They were instrumental in the fight against Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline,[1] introducing a tanker moratorium on BC's north coast[2] and the province's campaign finance reform.
[13] By blowing apart coal seams, companies like Royal Dutch Shell planned to release vast reserves of methane gas held in place by groundwater.
Dogwood worked with activists and First Nations in Telkwa, Cache Creek, Smithers, Princeton, Fernie, Iskut, Dease Lake, and throughout the Peace Region, and were able to shut down commercial coalbed methane everywhere in BC Dogwood’s early support for Tahltan opposition to Shell’s massive coalbed methane plan in the Sacred Headwaters led to a high-profile victory when Shell pulled out for good in 2012.
Dogwood is calling for adequate health and environmental assessments[22] and a levy on coal exports akin to the carbon tax Canadian companies must pay.
[25] In November 2017, the provincial government passed laws to reform campaign finance, banning corporation, union and out-of-province donations and limiting individual contributions to $1,200.