Media Releases

West Coast Environmental Law reacts to President Obama’s decision to reject TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (January 18, 2012) - Jessica Clogg, Executive Director and Senior Counsel at West Coast Environmental Law issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement that President Obama’s has reject

Topics: Indigenous Law, Climate and Energy
Foreign Funding Poll: British Columbians Worried about Foreign Investment in Canadian Resources, Not Philanthropic Support for Environmental Groups

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (Jan. 9, 2012) - A poll released today by BC environmental groups shows that almost 75 percent of British Columbians are worried about foreign investment in Canadian natural resources.

Topics: Strong Environmental Laws
Environmental law appeal to be argued over Twitter – for the First time ever

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Topics: Environmental Legal Support, Indigenous Law, Lands & Forests
Enbridge Pipeline: First Nations Urge BMO to Withhold Financing

Alliance of five First Nations attend BMO AGM to dissuade bank from backing project that would harm rivers

For immediate release

Topics: Indigenous Law, Climate and Energy
Widespread dismay at “backwards” attempt by western Premiers to block coastal protection from oil spills

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Topics: Climate and Energy, Indigenous Law
BC Groups Praise Decision to Fast-Track Oil Tanker Ban Legislation

Dogwood Initiative, Forest Ethics, West Coast Environmental Law Association, Living Oceans Society.

Topics: Climate and Energy, Indigenous Law
Oil Sands - First Nations reject Enbridge's pipeline equity offer, CEO & Board of Directors served with legal declaration banning pipelines

“Our lands and waters are not for sale, not at any price.”

Topics: Indigenous Law, Climate and Energy
L’appel à l'interdiction de pétroliers sur la côte nord du Pacifique s'intensifie : les Premières nations et les industries côtières unissent leurs forces à Ottawa et font pression pour une nouvelle loi

Pour diffusion immédiate : Le 30 novembre 2010

L’appel à l'interdiction de pétroliers sur la côte nord du Pacifique s'intensifie : les Premières nations et les industries côtières unissent leurs forces à Ottawa et font pression pour une nouvelle loi

Topics: Indigenous Law, Climate and Energy
Call for Pacific tanker ban intensifies - First Nations and coastal industries join forces in Ottawa to push for legislated solution

For Immediate Release: November 30, 2010

Delegation says oil tankers threaten coastal economies and communities.

Topics: Climate and Energy, Indigenous Law
Are BC’s natural resources “open for business” after cabinet reshuffle?

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Topics: Climate and Energy, Canada's Environmental Reviews, Lands & Forests, Indigenous Law
FIRST NATIONS CHIEFS SEND STRONG MESSAGE TO OTTAWA: ENBRIDGE PIPELINES AND TANKERS MUST NOT PROCEED WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT

Vancouver BC—On Friday afternoon, the Chiefs of the First Nations Summit of BC, representing a majority of First Nations and Tribal Councils in BC, stated that the

Topics: Climate and Energy, Indigenous Law
Prime Minister Must Save Fish Lake, Say 12 Environmental Groups Final Decision Pending on Fate of B.C. Lake Sacred to First Nations

Vancouver, BC—Twelve environmental groups are calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to save Fish Lake, home to 80,000 rainbow trout and sacred to the Tsilhqot’in First Nations.

Topics: Canada's Environmental Reviews, Indigenous Law
Environmental Lawyers say Site C Decision is Irresponsible; May Violate First Nations Rights

Vancouver -  The provincial government’s decision to move ahead on the Site C dam is irresponsible given the massive environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the proposed hydroelectric project.

Topics: Indigenous Law, Climate and Energy
Coastal First Nations Tanker Ban Creates New Legal Risks and Uncertainty for Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Say Environmental Lawyers in Commentary Released Today

Vancouver/Coast Salish Territory - Several First Nations peoples on the Central and North Pacific Coast and Haida Gwaii issued a Declaration this week banning Tar Sands crude oil tankers from their territories, citing the potentially devastating risk of oil spills associated with

Topics: Climate and Energy, Indigenous Law