B.C. Plans to Cull Wolves for Next Decade
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B.C. Plans to Cull Wolves for Next Decade While Failing to Protect Caribou Habitat From Industry
B.C. will continue to kill wolves for at least a decade in an attempt to save endangered caribou according to government documents released last week — but new research re-confirms that caribou declines are primarily caused by industrial development.
The province recently finished the first year of its province-wide wolf cull, which resulted in the killing of 84 animals. But documents released to the Globe and Mail indicate the B.C. government is aware habitat destruction is at the root of declining caribou populations.
New research published in the journal Biological Conservation re-enforces that view. Read More
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They say the truth will set you free. But sometimes all it takes is retirement.
That’s the case for Steve Campana, a former federal scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans who is using his retirement as an opportunity to speak openly about the federal government’s policies and the damage Prime Minister Stephen Harper has caused to public interest science.
I Hate to Break it to You, B.C., But You're Not a Climate Leader
If you live in British Columbia you might think that our province is a climate champion, because you heard it from our government. Last month, for example, the provincial government sent out a bold press release touting B.C. as a world leader in climate action. The release highlighted B.C.'s carbon tax and the accomplishment of “meeting our 2012 GHG reduction target.”
However, just a few days later, the Canadian government released its latest greenhouse gas emissions data showing that B.C.'s emissions actually increased by 2.4 per cent in 2013 (to 63 million tons of greenhouse gases, from 61.5 in 2012). This is a big deal, because the threat of global warming has reached a point at which we cannot afford our annual emissions to continue to increase. Read More
Experts Slow Clap for Canada’s Late and 'Inadequate' Climate Target
Months after most countries revealed national climate targets in the lead up to the December 2015 UN climate summit, Canada has finally announced its contribution to global emissions reductions — and its commitment is getting a failing grade from the climate community.
The NewClimate Institute rated Canada's target as “inadequate.”
“In rating Canada ‘inadequate,’ our lowest rating, we note that other governments will have to take a lot more action to make up for the hole left by Canada’s lack of ambition — if warming is to be held to 2˚C,” said Niklas Höhne of the institute. Read More
Dear Dalhousie and Queens: Please Divest So I Don't Have to Rip Up My Degrees on Camera
At least 75 per cent of known fossil fuel reserves must remain in the ground to avoid catastrophic climate change, but not only are fossil fuel companies committed to burning all of those reserves, they’re spending billions searching for more. Wrecking the climate in exchange for money is officially the worst business model. Truck Nutz, you’re off the hook.
Every time we read another bowel-loosening article on climate change it’s easy to feel powerless because fossil fuel companies are so deeply entrenched in our economy and politics. But one way people are pushing back is divestment. r15 |r0
