Foes don’t see way to keep coast safe if tankers spill
By Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist
Requirements for a world-leading marine oil spill response in BC cannot be met, said Paul Paquet, Raincoast senior scientist…
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Sorry Enbridge, PR spin won’t change our minds
It is remarkable that Enbridge has engaged the services of Hill and Knowlton before the Northern Gateway project has even completed the regulatory review process.
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Artists speak out against oil tankers
CTV News covers the first leg of the artists journey to BC’s spectacular northern coast and the proposed oil tanker route…
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Another great grizzly research season in Heiltsuk Territory
This year we had the fortune of reuniting with some dear old friends! We were visiting an estuary where the Raincoast team had watched a momma grizzly and three cubs…
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Hello from the Great Bear!
Blog post from the field by Hannah Kobluk
My name is Hannah and I am one of the new members of the Raincoast field research team in Bella Bella this year…
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Oil & Water: waves, wilderness and big oil intersect in GBR
We left Vancouver Island’s rugged shore and steamed north toward a vast region known as the Great Bear Rainforest. Before us lay hundreds of miles of unspoiled coastline…
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Pipeline spill would put 34 parks at risk
Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist
Dozens of parks and protected areas in B.C. would be at risk of a spill from the proposed Enbridge pipeline says a new study by Raincoast -
Protecting wildlife can sustain our future, too
Times Colonist
Raincoast says despite the knowledge that many species depend on salmon, humans have never managed fisheries with wildlife in mind… -
The bear necessities of the salmon fishery
Vancouver Sun
As Earth Day approaches on Sunday our thoughts turn to two of the most iconic species in BC, wild salmon and grizzly bears, as well as their intertwined relationship and how the choices we make are inextricably linked to their fates…
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Oops, I spilled it again: why Exxon history is repeating
As Saturday March 24th marked the 23rd anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the question arises whether the Canadian government has learned any lessons…
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Tagging plan threatens southern resident orcas
Island Tides
By Misty MacDuffee and Chris GenovaliRaincoast contends that the nominal information generated from deploying satellite tags to the fins of endangered killer whales does not justify the risk of serious injury…
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Whale tagging: got you, you’re dead!
A plan to tag endangered killer whales that ply both sides of the international border between British Columbia and the United States is being met with growing opposition in Canada…
