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Speaking for the Old Growth
Speaking for the Old Growth Famed tree botanist Diana Beresford-Kroeger has a tough message for BC Premier John Horgan. ‘These giants of the universe with their unique DNA represent a living library of medicine for the citizens of the world,’ says biochemist Diana Beresford-Kroeger. Photo for The Tyee by Colin Rowe. The world recognized tree botanist, biochemist […]
The Future of Fire in Canada
The Future of Fire in Canada We’re on the brink of a ‘runaway fire age.’ Here’s why. And how to respond. A motorist watches from the Trans-Canada Highway as a wildfire sweeps down a mountain near Lytton, BC, destroying the town on July 1. Photo by Darryl Dyck, the Canadian Press. Five days after wildfire destroyed […]
Dozens Die Across British Columbia And Pacific Northwest Amid “Historic” Heat Wave
Dozens Die Across British Columbia And Pacific Northwest Amid “Historic” Heat Wave The Pacific Northwest is experiencing a multi-day heat wave that we said last week would be “historic.” The unrelenting triple-digit temperatures shattered records on Monday and Tuesday and have stressed out power grids in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. Many folks in […]
BC’s Utilities Commission Blocks Climate Goals, Say Enviro Groups
BC’s Utilities Commission Blocks Climate Goals, Say Enviro Groups The regulator of BC Hydro needs a new ‘energy justice’ mandate, province told. Environment and Climate Change Strategy Minister George Heyman received a letter from seven organizations focused on energy, equity and the climate crisis urging a reset for BC’s utilities regulator, which they call a […]
BC Looks like an LNG Loser: Report
BC Looks like an LNG Loser: Report Prospects have been battered by global competition, volatility, delays and cost overruns. Facing a world of challenges: Artist’s rendition of the sole LNG project under construction in BC, the LNG Canada terminal in Kitimat. Image via Fluor. Once touted as an economic powerhouse, the liquified natural gas industry is […]
The Climate Disaster Hidden in BC’s Forests
The Climate Disaster Hidden in BC’s Forests The province doesn’t count forest emissions in its global warming plan. That’s a big, dangerous mistake, say advocates. Burning slash — the wood left unused during logging — produces more carbon emissions than BC’s entire agricultural sector. Photo by Torrance Coste. Here are two key words that have been […]
BC’s Axed Climate Action Fund Worries Municipalities
BC’s Axed Climate Action Fund Worries Municipalities Government promises replacement for program that helped towns and cities reduce emissions. Municipalities used funds from the climate program for everything from bike lanes to planting trees to electric vehicle charging stations. Photo by Paul Krueger, Creative Commons licensed. After abruptly cancelling a program that helped local governments fund projects […]
Vancouver Council Votes Against Delay for Climate Emergency Plan
Vancouver Council Votes Against Delay for Climate Emergency Plan City bylaw will require new homes built after Jan. 1 to use zero-emissions heat and hot water systems, effectively banning natural gas hookups. ‘What’s clear to me after years of doing climate work is that climate delay is the same as climate denial,’ said Coun. Christine […]
‘Monumental Steps’ on Protecting Old Growth Says Horgan. Critics Aren’t Convinced
‘Monumental Steps’ on Protecting Old Growth Says Horgan. Critics Aren’t Convinced BC defers logging of southern Vancouver Island old growth after months of protests and blockades. Premier John Horgan announced a pause in old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island Wednesday. Photo: BC government. The British Columbia cabinet has agreed to defer the logging of 2,000 hectares […]
Vancouver Council Pushed to Weaken Climate Emergency Plan
Vancouver Council Pushed to Weaken Climate Emergency Plan An industry group wants the city to delay a deadline for shifting from natural gas in new homes. At least one councillor says no. Photo by Mark Bonica, Creative Commons license CC BY 2.0. A natural gas lobby group could delay action on a pillar of the City of […]
BC’s ‘Intentions Paper’ on Future of Forests Is Panned for Lack of Specifics
BC’s ‘Intentions Paper’ on Future of Forests Is Panned for Lack of Specifics Greens say failure to protect old growth breaks NDP campaign promise as protests continue. Fairy Creek protests show the government’s policies on old-growth logging don’t reflect the will of British Columbians, says Torrance Coste of the Wilderness Committee. Photo by Jen Osborne. As […]
Change BC Fracking or Expect Damaging Earthquakes: Report
Change BC Fracking or Expect Damaging Earthquakes: Report The new warning comes from a former senior scientist with the province’s oil and gas commission. ‘Induced earthquakes don’t have an upper limit,’ posing risk to communities nearby, concludes a hydrologist. This fracking site is outside of Fort St. John, BC. Photo by Jeremy Sean Williams, Wilderness Committee. Since […]
Five Arrested at Fairy Creek Old Growth Blockade
Five Arrested at Fairy Creek Old Growth Blockade ‘Protracted stand-off’ predicted. Barred journalists ask court to rule RCMP ‘exclusionary zone’ illegal. Members of the Fairy Creek Blockade earlier this spring, when an in-depth Tyee article reported why they risked arrest to oppose Teal-Jones timber company logging on one of Vancouver Island’s last old-growth watersheds. Photo by Ken Dawson. […]
Want to Encourage Electric Trucks? Let Them Haul More, Says BC
Want to Encourage Electric Trucks? Let Them Haul More, Says BC New weight allowance incentive will help spur ‘green’ fleets, but diesel is likely to stick around for a decade. BC is adding new incentives to shift to a new generation of rigs like this Daimler electric fuel cell prototype. Photo: Daimler. Electric heavy-duty vehicles are […]
‘A Garage Sale for the Last Old Growth’
‘A Garage Sale for the Last Old Growth’ As BC’s watchdog slams the province’s own logging agency for wrecking ecosystems, advocates demand action. A special report. Brenda Sayers on the stump of one of BC’s once-largest Douglas firs, felled as part of a BC Timber Sales-auctioned clearcut. The tree was three metres in diameter and […]
