Tag: National Energy Board
Significant advances for wildlife imminent. Here’s how to get there
Mary MacDonald August 25, 2017
This fall, the Canadian government is expected to enact sweeping changes to fundamental environmental legislation.
Year-end announcement is a gift for the Beaufort Sea
Robert Powell January 14, 2015
The recent decision of a major oil company to abandon its proposal to circumvent a longstanding safety requirement for Arctic drilling is good news for the Arctic. WWF-Canada is not prepared to accept anything that would increase the risks of an environmental and social disaster.
Standing up for safety in Arctic offshore drilling
David Miller September 11, 2014
Offshore drilling must not take place if it presents unacceptable and unmanageable risks to the Arctic environment
Failure not an option for Arctic offshore drilling
Robert Powell September 10, 2014
Some of the world’s biggest oil companies want to drill deep in the waters of Canada’s Beaufort Sea and they want to do it without a proven safety net – WWF says this should not be allowed.
Offshore Arctic drilling? Not so fast!
Martin von Mirbach November 28, 2013
A coalition of oil companies wants to drill in the deep waters of Canada’s Beaufort Sea, but regulators are putting safety first