The Article that this small reflection will be focused on is a CBC article based on the issues facing the logging industry. Naturally the media and the expert that they brought in from UNBC mediated the concerns from the perspectives of the Economy and the environment. Is it the perspective that this reflection takes to which the concerns of the environment are always sidelined to those of the economy, or are always looked at as not as much as a concern in comparison to the environment. The Article made a great deal to show the impact of the logging industry…

Media Item: “The Fight for Old-Growth Forests in British Columbia” (Global News, 2023) This report covers protests against logging old-growth forests on Vancouver Island. Activists use civil disobedience, reminiscent of historical environmental movements, to draw attention to deforestation. Documentaries like “If a Tree Falls” highlight how such activism has historically driven policy changes (Mitman, 2005). While controversial, civil disobedience has historically been effective in pushing governments toward environmental reforms, as seen in the Clayoquot Sound protests of the 1990s. Reflection: Completing these exercises has deepened my understanding of how environmental history shapes current practices and challenges. Researching Vancouver’s ecological past…

Current Environmental Issue: Plastic Pollution in Oceans Ocean plastic waste is currently one of the most urgent environmental issues. Because of its disastrous effects on marine ecosystems and the environment at large, this problem has attracted a lot of attention. Mainstream media reports emphasize initiatives to reduce plastic waste, such as the United Nations’ Global Plastic Treaty discussions.   My Position and Thoughts Plastic pollution is an example of how contemporary cultures overuse resources without taking the long-term effects on the environment into account. Parallels between ancient environmental exploitation and the current usage of plastics are highlighted by Alfred W….

OFLM Name: Norman Fennema Course Name and Number: Environmental History HIST_3991 Name: Panika Saxena Date: December 8, 2024     In the last few years, there has been significant environmental challenges in BC including the contentious issue of old growth logging. On Vancouver Island, Fairy creek watershed has been the biggest issue of debate, where activists protested to prevent the logging of ancient forests. These demonstrations further escalated into one of the largest acts of civil disobedience in Canada with nearly 1000 arrests reported by September 2021. The protesters included both environmentalists and Indigenous leaders. They argued that the old-growth…

Articles: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/judge-rejects-necessity-defence-from-b-c-climate-activists-charged-in-disruptive-protests-1.6925452 https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/03/Climate-Change-Activists-Convicted-Civil-Disobedience/ I support the Nanaimo climate protestors and feel that disruptive protests are needed to bring about the transformation required to combat the most catastrophic consequences of climate change. Climate change poses imminent peril to all humanity. However, in this case, Judge Lamperson ruled against the defendants because the threat of climate change is not immediate enough and there are legal alternatives to their chosen methods of protest. The judge accepted that climate change is imminent and an existential threat, however, he disagreed that it prevented the defendants from acting freely. Judge Lamperson noted the defence of necessity…