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🚨 January Newsletter Recap: Who really benefits from “critical minerals” in B.C.?
Governments worldwide are racing to secure lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, and rare earth elements — not just for clean energy, but also for military, industrial, and economic purposes.
The guide:
✅ Debunks misleading claims about "critical minerals"
✅ Supports communities and First Nations under mining pressure
✅ Highlights environmental, social, and rights impacts
✅ Provides tools for advocacy & evidence-based decision-making
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📥 Read the guide: bit.ly/49VWU95
Stay updated by subscribing to our newsletter: bit.ly/4gCg8DU
#CriticalMinerals #BCMining #IndigenousRights #EnergyTransition #bcpoli
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📢 New reporting from Amanda Follett Hosgood in @TheTyee examines the long shadow of asbestos mining in B.C. — and what happens when a company town disappears.
📰 A Mining Town Scattered, and Asbestos to the Wind
🔗 bit.ly/49QBA56
#Cassiar #Asbestos #BCMining
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📄 Cassiar Mine was also listed in our 2025 Dirty Dozen report, highlighting gaps in how mining impacts are tracked, regulated, and addressed in B.C.
🔗 bit.ly/49z1b3G
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➡️ What needs to happen next:
🩺 Long-term health monitoring and support
🛡️ Stronger protections and accountability for legacy mines
⚖️ Reform outdated mining laws to prevent future harms
#HealthJustice #MiningLegacy #ReformBCMining #BCPoli
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📰 Mining law in BC still ignores Indigenous consent. Our new op-ed with @AmnestyNow in Canada's National Observer explains how UNDRIP alignment can protect rights, the environment, and certainty for the mining sector: bit.ly/3Lly6iU
⚠️ BC approved the Mount Milligan mine expansion, raising water & environmental concerns.
The Nak’azdli Whut’en First Nation is stepping up Indigenous-led monitoring to protect watersheds.
Read the full story from the National Observer: bit.ly/4sGgzCx
"What Happened to the 'Rule of Law'?" Amanda Follett Hosgood examines how the phrase was used during the Wet’suwet’en pipeline conflict — and how politicians now invoke it differently when courts side with First Nations. Thoughtful analysis in @TheTyee: bit.ly/4pz7QPN
As the year ends, a hopeful opportunity is emerging in northwest B.C.: the proposed Northwest Critical Conservation Corridor. 🧵(1/8) ⬇️
What’s needed: Indigenous leadership at the center, legally protected conservation areas, clear land-use planning, and decisions rooted in evidence and respect.
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Hope is not abstract—it’s built through action. As we look to the new year, this corridor offers a chance—to protect what inspires us and ensure northwest B.C. remains wild and thriving for generations.
Read our latest blog on this vital Corridor: bit.ly/49djA4n
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