B.C. government lifts burn ban in coastal fire zone

Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 16:19:54 +0000

Heavy rainfall and cooler temperatures on the South Coast over the last fews days have led the B.C. government to lift the open fire ban in the coastal fire zone. Effective at noon Wednesday, all open fires will again be permitted given that the wildfire risk has been greatly reduced. Category 2 open fires will be […]

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PG&E Bankruptcy Truly One-of-a-Kind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Numerous articles have boldly declared Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) to be the first of many climate change-related bankruptcies to come. The authors wag their fingers in caution at corporations across

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Should a Power Company Be Held Responsible for Wildfires?

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

If you’ve been following the news, you know that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection because it is facing tens of billions of dollars in liability for

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Dog that survived California wildfire guarded home for weeks

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2018 01:09:29 +0000

In this Friday Dec. 7, 2018 image from video provided by Shayla Sullivan, "Madison," the Anatolian shepherd dog that apparently guarded his burned home for nearly a month, approaches his owner, Andrea Gaylord, as she was allowed back to check on her burned property in Paradise, Calif. Sullivan, an animal rescuer, left food and water for Madison during his wait. Gaylord fled when the Nov. 8 fire destroyed the town of 27,000. (Shayla Sullivan via AP)

A dog that survived the catastrophic wildfire in California had protected the ruins of his home for almost a month until his owner returned.

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