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Press Releases
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Mar 21, 2013
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New study documents high levels of toxic pollution dangerous to lifeA new study clearly indicates that the Elk River, in southeast British Columbia, is being poisoned by toxic levels of selenium leaching from open-pit coal mining waste rock. The high rates of selenium – far in excess of provincial guidelines – have created a crisis for fish and other species in the Elk River.
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Mar 18, 2013
- A national sustainable seafood day would let all Canadians celebrate the success of Canadian businesses, seafood consumers and organizations in creating a thriving market for sustainable seafood solutions, SeaChoice and Ocean Wise™ said today.
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Feb 28, 2013
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Valleys Open for Coal Development, Wildlife Connectivity IgnoredThe B.C. and federal governments have failed to act on World Heritage Committee recommendations aimed at protecting a globally-significant wildlife corridor that includes the Flathead River Valley, conservation groups said today.
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Feb 27, 2013
- A new report released today by Sierra Club BC shows that one year of logging old-growth rainforest in southwest B.C.is responsible for releasing approximately 3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This has the effect of nullifying all of the province’s progress in reducing annual emissions.
Press Clips
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May 16, 2013CBC.ca On the Coast
- Tune into hear Coastal Campaigner Caitlyn Vernon speak about tankers and the B.C. election at 1:40:00.
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May 11, 2013The Huffington Post
- Underlying the pipeline and tanker debates in this election is the question of whether we as a province want wild salmon, resilient communities and sustainable jobs for our children, or whether we want to leave a legacy of oil spills and rising seas. In other words, will we elect a government that will take responsibility to do something about climate change?
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Apr 23, 2013The Canadian Press
- New Democrat Leader Adrian Dix has stepped into the increasingly-fractious debate over the export of oil through British Columbia, saying he doesn't want to see Vancouver turned into a major oil export port.
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Apr 22, 2013The Globe and Mail
- B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix’s surprise decision to oppose the proposed expansion of the Kinder Morgan pipeline has earned his party a flood of endorsements from environmentalists.
