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Deep Water Port for Supertankers |
Description: Hartley Bay, "The Greenest First Nations Community in Canada" is in danger of losing that title. A plan has been proposed that would see oil transported along the area's narrow and treacherous waterways via supertankers twice the size of the Exxon Valdez. APTN's Noemi LoPinto travels to Hartley Bay to get both sides of the story. View the website for this resource |
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Dirty Metals; Mining, Communities and the Environment |
Description: A report that details the pollution, huge open pits, devastating community health effects, worker dangers and, in many cases, human rights abuses that have become hallmarks of gold and metals mining in countries such as Peru, Indonesia, Ghana and in parts of the United States. Download file now | View the website for this resource |
Description: Petitions and other citizen action to support the moratorium on oil tankers on BC's west coast. View the website for this resource |
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Don’t Let John Baird Destroy Our Lakes (YouTube) |
Description: Video coverage of All Candidates Debate on October 9, 2008 in the riding of Ottawa West-Nepean, held by then-federal environment minister John Baird. View the website for this resource |
Description: An overview of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline route. View the website for this resource |
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Energy Development in BC: A Discussion Paper for the BC First Nations Energy Summit |
Description: This discussion paper offers information to First Nations in British Columbia about the way energy development can affect traditional territories. It addresses the environmental issues associated with different energy developments, including fossil fuels such as oil, gas or coalbed methane, and renewable sources such as wind or run-of-river hydro power. Download file now |
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Environmental and Consultation Issues Related to the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline |
Description: A presentation made to the Enbridge Investor Briefing on April 14, 2009 by Anne Marie Sam, Councillor for Nak'azdli Band. Download file now |
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Environmental Trends in British Columbia 2007 |
Description: The reports aim to provide the information that governments, businesses and individuals on environmental issues. The indicators presented in this edition of Environmental Trends in British Columbia: 2007 provide an update on measurable conditions in the province and the impacts of measures taken to address problems. This year’s report consists of a web site and a set of detailed reports on seven subject areas: Population and Economic Activity; Fresh Water; Air Quality; Climate Change; Species Conservation; Contaminants; Ecosystems. View the website for this resource |
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Fact sheet - Boom to Bust: Social and Cultural Impacts of the Mining Cycle |
Description: Mineral prices have more than doubled over the past five years, setting the stage for a burst of new mine development in Northwest British Columbia. But as companies rush to capitalize on the province’s valuable mineral resources, who is looking out for the long-term interests of British Columbia’s northern communities? Download file now | View the website for this resource |
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Fact Sheets - Trace Elements in Mining Waste |
Description: Fact sheets looking at the health and environmental effects of trace elements (Arsenic, Cadmium, Copper, Cyanide, Lead, Mercury, Selenium and Zinc) in metal-mining wastes. Download file now |