Enbridge: bringing pipelines, tankers and oil spills to an ecosystem near you
The Northern Gateway project invites the world’s largest supertankers and dirtiest oil to the unspoiled waters of coastal British Columbia.
It raises serious ecological concerns at global, regional and local scales.
In addition to introducing the likelihood of devastating oil spills in a place that hosts some of world’s most ecologically valuable and unique ecosystems, Enbridge’s pipelines and tankers provide a key commercial outlet for tar sands oil, exacerbating the staggering impact from this massive industrial development and excelerating Canada’s notorious contribution to atmospheric carbon and climate change.
Take Action
1. Get informed
Attend Raincoast slideshows on Northern Gateway
Read Raincoast editorials and opinion pieces on Northern Gateway
Read Raincoast’s flagship report with photos, maps and popular science What’s at Stake: The cost of oil on BC’s priceless coast
Learn about Raincoast’s scientific research behind reports like What’s at Stake
2. Share information
Post and share information about up coming events and other activities on our Facebook Group page. Also check out out Raincoast’s regular Facebook page.
Keep tabs on our slideshows and talks here.
3. Speak out
- Write British Columbia Premier Christy Clark click here for draft letter and email or email the premier directly at
- Write Letters to the Editor of Canadian newspapers
The Globe and Mail:
Vancouver Sun:
Victoria Times Colonist:
Vancouver Province:
Calgary Herald:
Edmonton Journal:
4. Show up at the hearings
Attend the National Energy Board Hearings in support of members of the public, conservation groups and First Nations who have registered to make oral presentations to the Joint Review Panel (JRP). Oral community hearings will be held until the summer of 2012.
Hearings for formal intervenors (such as Raincoast) will begin after this. Our evidence and Enbridge’s, is subject to cross examination. See our submissions here.
Together, we can stop Enbridge.
Saying “No” to Enbridge is saying “Yes” to:
- protection of water, air, and soil resources that provide food and energy to all life,
- healthy ecosystems that sustain wildlife, local communities and local economies
- protecting fish and wildlife resources that are critically important to Canadians for intrinsic, ecological, cultural and economic reasons,
- meeting our domestic energy needs through low carbon alternatives,
- reducing Canada’s contribution to global carbon emissions and climate change,
- rejecting corporate profit at the cost of public resource destruction.
