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Resource Economics Project (BC)
Investing causes of social and environmental insecurity in resource-dependent communities
The B.C. Office’s Resource Economics Project is a special research desk staffed by award-winning journalist and researcher Ben Parfitt. This environmental justice initiative looks into the causes of economic and social insecurity in B.C.’s resource-dependent communities. It offers policy solutions aimed at meeting the joint challenges of environmental sustainability, jobs and social justice.
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Expansion of industrial salmon farming likely to produce few or no new jobs in BC, new economic study shows
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Vancouver–A new economic study shows that industrial salmon aquaculture will deliver no or few new jobs in BC,…
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Fishy Business
The Economics of Salmon Farming in BC Download 776.64 KB43 pages
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Fish farms no cure for BC’s economic ills
There is a mistaken perception among many British Columbians that BC’s wild fish stocks are dying and that we need salmon aquaculture to replace the…
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Not the year of the forest community
Premier Campbell announced in January that 2003 would be the “Year of the Forest.” BC’s forest companies, workers, and communities are hoping he’s serious, given…
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A Canadian action plan for Kyoto
The federal government’s projected budget surplus of $8 billion for the current fiscal year should be rolled into an innovative Kyoto Investment and Transition Fund…
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An Action Plan for Kyoto
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Down the Value Chain
The Politics and Economics of Raw Log Exports Download 156.84 KB8 pages
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Raw log exports eliminating up to 1,500 jobs in BC
Increasing exports will undermine battered North Coast economy, says think tank READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–The BC government is forfeiting hundreds of jobs and…
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BC exports raw logs, jobs and revenue
More raw logs–along with jobs and revenue–will be shipped out of BC over the next three years. That’s because the BC government, in February of…
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CCPA’s Dale Marshall says no one needs to fear Kyoto
The question isn’t whether to implement Kyoto, it’s how READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) Dale Marshall, resource and environmental policy analyst with the Canadian…
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The issue is not whether to ratify Kyoto, but how
Kyoto naysayers are predicting gloom and doom if the Chretien government goes through with ratification. They’re wrong. The question is not whether we should ratify…
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No Reason Not To
CCPA’s Response to the Federal Discussion Paper on Kyoto Ratification There is one option in the federal discussion paper that does not allow Canada to…
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