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Established in 1997, the CCPA’s BC Office investigates key challenges facing our province through independent research, analysis and expertise. We propose real, workable solutions, and share our findings as widely as possible to advance social, economic and environmental justice – and to challenge the message that there is no alternative.
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Petronas LNG Cancellation a Blessing for BC
Australia an example of LNG Catastrophe Vancouver–Rather than worry about lost jobs and economic opportunities, British Columbians should celebrate Petronas’ decision to cancel its Pacific…
Debunking the Fraser Institute’s latest scaremongering on Indigenous rights
In a particularly repugnant move, the Fraser Institute chose National Aboriginal Day (June 21) to release a report by Tom Flanagan claiming that a sharp…
The energy industry’s insatiable thirst for water threatens First Nations’ rights
In early May, evidence emerged that natural gas companies had built dozens of large dams during a poorly regulated building spree. As many as 60…
Infographic: The fracking industry is guzzling water, BC First Nations are paying the price
Our latest report looks at the growing concerns that First Nations in British Columbia have with the fossil fuel industry’s increasing need for large volumes…
Time to rethink the approval process for fossil fuel industry developments in BC’s northeast
When the provincial government created the Oil and Gas Commission in 1998, it did much more than open a “one stop shop” for speedy oil…
Fracking, First Nations and Water
Respecting Indigenous rights and better protecting our shared resources Download 769.66 KB32 pages This paper looks at the growing concerns that First Nations in British…
Fracking industry’s “insatiable thirst” for water in BC’s northeast violates First Nations rights: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT VANCOUVER – Coming on the heels of an investigation that revealed fossil fuel companies have built dozens of…
Faulty assumptions, including tidewater price premiums, basis for Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline approval
Once the political reality of British Columbia is determined, next steps on energy projects like Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and the Site C…
History of Alberta’s oil sands policy highlights importance of government involvement
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT A new report analyzing the oil sands policies of previous Alberta governments reveals the critical role of government…
Betting on Bitumen
Alberta’s Energy Policies from Lougheed to Klein Download 1.35 MB48 pages When Alberta’s first New Democratic Party (NDP) government swept to power in 2015, it…
Case for Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline built on faulty assumptions, including tidewater price fiction: study
(Vancouver) As Kinder Morgan Canada turned to the stock market to finance its Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMEP), a new report by veteran earth scientist…
Will the Trans Mountain Pipeline and tidewater access boost prices and save Canada’s oil industry?
Download 2.93 MB42 pages One of the primary rationales for Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (TMEP) is to maximize the price for Alberta…
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