August 20, 2007
Barry Penner, Minister of Environment, has signed a Code of Practice allowing toxic waste to be spread on BC Crown lands, agricultural land growing food crops and forestry lands, including land in the Agricultural Land Reserve, watershed areas, tree crops, livestock grazing and forage crops. The new Soil Amendment Code of Practice will to come into effect September 1, 2007 despite the wide protest by citizens and environmental groups around the province.
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July 11, 2007
The Port Mellon Pulp Mill at Howe Sound is the latest of BC's pulp mills to burn coal for fuel, despite degraded air quality and increased greenhouse gas emissions. Howe Sound Pulp and Paper commenced an initial trial burning of 1,000 tones of coal for a week in February 2007.
According to Ministry of Environment staff, no permit amendment or authorization was required for the trial since the mill's current permit does not disallow burning coal, or any other fuel. The permit specifies only that the pollution must be acceptable to the Regional Waste Manager of MoE.
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June 6, 2007
European Continuous Dioxin Sampling Equipment Recommended for Crofton Mill - Environment Canada Requested to Join Initiative
After decades of uncertainty and controversy over the level of dioxins and furans in coastal pulp mill air emissions, the potential to employ new technology from a German manufacturer could help identify the real risk to human and ecological health from some of the most toxic chemicals known if Environment Canada joins in widespread acceptance of the plan.
“This is a real opportunity to advance the science in North America,” said Elizabeth White of the Crofton Airshed Citizens Group (CACG). "The only thing holding us up right now is Environment Canada's unwillingness to participate in a pilot project." |
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June 4, 2007
Read the latest update from the Crofton Airshed Citizens Group, covering latest developments at the Community Advisory Forum, latest Catalyst Paper corporate events, Hogwash technology that has the potential to prevent dioxin formation from the burning of salty hog fuel, studies on sludge disposal, and the availability of continuous dixoin sampling technology that can answer many unanswered questions about dioxin formation at the Crofton mill.
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Tuesday, July 11,
2006
After 15 Year Delay, 5th Study Finds Chemical Causes Cancer, Developmental Problems & Birth Defects
(Campbell River, BC) - The National Academies (NA) released a
controversial report today in the United States confirming what
numerous scientific panels have concluded over the past 15 years -
dioxin is a potent cancer-causing chemical even at very small levels.
Dioxin can cause developmental and immune effects at levels close to
those currently found in the American and Canadian population.
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