The Countdown Begins on Site C Decision
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Remember that “Bloodwater?"
Is it legal? Well, here's West Coast Environmental Law's take:
The short answer is yes — the practice of discharging bloodwater from fish plants is legal for now, even if the blood contains instances of Piscene reovirus. Read more.
On this same story, critics are saying that reviewing the discharge permits is not enough to protect B.C.'s wild salmon population. Carol Linnitt has more.
Site C Decision Will be Made Any Day Now — What the Hell is Going On?
By Sarah CoxWith a final Site C decision expected any day now, the government seems poised to green light the project in the face of pressure from unlikely bedfellows that include construction trade unions, NDP party insiders, Liberal MLAs and BC Hydro. Read more.
Imperial Metals’ Financial Downgrade Raises Questions About Liability of Mount Polley, Red Chris Mines
By Judith Lavoie
A leading credit rating agency’s financial downgrading of Imperial Metals Corp. is sending alarm signals through B.C. and Alaska groups concerned about the future of mines operated by the company.
Moody’s Investor Service has reassessed Imperial Metals’ “probability of default rating,” with financial analysts stating the company is at imminent risk of not being able to pay its debts. The company’s rating is “judged to be speculative, of poor standing, subject to very high default risk and may be in default on some, but not all, of their long-term debt obligations,” according to the service. Read more.
How Alberta’s Clean Energy Transition May Actually Benefit Big Coal and Oil Players Over Small Renewables
By Gillian Steward
Alberta’s plan for the replacement of coal energy with natural gas and renewables was announced in 2015, but still questions as to who will provide the new power remain unanswered.
“Everyone is sitting on their hands not knowing what the rules will be…maybe the government just doesn’t know what it’s doing on this file,” said Hossli. “There’s this go big or go home mentality because the system has been geared to larger scale electricity producers.” Read more.
What Does The Peel Watershed Ruling Mean for the Yukon – and Canada?
By James Wilt
In a unanimous ruling, the highest court in the country decided that three Yukon First Nations and two environmental organizations were correct in their push for a lengthy land-use planning process to be maintained and only rewound to the point where the government can conduct final consultations.
It’s been a lengthy and complex case. So what does today's decision really mean? Read more.
Polar Bears Chosen as a Bizarre Symbol to Deny Climate Change, Scientists Say
By Jimmy Thomson
It looks like climate denial blogs have found their favourite polar bear expert: a blog belonging to notable non-expert in polar bears, Susan Crockford, adjunct professor at the University of Victoria. Eighty per cent of them linked back to her site.
“If you tell a lie big enough, often enough, people will begin to believe it,” says Ian Stirling, a prominent polar bear biologist. Read more.
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