By Erik Molvar, Executive Director, Western Watersheds Project While Trump administration issues directives banning discourse on climate change and muzzles scientists in federal agencies, the fossil fuel industry may have […]
Election in Washington State dooms giant coal port proposal?
Anti-coal port candidates now appear in charge in Whatcom County- In recent years there has been a big effort to clear the way to build a huge coal terminal (seaport) […]
Precedent-setting and unexpected. Obama and Romney answer science questions asked by Sciencedebate.org
Talk about the need for a presidential candidate science debate leads somewhere- Back in 2008 there was mounting concern that science had always been left out of the presidential debates. […]
News about fracking keeps getting worse. Now it is air pollution
Earthquakes, water pollution, political pollution, and now toxic chemicals in the air near fracking wells- It seems every day the news about the negative side effects of fracking gets worse […]
“Drill baby drill” isn’t an energy policy, it’s more cultural resentment
“Energy independence” has been the Republican energy policy since 1974- Americans have a bad case of Alzheimer’s when it come to knowledge or remembrance of energy policy. Politicians usually give them a couple […]
B.C. passes law banning mining and drilling in the upper Flathead River
What a turnaround in the space of 3 years! In 2008 I took a 2 week trip to the headwaters of the famed North Fork of the Flathead River in […]
U.S.-Canadian ‘Gentleman’s Agreement’ Protects North Fork of the Flathead
Protection of this fabled international stream has emerged over the last few years without any formal designations- There have been many threats over the years the North Fork and its […]
British Columbia industrial development ban ends 36-year dispute over Flathead
Controversy began 1n 1974- Well what a cause for celebration this is! I can remember I was just starting to explore the wild country as a young man back in […]