Initial skirmishes in the battle to save the coast
The magic canoe is getting bigger as artists, journalists and others join the battle against oil tankers in coastal waters.
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The Koeye Exchange
Raincoast crew made its annual migration to the Koeye River to support the Heiltsuk Youth camp on BC’s central coast…
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BC government conditions on pipelines
Island Tides August 9 – 22, 2012
By Patrick Brown
Premier Christy Clark’s government has given birth to a conditional policy for Enbridge… -
The important role of predators in BC’s Gulf Islands
Healthy ecosystems require a full suite of species distributed across a hierarchy of levels on the food chain. If a link is removed, changes in the numbers and types of species will follow.
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An oil spill off B.C. won’t be able to control itself
The government of British Columbia has announced five requirements that must be met before it approves any new heavy-oil pipeline from the Alberta oil sands, such as the Enbridge Northern Gateway project.
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Gateway is bad news
Edmonton Journal
By Chris Genovali and Misty MacDuffee
Another one of the B.C. government’s dead on arrival requirements calls for “world-leading marine oil spill response… -
Pipeline risks need a closer look
Vancouver Sun
By Chris Genovali and Misty MacDuffee
The B.C. government has announced five requirements that must be met before it approves any new heavy-oil pipeline.. -
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… -
Enbridge on the defensive with $5-million advertising blitz
Nanaimo Daily News
By Chris Genovali And Emma Gilchrist
There’s a good chance you’ve seen the new Enbridge television advertisements by now; the warm and fuzzy cartoon animation with the soothing soundtrack and the family strolling down what looks like the yellow brick road…
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Enbridge Parody
Veteran political cartoonist Dan Murphy says his newspaper backed down in a fight with one of Canada’s largest energy companies over a spoof of an advertisement.
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Art For an Oil-Free Coast
Seaside Times
July 2012
Fifty artists — some of the country’s most celebrated and many who are First Nations — have taken up paintbrushes and carving tools to portray Canada’s fragile raincoast…
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On guard for thee: Artists for an oil-free coast
And here we are….all from different backgrounds, all bound with the same passion of hope. Determined that with every ounce of talent and stroke of hand that our artwork will show the world what we have at stake ..
