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No oil and gas in marine protected areas is a big win for whales
Fragile marine ecosystems in Canada will finally get the protection they need.

Some Relief! Imperial Oil will not seek exemption from safety requirements to drill in the Beaufort Sea
On June 26, Imperial Oil informed the National Energy Board it would not apply as planned for an exemption from the board’s same season relief well capacity requirement.

Standing up for safety in Arctic offshore drilling
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
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.

Beaufort Sea Community Tour: Getting traditional in Ulukhaktok
Sharing the results of WWF’s oil spill modelling with the people of Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories