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          <description>Current laws allow suits that “only serve those with significantly deeper pockets”</description>
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          <title>Time For a Fix: B.C. Looks at Overhaul of Reviews for Mines, Dams and Pipelines</title>
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          <title>The Problem With Relying (Too Much) On Industry-Hired Professionals</title>
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          <title>3 Ways B.C. Could Stop Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2017 20:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>James Wilt</dc:creator>

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          <title>Five Handy Facts About the Northern B.C. Oil Tanker Ban</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2017 21:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Carol Linnitt</dc:creator>

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          <title>How to Fix the National Energy Board, Canada&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8216;Captured Regulator&amp;#8217;</title>
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          <dc:creator>James Wilt</dc:creator>

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          <title>North Coast Oil Tanker Ban Won’t Actually Ban Tankers Full of Oil Products on B.C.’s North Coast</title>
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          <dc:creator>Carol Linnitt</dc:creator>

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          <title>A Surprisingly Simple Solution to Canada’s Stalled Energy Debate</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 21:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Emma Gilchrist</dc:creator>

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          <title>Can Canada Save Its Fish Habitat Before It’s Too Late?</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2016 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>James Wilt</dc:creator>

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          <title>Got Coal? The Burning Problem with Canada’s Port Authorities</title>
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          <dc:creator>James Wilt</dc:creator>

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               Andrew Gage               </category>
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          <title>New Report Shows “Systematic Dismantling” of Canada’s Environmental Laws Under Conservative Government</title>
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          <dc:creator>Carol Linnitt</dc:creator>

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               C-38               </category>
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               C-45               </category>
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               Canadian Environmental Assessment Act               </category>
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