Oceans suffering pollution and dead zones
Oceans suffocating as huge dead zones quadruple since 1950 “This is a problem we can solve,” Breitburg said. “Halting climate change requires a global effort, but even local actions can… Read more »
Category: Reports
WHAT’S FUELLING OUR ECONOMY: Is Kinder Morgan’s Proposed Pipeline Inconsistent with New Economic Trends and Realities?
Report Compiled by Liz McDowell, Tarah Stafford and Felicity Lawong Conversations for Responsible Economic Development (CRED) November 2016 Executive Summary British Columbia is leading economic growth in Canada, largely due… Read more »
Could tankers Collide with Vancouver’s Second Narrows Bridges?
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Prime minister facing moment of truth on Indigenous rights
By John Dillon Ecological Economy Program Coordinator KAIROS Policy Briefing Papers are written to help inform public debate on key domestic and foreign policy issues As the newly elected Prime… Read more »
TAR SANDS: The Myth of Tidewater Access
Summary The idea that greater pipeline capacity and access to tidewater would maximize the value Alberta receives for its tar sands crude is a standard talking point for industry, politicians,… Read more »
National Energy Board Report Trans Mountain Expansion Project May 2016
Canadian public interest The National Energy Board (NEB or Board) finds that the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (Project) is in Canada’s public interest, and recommends the Governor in Council (GIC)… Read more »
Marathassa Oil Spill Interim Update to Vancouver City Council April 14, 2015
The City of Vancouver has published its April 14th report on the oil spill in English Bay, including information about the composition of the spill, its likely origin, the map… Read more »
Bill C-51 A Legal Primer: Overly broad and unnecessary anti-terrorism reforms could criminalize free speech
C. Ruby , N. R. Hasan Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives February 17, 2015 Bill C-51: A Legal Primer by Clayton Ruby and Nader R. Hasan Six Muslim young adults stand… Read more »
SLAPP Suit Resources (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation)
In November 2014, hundreds protested daily for weeks on Burnaby Mountain against the Kinder Morgan (KM) pipeline expansion, and over 100 were arrested. KM launched lawsuits against five individuals and… Read more »