition of community and conservation groups has called on Ottawa to establish a full public inquiry to look into the far-reaching effects of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines proposal. Enbridge proposes to build twin pipelines carrying crude oil and condensate, a toxic petroleum product, across 1000 rivers and streams BC from the Alberta tar sands to the coast at Kitimat, where massive super tankers would carry oil through dangerous inside coastal waters to Asian markets.

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Delegation says oil tankers threaten coastal economies and communities.

Ottawa – An unprecedented delegation of First Nations, commercial fishing, tourism representatives and environmental groups from Canada’s Pacific North Coast is in Ottawa today, calling on the Federal govern-ment to ban oil tankers from the region.

Minister Kent says Federal Review Panel to be re-appointed for environmental assessment of major project

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Canada’s Environment Minister, Peter Kent, confirmed Thursday that the stalled Bute Inlet Hydroelectric Project will remain subject to Canada’s highest level of environmental assessment.

Plutonic Power and General Electric, partners in the mega private “green” power development, have shelved immediate plans but continue to claim Bute Inlet is in their sights.

New mapping and analysis show gaping holes in conservation

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Dogwood Initiative, Forest Ethics, West Coast Environmental Law Association, Living Oceans Society.

VICTORIA – Vancouver Liberal Member of Parliament Joyce Murray announced this morning that she is prioritizing Bill C-606, a bill to permanently ban oil supertankers from BC’s north coast, including Hecate Straight, Dixon Entrance, and Queen Charlotte Sound. If passed, the oil tanker ban would preclude Enbridge Inc’s ‘Northern Gateway’ pipeline and supertanker proposal to Kitimat, BC.

Vancouver - Lawyers from West Coast Environmental Law today wrote to Sheila Fraser, the Auditor General of Canada, to ask her to investigate the Prime Minister’s decision to use Green Infrastructure funds to contribute $130 million to the controversial Northwest Transmission Line, which would enable a number of environmentally damaging projects. The letter notes that the funds used were designated by Parliament to purposes which “promote a clean environment.”

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Vancouver. The lawyers at West Coast Environmental Law are concerned that BC’s new Ministry of Natural Resource Operations will give industrial users ready access to the province’s natural resources without ensuring environmental protection. The environmental organization argued that the new Ministry was being created to help industry get quick government approvals and that this could well compromise environmental protection.