B.C. Keeps Killing Wolves
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This week, the stand-off over the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline continued to rage as B.C., Alberta and the feds threw mud over jurisdictional issues. Our legislative reporter Sarah Cox sat back with a glass of bubbly and cut through the spin. Fun fact: Unifor, a union that represents 11,800 oil, gas and chemical workers, actually opposes the pipeline.While much of the media was in a tizzy over the wine-off, we moved on to reporting on other important matters — like how B.C. is setting out to kill wolves again this year in what experts say is a misguided attempt to save endangered caribou.
We also took a close look at how the federal government's new environmental legislation meshes with their talk on First Nations. Turns out, it often just doesn't.
‘By That Logic, We All Go to Hell Together’: Mark Jaccard on Trudeau’s Pipeline Talking Points
By James Wilt
Mark Jaccard has seen it all before. Over the decades, the leading energy economist from Simon Fraser University has watched as government after goverment pledge lofty climate targets and proceed to totally overshoot them: Brian Mulroney, Jean Chretien, Stephen Harper.
Now, his sights have turned to the federal and Alberta governments, which are loudly proclaiming that the proposed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline can be reconciled with Canada’s international climate commitments. Read more.
New Legislation Shows Cracks in Trudeau's First Nations Promises
By James Wilt
When it comes to the rights of Indigenous peoples, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks a really good talk. A close look at new laws that will dictate how major resource projects are reviewed, however, suggest he wants to leave himself a lot of wiggle room when it comes to walking the walk. Read more.
B.C. to Continue Wolf Cull, Despite Warnings It Won’t Save Caribou
By Daniel Pierce
Despite widespread condemnation from conservation groups and scientists, the B.C. government is set to continue shooting wolves from helicopters in an attempt to save endangered mountain caribou herds from local extinction in the South Selkirk, South Peace and North Columbia herd areas. Read more.
Canada Is Replacing Coal With Natural Gas — And That’s A Huge Problem
By James Wilt
On Friday, the federal government released its long-awaited draft regulations for the phase-out of coal-fired power in Canada. It was a huge move — the first step to fulfilling a central piece of the government’s pledge to “transition to a low-carbon economy” via the Pan-Canadian Framework.
But the regulation effectively gives the go-ahead for provinces transitioning away from coal to replace a lot of their lost generation capacity with natural gas. And that seriously undermines the country’s ability to decarbonize its electricity system anytime soon. Read more.
By Sarah Cox
This week the wine-pipeline fracas intensified, with new twists that included childcare, a natural gas pipeline from B.C. to Alberta and a “B.C. Wine Smuggling Escape for Albertans." Read more.
B.C. Not Prepared for Climate Change Disasters, Not On Track to Cut Emissions: Auditor General
By Judith Lavoie
B.C. is woefully unprepared to deal with climate change catastrophes, despite recent floods, droughts and forest fires, and the province is not dealing effectively with the root cause of climate change, meaning it is unlikely to meet its 2020 or 2050 greenhouse gas emission targets, says a highly critical report by the province’s Auditor General Carol Bellringer. Read more.
Alberta’s Leading the Pack With Cheap Wind Power and There’s Way More to Come
By Gillian Steward
When the winning bids for Alberta’s renewable power auction were announced in December, jaws dropped.
The winning projects were approved at a record-breaking low price of 3.7 cents per kilowatt hour — the lowest price for electricity anywhere in Canada.
“This is a game changer. Even the most optimistic observers were shocked at how low the price turned out to be,” said Binnu Jeyakumar, electricity program director at the Pembina Institute. Read more.
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