Alaskans and British Columbians Want More Environmental Protection from Mining: New Poll
British Columbians share the concerns of Alaskans about risks to the environment from mining operations...
Stories by Judith Lavoie
B.C. MLAs Debate Site C, Months After Project’s Controversial Approval
Trees are already being felled in the Peace River Valley and site preparation is underway...
Trust, Social Licence and Spin: A Tale of Two Countries
When B.C. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett visited Southeast Alaska this summer, his aim...
How the Media Shapes Public Response to Climate Change
Climate change stories that give local information and emphasize positive achievements are more likely to...
The Trouble With Tailings: Toxic Waste ‘Time Bombs’ Loom Large Over Alaska’s Salmon Rivers
There are a few unarguable truths about mine tailings, the pulverized rock, water and sludge...
B.C. Minister Bennett’s Visit Fails to Ease Alaskans’ Mining Concerns
Promises of a closer relationship between B.C. and Alaska and more consultation on B.C. mine...
Living Downstream of B.C.’s Gold Rush: Alaska’s Fishermen Fear End of ‘Last Wild Frontier’
No fish in the car, warned the rental car attendant at Juneau airport, with the...
Alaskan Tourism Operators at Mercy of Canadian Mining Regulations
Smooth lumps of translucent blue ice float alongside rock-encrusted icebergs that have broken from Shakes...
B.C. First Nations and Alaskan Natives Join Forces to Fight Border Mines
A powerful alliance of B.C. First Nations and Southeast Alaska natives has been forged in...
