Fish Lake Revisited
November 8th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in General
The Wilderness Committee released a statement yesterday expressing deep disappointment in the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency’s announcement that it will agree to Taseko Mines Ltd.’s request for a new environmental review of its proposed “New Prosperity” gold and copper mine. The mine is t...
Tags: environmental, Fish Lake, mine, Wilderness Committee
November 1st, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in General
Taseko’s revised proposal for a Fish Lake gold and copper mine would be even more of “an environmental disaster” than the company’s original pr...
Tags: environmental, Fish Lake, mine, Sierra Club
October 28th, 2011 by Michelle Ly in General
In a rare bit of good news from the environmental activism front, the Wilderness Committee recently announced that Chief Marilyn Baptiste, leader of Xeni Gwet’in community of the Tsilhqot’in Nation, would receive th...
June 8th, 2011 by Michelle Ly in General
New Democrat MLA Rob Fleming recently wrote and introduced a new private member’s bill to the BC legislature which was widely praised by environmental gr...
Tags: BC, Endangered Species, environmental, law, Species at Risk
April 28th, 2011 by Racquel Foran in General
Do you ever look up at the night sky and wonder what information the satellites flickering above are capturing and how it is used?
It was announced on April ...
Tags: Climate Change, environmental, NASA, satellite
Happy Earth Day
April 22nd, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in General
The Earth Day Network has an Earth Day theme this year that is themed after A Billion Acts of Green: their people-powered campaign to generate a billion acts of environmental service and advocacy before Rio +20.
One million acts a year are taken by E...
Tags: Earth Day, environmental, trees
New York tackles e-waste
April 6th, 2011 by Michelle Ly in General
When shiny new laptops roll out each year and your cell phone plan runs out, it’s tempting to chuck that ancient first generation toy and upgrade to a new one. But without recycling options, many of these obsolete gadgets contribute to an estimated in...
Tags: e-waste, environmental, recycling, UNEP
Protecting Boreal Forest
November 4th, 2010 by Susie Hill in Conservation
Forward-looking environmental protection is just what this country needs in order to thrive in years to come. Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger along with the Pimachiowin Aki Corporation are being recognized by top executives of major environmental groups for th...
Tags: boreal, environmental, Pimachiowin Aki, World Heritage
Questions for Political Candidates
October 12th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley and Caitlin Hill in General
In a recent Q & A period with Colorado’s three gubernatorial (political) candidates, several environmental, conservation and wildlife groups raised important questions in regards to conservation, energy and the economy, reports The Colorado Indepen...
Tags: candidates, Colorado, Conservation, energy, environmental, political, questions, water, Wildlife
Hudson Valley
September 27th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
President Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors initiative continued throughout August, with senior representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Department of the Interior travelling across America an...
BC Endangered Species
September 21st, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Endangered Species
The Wilderness Committee is working with other leading environmental groups to establish some endangered species legislation in BC. Currently, BC and Alberta are the only two Canadian Provinces that lack such legislation.
As the Wilderness Committee suggests ...
Biodiversity 911
September 17th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Friday File
Biodiversity 911 is an online visit to a symbolic hospital emergency room where animated creatures are being treated for a variety of environmental ailments. Created by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) several years ago, it’s worth a visit.
Wild World ...
Tags: biodiversity, Conservation, environmental, fish, WWF
Water Footprints
August 25th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
It’s August, hot in many places, and “everyone” is talking about water. A lot of water may be used in summertime for lawns and swimming pools, but we all have a year round footprint that uses an amazing amount of water. As WWF Canada recen...
Tags: energy, environmental, petition, sustainable, water, WWF Canada
Did you know that when you visit a pharmacist, one in every four purchases will have come from a tropical forest? Or that some frogs use their eyes to help push the food down their throat. The Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society wants you to kn...
Women and Conservation
July 19th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley and Caitlin Hill in Conservation
In nations such as India, women are known to be the main conservers of biodiversity, reports Sudesca. Women’s traditional roles of obtaining water, food, and fuel for their communities place them close to the land.
In a nutshell, men’s tendency to impro...
