Tag: ask a canadian
Why a city’s symbolic vote on Northern Gateway matters
David Miller April 8, 2014
Kitimat, situated at the heart of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway oil pipeline project, is holding a municipal vote this week on the recommendation to green-light the project. Why it is happening and why Enbridge is so involved are two good questions. Why this matters to you, is a third.
Humpback Haven in Peril- Joint Review Panel Fails on Whales
Linda Nowlan December 23, 2013
Humpbacks are a delight to watch as they breach, drift by, or bubble net feed. I was lucky to visit a humpback haven on BC’s North Coast recently. WWF is helping Cetacealab, a research station on Gil Island, and the Gitga’at First Nation expand a hydrophone there to monitor underwater sound.
Today’s Northern Gateway Recommendation Fails Canada and Science
David Miller December 19, 2013
Today we are dismayed by the report of the Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel (JRP) which regrettably recommends the approval of the Enbridge pipeline proposal. When something is priceless, you do not let anyone place it at risk. This proposed project, even with the JRP’s many conditions, poses too great a risk for people, species and ecosystems. We call on Canada to reject it.
A Resounding Voice
Mike Ambach December 10, 2013
Hundreds of stories with one message, all in support of protecting against the threat of oil tankers in the Great Bear Sea.
Making Oil Tankers Safer is Common Sense. Putting them in the Great Bear Sea is not.
Robert Powell December 5, 2013
This week the federal ministers of Transport and Natural Resources were in Vancouver to release the Tanker Expert Safety Panel report about what Canada needs to do to prepare to respond to marine oil spills.