Green groups demand cabinet axe subdivisions

Lawyer argues provincial delay to blame for proposal
Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist
Lawyers for the Sea-to-Sea Greenbelt Society, supported by other environmental groups, are demanding the provincial cabinet quash subdivision applications for land west of Sooke.
The province should restore democratic control over land use to the Capital Regional District and rectify some of the problems which spun [...]

We have to start realizing we live on an island

Development and population growth are putting pressure on our resources
Bernice Levitz Packford, Times Colonist
Unbelievable! In this age of “global warming” when water is considered even more precious than oil, developer Warren Paulin is planning an 18-hole championship golf resort and housing development at Maple Bay.
To begin with, he needs water for the golf course and [...]

Marchers protest Shell drill plan

By Kat Lee – Terrace Standard
Organizers of July 15’s rally protesting Shell’s plans to drill for coalbed methane natural gas northeast of here say they’ll keep their efforts up until the company pulls out.
“I think [the rally] was an absolute success,” said co-organizer Julia Hill, adding that people have told her this is one of [...]

Avoiding Deforestation to Limit Climate Change ‘Cheap and Practical’

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 23, 2008 (ENS) – Wealthy nations could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally by paying landowners in developing nations not to clear forested land for agriculture, finds a new study by a research team from Austria, Brazil and the United States.
The research attaches estimated dollar amounts to each metric ton of carbon [...]

Tract of B.C. forest set to be ’saved’ for caribou

MARK HUME, Globe and Mail
VANCOUVER — An endangered population of mountain caribou is expected to be the focus of an announcement today billed as “a conservation initiative of global significance,” and said to involve a large tract of wilderness in southeastern British Columbia.

Media Opinion:Prepare for War In The Woods, Round 3

Jack Knox, Times Colonist
They began test-drilling for copper on Catface Mountain a few days ago, helicopters flying in and out. You can see the lights at night from Tofino, 13 kilometres to the south.
It has some people squirming in the tourist town, and not just over the prospect of a copper mine being plunked in [...]

Save Clayoquot rally on long-weekend

Gillian Riddell, Westerly News
The Friends of Clayoquot Sound are organizing a rally to help educate residents about their concerns about the rising industrial threats to the sound.
“There are an increasing number of industrial threats to Clayoquot Sound,” said Maryjka Mychajlowycz with the Friends of Clayoquot Sound, citing the exploratory mineral drilling currently underway on Catface [...]