Comments submitted to EAO public in 2012: Changing lakes to reservoirs is completely different than so-called run-of-river project constructions. The significant changes to natural functioning of three alpine lakes will impact habitat […]
This delay provides opportunity for public input
Make your submissions directly to Garry Alexander, Executive Project Director, Environmental Assessment Office, since they don’t seem to have reopened the project to public comments although they’ve provided additional time for the […]
Enbridge: bad corporate citizen
From BigCityLib Strikes Back: Two and a half years after the costliest oil pipeline spill in U.S. history, the company responsible for the disaster is balking at digging up oil that still […]
North Coast no place for bitumen tankers
By Adrian Raeside As a diesel mechanic, after service on WWII troop ships, my father worked on coastal vessels in British Columbia. I recall times when he returned home still shaken by […]
Peace region changes
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Nothing can go wrong, nrthng cun go rong…
One of Murphy’s Laws: “If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which something can go wrong, and circumvent these, then a fifth way, unprepared for, will promptly develop. Corollary: […]
Clear messaging
As Enbridge explains, the Mokena Terminal had a “Line Release.” Nov 23 (Reuters) – About 900 barrels of crude oil leaked from an Enbridge Inc pipeline near Chicago late on Wednesday before […]
Coastal safety
Second B.C. shipping incident in two days, Vancouver Sun, Nov. 23/12 “Dan Bate, spokesman for the Canadian Coast Guard, said Friday that the deep-sea cargo ship, Tern Arrow, lost engine power in […]
Guest post regarding Narrows Inlet
Please read through the following article. It’s lengthy but the Environmental Review is the last chance to stop a large, potentially destructive project about 50 miles from Vancouver. It should not proceed. […]
Would we vote for someone who promised to:
“Protect BC Hydro and all of its core assets, including dams, reservoirs and power lines under public ownership.” “Restore an independent BC Utilities Commission, to re-regulate BC Hydro’s electricity rates.” “Pass a […]
Radical environmentalism on the rise
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Call to action
On October 22, 2012 join and support people from across Canada in BC’s Capital in defending our coast from tar sands tankers and pipelines. Then, on October 24th, in communities across BC […]
War waged on wilderness
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Message to the Conservative Party of Canada
“Environmentalists and ordinary Canadians being branded as extremists is an insult to those of us who fought for our country against real extremists… The Canada I fought for is an open and […]
The way a 3-year old cleans spilled milk
The Cost of an Oil Spill in Burrard Inlet: $40 Billion…For Starters, Rex Weyler, The Common Sense Canadian, May 2012 “But let’s keep in mind: “There is no such thing as “cleaning […]
Important summary of Cohen Inquiry evidence
Watershed Watch presents a “Cliff’s Notes” version of key evidence and testimony from the ongoing Cohen Sockeye Inquiry. “Concerned that key evidence was hard to access and could become buried and forgotten, […]
Trust in God, but not in Enbridge
Not long ago, an animated parody by editorial cartoonist Dan Murphy offended oil transporter Enbridge. The company tried to make Murphy’s troublesome work disappear by pumping up pressure in the Postmedia boardroom. […]
Being fracked
Clark’s fracking registry: a fractionary issue, Vanessa Annand, The Martlet, Sep 22, 2011, Volume 64 Issue 7 “…Fracking, a process that allows companies to pump out hard-to-reach deposits of oil and gas […]
Vancouver voters dodged their own disaster
The November vote was not close but Vancouver and British Columbia dodged a disaster when Susan Anton’s mayoral campaign disappeared underwater. If you want to confirm that view, read David Beers July […]
in-sights.ca 
Blair Fix at _Economics from the Top Down_ also wrote two very good papers on the converion of housing into…