Environment

‘Too big, too close’ – Ajax mine opponents line Overlanders Bridge to protest open-pit plan

April 4, 2014 // 6 Comments

NEWS — Hundreds of morning commuters, some honking their horns in support, encountered a string of Ajax mine opponents lining the southbound lanes of Overlanders Bridge [Continue]

‘Nudge’ factor plays big role in prospects for wrestling climate change, says economist

April 4, 2014 // 3 Comments

NEWS — A new global strategy for climate protection isn’t likely unless a broad coalition can be forged that includes both have and have-not nations, a self-declared [Continue]

‘Who pays for climate change?’ the subject of talk Thurs. by former White House economist

April 2, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — Who pays for climate change? That’s the question that will be asked at a talk at Thompson Rivers University on Thursday at 4 p.m. Dr. Jason Shogren of the [Continue]

B.C.’s grizzly bear hunt isn’t for the good of the species, it’s for the enjoyment of humans

April 2, 2014 // 0 Comments

WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — Grizzly bears have a target on their backs again in B.C. The spring hunting season began Tuesday and runs to May 31, with another season in [Continue]

Domtar reviewing bad-smell procedures

April 1, 2014 // 3 Comments

NEWS — Domtar is reviewing procedures in the wake of last week’s foul smell that spilled out of the mill and sailed east down the valley, resulting in dozens of calls [Continue]

Kamloops cuts electricity use just a little bit

March 31, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — It wasn’t a lot, but it was a little. Kamloops residents saved .9 per cent on electricity during Saturday night’s Earth Hour, less than half what they [Continue]