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Tria Donaldson: Let's leave the dirty business of coal exports behind us

As public opposition to tanker traffic on the B.C. coast continues to grow louder, another fossil-fuel industry is quietly moving ahead with its own expansion plans.

Tria Donaldson: Resistance to Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline is growing

The proposed Enbridge pipeline poses a massive threat to pristine areas across central B.C., including the Great Bear Rainforest.

Tria Donaldson: Christy Clark government should stop fracking with B.C.’s future

It is unacceptable that the B.C. government is blindly charging forward with aggressive expansion of the shale gas industry.

Tria Donaldson: Occupy Cortes Island’s old-growth forests?

The ancient cedars and giant coastal Douglas-fir trees of Cortes Island are under threat by the same multinational corporation that kicked Occupy Wall Street protesters out of New...

Tria Donaldson: Preservation of irreplaceable Nanoose Bay Forest worth fighting for

The fight to save this parcel of land is now heating up, as loggers and environmentalists face off over the future of the forest.

Tria Donaldson: “Clean” energy for dirty industry: Site C dam to power fossil-fuel extraction

What do eight mines, seven liquefied natural gas compression facilities, and two of the largest deposits of shale gas in North America have in common?

Tria Donaldson: B.C. falling behind on regulating natural-gas fracking

All over the world, governments are taking real action to address and curtail the fracking industry.

Tria Donaldson: Let’s keep Vancouver’s Stanley Park oil spill-free

The threat of an oil spill in the heart of Vancouver is not some distant threat.

Tria Donaldson: Too dam high: Cost and environmental impact of Site C not worth it

The Site C dam moved one step further in the environmental assessment process this week, and the projected price tag increased by almost $2 billion from earlier estimates.

Tria Donaldson: Will the Christy Clark government stand up for the environment?

While Clark still has an opportunity to turn the ship around, her first actions as premier have not inspired confidence in her commitment to the environment.