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B.C.’s newest pipeline conflict — PRGT — explained | The Narwhal
5 days ago · As construction of B.C.’s newest pipeline got underway in late August, with route clearing in the northwest, Indigenous leaders burned a pipeline agreement and set up an on-going blockade.. The 800-kilometre Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline would ship natural gas from northeast B.C. to a proposed liquefied natural …
B.C. election platforms: where parties stand on energy issues | The …
1 day ago · END – Apple News Only Block. As the trio of B.C. political party leaders arrived at CBC’s Vancouver offices last week for the only televised debate during the 2024 provincial election campaign, they were met by dozens of climate activists carrying red and white signs. “Frack Free B.C. Protect our climate,” some banners read.
Canada’s fight for biodiversity needs to start at home | The Narwhal
Jul 12, 2024 · A proposed federal act aims to keep Canada accountable to its biodiversity targets, following losses nationwide. In northeast B.C., with just 16 caribou remaining in the Klinse-Za herd, Saulteau First Nations and West Moberly First Nations have taken matters into their own hands, building a pen for pregnant cows atop a remote mountain.
Canada made big promises at COP15. Will it follow through? - The …
Dec 20, 2022 · The long awaited agreement with B.C. is expected in the New Year. Throughout the conference, Canada pushed countries to formally adopt the 30 per cent protection by 2030 target (commonly referred to as 30 by 30) at COP15, positioning it as a sort of north star for biodiversity in the same way that limiting warming to 1.5 C is for climate change.
Inside Pathways Alliance’s request to fast-track a project - The …
May 27, 2024 · A lobby group representing Canada’s biggest oil and gas producers has asked the government to fast-track a major industrial project in a move the federal environment minister says could “circumvent” the law. The project is a proposal by the Pathways Alliance, a group of six fossil fuel companies that wants to capture massive amounts of ...
How will B.C. handle its newest pipeline conflict? | The Narwhal
Oct 9, 2024 · In-Depth. Unravelling the complicated past of B.C.’s newest pipeline conflict. B.C. has until the end of November to decide if the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission line requires a new environmental assessment. That means taking on a decade-old quagmire involving Indigenous Rights, climate promises and the province’s industrial future.
Here’s what you need to know about COP15 | The Narwhal
Nov 21, 2022 · In the lead up to COP15, which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the parties have been working on a new plan to tackle the biodiversity crisis. It’s called the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and it could see the 196 countries at the conference committing to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.
Solutions - The Narwhal
Aug 12, 2024 · Solutions. The belief in a better way of doing things is at the heart of much of The Narwhal’s reporting. All across Canada, people and communities are finding solutions to broken regulatory systems, generating ideas for cleaner communities and re-envisioning natural resource development. Solutions journalism elevates public conversations by ...
In-Depth Archives - The Narwhal
Oct 9, 2024 · In-Depth. From oil well to wetland: meet the B.C. First Nations reclaiming old oil and gas wells on their homelands. By Isaac Phan Nay. Sept. 5, 2024 10 min. read. Aski Restoration is ‘healing the land’ in their historic homelands. In-Depth. Wildfires are destroying habitat for Alberta’s ‘grey ghosts.’.