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BC’s incredible shrinking Environment Minister
Joyce Murray — BC’s Minister of the “Environment” (formally Water, Land and Air Protection) — does not seem to wield a whole lot of power…
Ethanol Ethics
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Beyond Factory Farming
Corporate Hog Barns and the Threat to Public Health, the Environment, and Rural Communities Download 379.74 KB197 pages The restructuring of hog production in North…
October 2003: Canadian Mining Companies Set to Destroy Ghana’s Forest Reserves
Under pressure from Canadian and U.S. mining companies, the Ghanaian government seems ready to pass legislation in June 2003 which will open the country’s protected…
Cruise ship industry not a panacea for port cities
Study says industry growth will slow, governments should be realistic about economic expectations (Halifax) A report released by the CCPA today finds that Canadian ports…
Charting A Course
The Cruise Industry, the Government of Canada, and Purposeful Development Download 239.86 KB45 pages
Greenhouses and fish farms
The province undermines local control What do greenhouses in Delta and fish farms on the coast have in common? In both cases, the provincial government…
Expansion of industrial salmon farming likely to produce few or no new jobs in BC, new economic study shows
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Vancouver–A new economic study shows that industrial salmon aquaculture will deliver no or few new jobs in BC,…
Fishy Business
The Economics of Salmon Farming in BC Download 776.64 KB43 pages
Fish farms no cure for BC’s economic ills
There is a mistaken perception among many British Columbians that BC’s wild fish stocks are dying and that we need salmon aquaculture to replace the…
Cruise ship industry
Impacts underestimated – benefits overblown CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX – With double digit growth anticipated for the cruise ship industry, ports…
Not the year of the forest community
Premier Campbell announced in January that 2003 would be the “Year of the Forest.” BC’s forest companies, workers, and communities are hoping he’s serious, given…
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