BC and the federal Natural Resources announced they have completed new flood plain mapping of parts of the province including the Skeena River from Houston to west of Terrace and into the Lakelse Lake area. A news release this morning said the maps are part of a two phase plan to remap all flood hazards […]
The northern bitumen pipeline wars could be about to begin all over again Documents obtained by CBC News in the story Alberta considering 3 oil pipeline routes through northern B.C., the documents show show Alberta’s proposed pipeline routes through northern British Columbia. The pipelines would reach ports on the coast, including Prince Rupert and farther […]
There's a dumb, dumb, really dumb idea that just won't go away—that Enbridge could solve all its problems if only, if only, it would send the Northern Gateway Pipeline to Prince Rupert. Enbridge long ago rejected the idea. Before Enbridge updated its website to make Gateway Facts, to make it slick and more attractive, the […]
Tiny amounts of copper in a river affect a salmon's sense of smell, making it harder to avoid predators, according to a study at Washington State University. Jenifer McIntyre says the copper means that a salmon can't detect another compound that ordinarily alerts them to be still and wary. The minute amounts of copper can […]
Energy First Nations Note this update: Gitxsan chiefs, band leaders, "stand in solidarity" opposing Gateway pipeline, say they do not support Derrick's Enbridge agreement Update 2: Enbridge video embedded at end of this story. Elmer Derrick, representing the Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs today announced the Gitxsan Nation was taking a $7 million stake in the controversial […]
Last summer, members of the International League of Conservation Photographers visited the northwest of British Columbia in what they call a RAVE (Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition). One RAVE involved photographing areas which ILCP members feel may be threatened by the construction of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline and the increased number of supertankers plying the […]