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BC’s expansion of shale gas fracking puts our water and climate goals at risk
Don’t believe the hype. British Columbia’s natural gas is far from the “clean,” “green,” “transitional” fuel that the energy industry and provincial government claim it…
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BC government claims new power over personal information. Public comment sidelined.
The BC government has a lot of personal information about you. Legislation passed last month means the government can do a lot more with it.…
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The Inflation-Control Target
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BC’s climate goals, hydro and water resources at risk as shale gas fracking industry expands
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–A new study concludes that BC’s ballooning shale gas industry is the natural gas equivalent of Alberta’s tar sands, placing…
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Fracking Up Our Water, Hydro Power and Climate
BC’s reckless pursuit of shale gas Attachments Fracking Up Our Water, Hydro Power and Climate — SUMMARY
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Fracking Up BC
In northeastern BC, gas companies are racing to extract natural gas from deeply buried shale formations, using a process called “fracking.” Check out this short…
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Brad Wall’s Crime Problem
In opposition to the Conservative’s transformational C-10 omnibus crime bill, Quebec, Ontario and Newfoundland are refusing to take on the costs associated with the bill. British Columbia and…
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Surprise, Surprise: The economy is worse than Flaherty thought
The Minister of Finance today revealed that the government will not balance the books in 2014-15 as previously promised, instead that goal will be pushed…
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Fast Facts: Bill C-10 Fact Sheet
The John Howard Society Bill C-10, an omnibus bill, contains nine separate pieces of previously failed legislation. In addition to creating a number of new…
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