By Cloe Logan, National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
In the late 1980s, the federal government banned all cigarette ads — photos making a carcinogenic product look appealing went against public health advice. Now, many physicians are saying the same should apply to fossil fuel advertising.
Continue reading Doctors’ groups push for truth in advertising when it comes to fossil fuels
By Natasha Bulowski, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Eight oil and gas companies are planning hundreds of expansion projects in the coming years, even as the world is already on track to burn through its remaining carbon budget, a new report finds.
Continue reading Report rates oil and gas sector climate pledges ‘grossly insufficient’
By Matt Simmons, The Narwhal, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
In late April, RCMP officers walked into the Gidimt’en Camp near the confluence of Ts’elkay Kwe (Lamprey Creek) and Wedzin Kwa (Morice River). Their visits on unceded Wet’suwet’en territory in northwest B.C. had been a daily occurrence, with members of the RCMP’s Community-Industry Response Group showing up at all hours, including in the middle of the night according to locals.
Continue reading Letters reveal what energy companies told RCMP before Wet’suwet’en raid
Rex Weyler cofounder of Greenpeace International, author, journalist, and musician, joined host Manda Aufochs Gillespie this Friday at 1 p.m. on Folk U Radio (89.5FM or CortesRadio.ca) to talk about the ongoing Chevron pollution case in Ecuador, how Chevron launches SLAPP lawsuits against the attorney’s fight for their victims’ rights, and according to a resent report on Chevron’s international crimes, has “created a legacy of genocide, death, torture, forced labor, rape, and violence against women.”
Continue reading Chevron Soup with Rex Weyler on Folk U @89.5FM
By Chadd Cawson, The Columbia Valley Pioneer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
In a recent article by the Pioneer, one looked at the history of the Columbia River Treaty and its implications. 2024 will mark the 60-year point since the U.S. prepaid Canada $64 million to ensure flood control operations would be provided. This Treaty remains in place until one party gives a 10-year termination notice, however, its guidelines have been evolving more recently.
Continue reading The Columbia River Treaty today
