Jul 22 2010
BP is selling off a number of assets world-wide to raise money to pay for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, including their Mist Mountain coalbed methane project near Fernie, BC. As long-time readers may recall, BP originally intended coalbed methane development in the Canadian Flathead as well, but pulled out of that [...]
Jun 01 2009
The Flathead Coalition is less than amused at BP-Canada’s approach to environmental science. They don’t think much of British Columbia’s fox-guarding-the-henhouse rules for conducting environmental studies, either. A press release pubished today by Citizens Concerned About Coalbed Methane summarizes the issue . . . The Flathead Coalition announced today that its internal evaluation of BP-Canada [...]
Apr 13 2009
The Flathead Beacon posted a tardy, but well-written article covering both of the North Fork’s recent “endangered river” designations . . . As the threat of large-scale mining continues to bear down on the headwaters of the Flathead River Basin – and as funding for conservation research hits a snag – Ric Hauer believes the [...]
Apr 09 2009
The Hungry Horse News has a nice article about a press conference held at Blankenship to discuss American River’s listing of the North Fork as one of the ten most endangered rivers in the U.S. Here’s the lead . . . On a bright blue day at Blankenship black bugs come off the water and [...]
Apr 07 2009
Following up on our earlier post about about the North Fork Flathead River making the American Rivers organization’s list of “America’s Most Endangered Rivers,” here’s the Missoulian’s write-up, which includes some additional information . . . The North Fork Flathead River, a wild waterway forming the western edge of Glacier National Park, has recently been [...]
Apr 07 2009
Today’s Daily Inter Lake reports that the North Fork Flathead River ranks fifth on American Rivers’ 2009 list of endangered rivers due to the threats posed by resource development in the Canadian Flathead. Here’s the lead . . . An “indefinite opportunity” for coal mining and other resource development in Canada has put the North [...]
Dec 07 2008
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post regarding the Mist Mountain coalbed methane project, here are links to some additional information . . . Our friends in Fernie, BC are not very happy about BP Canada’s plans. See the Citizens Concerned About Coalbed Methane site for details. Wildsight posted a press release last Friday that does [...]
Dec 06 2008
From the Saturday, December 6, 2008 online edition of the Daily Inter Lake . . . BP Canada on Friday received natural-gas rights for a potential energy project in a segment of British Columbia watched closely by environmental activists in both the province and in Montana. British Columbia granted the rights to BP for its [...]
Mar 08 2008
Growing up within a bike ride of the Flathead River, I had no idea that my favorite river originated in British Columbia. I just knew that the Flathead River is special and its clean, cold waters were undeniable. . .
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Feb 28 2008
Canadian politicians and industry remain keenly interested in coal-bed methane reserves north of Glacier National Park, despite an announcement last week that such plans were off the table.
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