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West Coast Environmental Law Reacts to Prime Minister's Statements About Potential "Hijacking" of Enbridge Hearings by Foreign Interests

 

Topics: Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
West Coast Environmental Law responds to “Ethical” Oil smear campaign

VANCOUVER – One of Canada’s oldest environmental law organisations responds to attack ads linked to a top oil sands firm suggesting that the venerable provider of environmental legal aid services is driven by US funde

Topics: Climate and Energy, Tar Sands, Pipelines & Tankers
Environmental law appeal to be argued over Twitter – for the First time ever

VANCOUVER.

Topics: Environmental Legal Aid, Indigenous Law, Lands & Forests
Parliamentary Review of Canadian Environmental Assessment Act Abruptly Terminated

Ottawa/Vancouver -  Environmental groups across Canada are expressing shock over the abrupt termination of the Parliamentary review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA).

Topics: Canada's Environmental Reviews
Health Canada ordered to examine impact of Monsanto’s Roundup on amphibians

VANCOUVER - The Honourable Mr.

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Professional associations invited to take Climate Change leadership

Vancouver.  West Coast Environmental Law, a non-profit environmental law organization, today released a report – Professionals and Climate Change: How professional

Topics: Climate and Energy
Environmental Lawyers react to cap imposed on participant funding for the Site C dam assessment

VANCOUVER - Josh Paterson, staff lawyer at West Coast Environmental Law Association, made the following statement in response to learning tha

Topics: Canada's Environmental Reviews, Climate and Energy
Environmental Groups Urge Rejection of Revised Fish Lake Mine Proposal

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Topics: Canada's Environmental Reviews
New Ministry of Environment website hides crisis in environmental law enforcement

Vancouver.

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Ottawa Must Meet Responsibility to Protect Environment at Risk From Chemicals Used For Shale Gas and in Situ Tar Sands

Groups Petition Auditor General’s Office for Answers

Topics: Climate and Energy
Keeping our oceans oil-spill free: BC groups applaud federal NDP’s leadership on tanker ban bill

Official Opposition’s first policy announcement is a bid to protect Pacific coast from oil tankers spills

Topics: Climate and Energy
Oil tanker issue will influence how four in 10 British Columbians vote in federal election

Victoria, B.C. — Just days before the federal election, new polling results indicate 78.9 per cent of British Columbians support a ban on oil tanker traffic in B.C.’s inside coastal waters.

Topics: Climate and Energy
Enbridge Pipeline: First Nations Urge BMO to Withhold Financing

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

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Topics: Indigenous Law, Climate and Energy
Bute Inlet Hydro Project to have public hearings if project revived, says Ottawa

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

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Topics: Climate and Energy
Widespread dismay at “backwards” attempt by western Premiers to block coastal protection from oil spills

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Topics: Climate and Energy, Indigenous Law
BC Groups Praise Decision to Fast-Track Oil Tanker Ban Legislation

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

Topics: Climate and Energy, Indigenous Law
Environmental Lawyer Wins Dr. Andrew Thompson Award

Vancouver, BC - Calvin Sandborn has been awarded the Dr. Andrew Thompson Award by West Coast Environmental Law for his contribution to environmental protection and sustainability in British Columbia. 

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West Coast Environmental Law to Present Dr. Andrew Thompson Award

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West Coast Environmental Law is presenting the Dr. Andrew Thompson award to an environmental lawyer who has demonstrated an outstanding contribution to environmental protection and sustainability in British Columbia.

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District of Central Saanich concedes in Court battle over water line

 

District of Central Saanich repeals bylaw, pays court costs for neighbourhood group

Topics: Environmental Legal Aid, Green Communities
Oil Sands - First Nations reject Enbridge's pipeline equity offer, CEO & Board of Directors served with legal declaration banning pipelines

“Our lands and waters are not for sale, not at any price.”

Topics: Indigenous Law, Climate and Energy
Legislation introduced to permanently protect Canada’s Pacific North Coast from oil spills

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Topics: Climate and Energy
Victory on Tanker Ban Motion a Victory for the Coast

For immediate release: December 7, 2010

Environmental groups praise support for today's vote

 

Topics: Climate and Energy
L’appel à l'interdiction de pétroliers sur la côte nord du Pacifique s'intensifie : les Premières nations et les industries côtières unissent leurs forces à Ottawa et font pression pour une nouvelle loi

Pour diffusion immédiate : Le 30 novembre 2010

L’appel à l'interdiction de pétroliers sur la côte nord du Pacifique s'intensifie : les Premières nations et les industries côtières unissent leurs forces à Ottawa et font pression pour une nouvelle loi

Topics: Indigenous Law, Climate and Energy
Call for Pacific tanker ban intensifies - First Nations and coastal industries join forces in Ottawa to push for legislated solution

For Immediate Release: November 30, 2010

Delegation says oil tankers threaten coastal economies and communities.

Topics: Climate and Energy, Indigenous Law
Are BC’s natural resources “open for business” after cabinet reshuffle?

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Topics: Climate and Energy, Canada's Environmental Reviews, Lands & Forests, Indigenous Law