Thursday November 20, 2008
ENVIRONMENT 
Environmentalists worried by fish-farm sector's push for expanding facilities
The controversial fish-farming industry in British Columbia is looking for government approval to expand several operations, an environmental coalition revealed yesterday.The Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform released Ministry of Agriculture and Lands documents that show two companies have filed applications for permits to increase productivity at more than 20 different farm sites.
Alleged saboteurs sought by FBI believed in Canada
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of four alleged environmental extremists accused of sabotage attacks in five western states - some of whom they believe to be hiding in Canada. The four are believed to be members of a radical environmental group known as the Family that is blamed for a series of arson attacks, vandalism and other crimes in Oregon, Washington, California, Wyoming and Colorado from 1996 to 2001. The FBI identified them as Josephine Sunshine Overaker, Joseph Mahmoud Dibee, Justin Franchi Solondz and Rebecca Rubin.
