Kenneth Green

Premier David Eby claims to be a true and faithful protector of the environment. But reality, he’s not. …Finally, the B.C. government has enacted over time various policies to reduce the extent of clear-cutting, with buy-in from the forestry industry and First Nations. But governments have not made these agreements work. …according to conservation group Wildsight, the “B.C. NDP’s momentum towards a ‘new, holistic approach’ to the management of old-growth forests has slowed almost to the point of regression. …UBC researchers agree. …The need to stop this practice is ‘urgent,’ said Younes Alila, a hydrologist and professor in the Faculty of Forestry, because of the mounting problems caused by human-caused climate change such as drought, flooding and wildfires.” …Before obsessing about a new pipeline project, to be built safely with new technologies and new safety protocols, perhaps he should look more closely at his province and fix its glaring eco-problems.