Environment

B.C. MLAs will find “easy to read” climate change comic book under the tree

Green Party MLA may have been tempted to give his colleagues a lump of coal in their stockings, but he’s opted for a lower-emission option

Dec 2, 2014 11:53 AM Read more >

BC Hydro expects cold snap to break province’s record for electricity usage

The cold weather that pierced through Metro Vancouver over the weekend, hitting the region with snow and ice, is also expected to boost power consumption to record levels Monday evening (December 1).

Dec 1, 2014 12:37 PM Read more >

Tiny life forms play big role in fighting pollution

Research looks at use of microbes to improve efficiency, protect environment

Nov 24, 2014 11:17 AM Read more >

More than a dozen short-term repairs, plans await Mount Polley remediation: report

A tailings berm breached during the Mount Polley mine disaster has yet to be repaired to the point it can withstand the arrival of water coming from melting snow this coming spring, according to a November 24 progress report from the Ministry of Environment.

Nov 24, 2014 9:44 AM Read more >

Teck gets approval for $600m Elk Valley water treatment plan

The provincial government has approved Teck Resource Limited’s Elk Valley Water Quality Plan

Nov 19, 2014 9:05 AM Read more >

B.C. needs to shift fossil fuel focus to renewable energy future

What is sorely missing is a recognition that betting everything on a fossil-fuelled future is an increasingly precarious game plan

Nov 17, 2014 11:00 PM Read more >

U.S.-China climate deal puts Canada under the gun

A historic climate change deal made between the United States and China puts Canada more at risk than ever of failing to adjust to new economic realities

Nov 13, 2014 9:58 AM Read more >

Ships flying “flags of non-compliance” responsible for most oil spills: UBC report

There’s an important distinction between ships flying flags of convenience and those Dana Miller would categorize as flags of non-compliance.

Nov 3, 2014 12:02 PM Read more >

Imperial Metals issues Mount Polley remediation update, has installed berms, pumps

Imperial Metals said it is actively working to remediate the Mount Polley region after the tailings pond breach August 4 that caused a large field of debris and millions of gallons of tailings water enter Polley Lake

Oct 23, 2014 8:50 AM Read more >

BC government announces emissions rules for LNG

B.C. government establishes new rules for greenhouse gas emissions from LNG

Oct 20, 2014 5:00 PM Read more >