BC NDP will have to look elsewhere for a Speaker, Green MLAs say
The NDP can’t count on a B.C. Green Party legislator to take on the role of Speaker of the legislature, according to a newly-elected Green MLA.
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First Nations pitch Indigenous-led LNG to the world at COP29
Leaders of Coastal First Nations that are developing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities in British Columbia are on the ground in Azerbaijan to line up Asian buyers for their Indigenous-led gas exports.
Reelected BC NDP faces declining case for LNG
Because B.C. LNG production is expected to ramp up at precisely the same time global production plateaus, the province “will not have a first mover advantage, and its output will be competing in a highly competitive global market,” a new report finds.
Greens could be tie-breakers on B.C. climate policy
If the BC Greens end up with the balance of power in British Columbia and choose to support the NDP, they are likely to push hard on two main climate policy issues — the consumer carbon price and liquid natural gas expansion.
Exported gas produces far worse emissions than coal, major study finds
Research challenges idea that sending liquefied natural gas around the world is cleaner alternative to burning coal
New ad campaign takes aim at B.C. LNG
Environmental groups launched an ad campaign to counter pro-LNG advertisements that were deemed to create an "overall misleading impression" that LNG is climate-friendly, according to the advertising industry regulator Ad Standards.
Nisga'a activist's blockade and petition show local opposition to LNG
On Monday morning, a grassroots activist blocked a road leading to a work camp in Nisga’a territory that will support the construction of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline (PRGT).
First Nations in B.C. forge alliances over shared environmental concerns
A four-day event livestreamed multiple expert panels and Q&As on diverse topics from deep sea mining, climate change, tanker traffic, and a deep dive on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and their deep impacts on communities.
TC Energy's $15-billion Keystone XL lawsuit gets thrown out
Calgary-based TC Energy recently lost its US$15-billion arbitration case against the U.S. government over the Keystone XL pipeline, much to the relief of environmentalists.
Feds approve Tilbury LNG jetty in Delta, B.C.
The federal government just gave the Tilbury LNG marine jetty in Delta, B.C. its stamp of approval.
Their land, their choice: When economic reconciliation and climate justice conflict
The Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program will be sector agnostic, allowing Indigenous nations to choose their path to economic prosperity. How might it conflict with the climate crisis?
A ghost pipeline rears up in northern B.C.
After nearly a decade without progress, the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project appears set to begin construction this summer after the B.C. energy regulator created a legal loophole to allow the project to proceed.
Regulator ruled against LNG ads, leak reveals
Ad Standards, the industry organization that regulates advertisements in Canada, ruled against one of the country's largest pro-fossil fuel advocacy groups for spreading disinformation about the harmful climate impacts of liquified natural gas (LNG), according to a confidential decision.
Trump's new ‘deal’ could save Big Oil $110 billion in taxes
Former president Donald Trump's ask for $1 billion in campaign donations from Big Oil seems a small price to pay to preserve the tax loopholes that his presidential opponent, Joe Biden, has indicated he intends to close.
Floating LNG worker hotel rejected by Squamish, B.C.
Plans to use a renovated cruise ship to house more than 600 workers at a liquefied natural gas facility near Squamish, B.C., have been voted down by the local council.