Comment: Down-listing puts humpbacks in jeopardy
Misty MacDuffee & Chris Genovali
Times Colonist
The federal government intends to down-list the status of North Pacific humpback whales…
Humpback whales rebound from near extinction, move down on at-risk species list
Mark Hume / The Globe and Mail
The change, made quietly over the Easter weekend, removes one environmental hurdle for proposed pipeline projects in British Columbia…
Feds removal of humpback whales from at-risk list questioned
David P. Ball / 24 hours Vancouver
Humpback whales were removed from Canada’s species-at-risk list Tuesday, a decision some scientists allege was fast-tracked under political pressure…
Ottawa removing North Pacific humpback whales from list of ‘threatened’ species
Peter O’Neil / Vancouver Sun
The Harper government is downgrading the protection of the North Pacific humpback whale despite objections from a clear majority of groups that were consulted…
‘Drift cards’ found washing ashore
Cali Bagby / Islands Sounder
Last week Sukima Hampton was walking on a friend’s private beach west of Eastsound when she was horrified to find a pink card with the words “This could be oil” printed on it…
In small Canadian town democracy wins, tar sands lose
Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams
In a vote cheered as a victory for democracy, one community in BC has given a flat rejection to a proposed tar sands pipeline…
It’s in the cards; spread of possible oil spill tracked by ‘drift card’ study
Staff Report / San Juan Journal
Conservation groups from Washington and British Columbia commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill by launching 650 ‘drift cards’ along Salish Sea oil tanker routes…
What the Exxon Valdez anniversary has to do with Canada’s wild salmon
Misty MacDuffee & Chris Genovali / Huff Post
March 24 marks the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill…
Art for an Oil-Free Coast carvings and works displayed in Sidney
During the spring and summer of 2014, the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney, displayed some incredible art works that are available for purchase as part of our Art for an Oil-Free Coast campaign…
Northern Gateway risks Canada’s wild Pacific salmon
Misty MacDuffee & Chris Genovali / Island Tides
Consequences to Canada’s wild salmon from the Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project are not a risk worth taking…
Ottawa boosts ship surveillance
Amy Smart / Times Colonist
Vancouver Island environmental groups warn that a federal plan to expand marine pollution surveillance won’t be effective against a major spill…
Plywood ‘cards’ in the ocean help eco-groups map potential oil spills
Sandra McCulloch / Times Colonist
A tiny piece of plywood dropped into the sea off the Saanich Peninsula has been retrieved on Haida Gwaii…