Investigate. Inform. Inspire.
Raincoast is a team of conservationists and scientists empowered by our research to protect the lands, waters and wildlife of coastal British Columbia.
Ecojustice lawyers, acting on behalf of Raincoast, have filed an application to appeal aspects of the Northern Gateway decision to the Supreme Court of Canada…
Read more
Many pieces from the Art for an Oil-Free Coast initiative are still available for purchase or viewing. Generous local galleries and sponsors are hosting the art…
Read more
Emily Jackson / Metro
Four hundred plywood drift cards stamped with the warning “This could be oil” were tossed into the Fraser River Tuesday to simulate how far oil could travel…
Raincoast and the Georgia Strait Alliance are teaming up with the City of Vancouver today to conduct an oil spill simulation on the Fraser River and in Burrard Inlet…
Read more
Peter O’Neil / Vancouver Sun
A long-expected stampede to the courts has begun as environmental groups and First Nations seek to block Enbridge Inc’s proposed $7.9-billion Northern Gateway megaproject…
Peter James / Prince George Citizen
Raincoast senior scientist Paul Paquet said an Environment Canada report on diluted bitumen could have pushed the panel to recommend different conditions…
New Report by Raincoast says Northern Gateway not worth the risk to BC’s wild salmon…
Read more
By Judith Lavoie, FOCUS
As bright yellow drift cards were tossed into the Salish Sea from Raincoast’s vessel Achiever, it was a stark reminder of all that could be lost if oil spills…
By Paul Paquet, Chris Genovali and Misty MacDuffee,
The StarPhoenix
As formal interveners in the Northern Gateway federal review process, we were disconcerted that climate change was not considered in the Enbridge ESA…
Raincoast’s Dr. Chris Darimont is featured in an essay by author and 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben in the Patagonia Early Fall 2013 catalog…
Read more
Happy Canada Day from Raincoast and a message from our executive director, Chris Genovali…
Read more
Raincoast’s Dr. Paul Paquet speaks about our role in the Northern Gateway Joint Review process…
Read more
