by LaurenEBS | Nov 30, 2023 | Climate, Fisheries, Ksi Lisims LNG Project
In northern BC, an Enbridge pipeline project has been resurrected by Alberta natural gas pipelines, liquids pipelines and energy company TC Energy. Purchased in 2022, the “Westcoast connector” (as it was called when owned by Enbridge) was renamed the...
by LaurenEBS | Nov 29, 2023 | Climate, Fisheries, Mining
The melt creates potential salmon habitat while attracting attention from mining companies. A new paper published in Science says that as glacier ice melts, new land and rivers are being revealed in the ice-covered transboundary region shared by northern B.C., Alaska,...
by LaurenEBS | Nov 24, 2023 | Climate, Fisheries, Mining
SFU researchers say environmental policies need to be more future-thinking as climate change progresses As climate change forces the rapid retreat of glaciers across B.C., scientists say there is one potential silver lining: freshly exposed habitats for salmon. But it...
by LaurenEBS | Nov 23, 2023 | Climate, Fisheries, Mining
The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs’ Office, participating in a study led by researchers from Simon Fraser University, finds that mining companies are staking claims on future salmon habitats as glaciers retreat. In the ice-covered transboundary region shared by northern...
by LaurenEBS | Nov 6, 2023 | Fisheries
Partnering with First Nations, a new interdisciplinary study proposes harnessing artificial intelligence and computer-based detection to count and produce real-time data about salmon numbers. Monitoring their population when they return to the rivers and creeks is...
