Published on 2015 12 24 | by Raincoast | in For the coast, In the News
Karen Wristen and Paul Paquet/Vancouver Sun
The NEB’s assessment of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion has again demonstrated why tight timelines work to defeat rigorous scientific assessment…
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Published on 2013 10 25 | by Raincoast | in In the News
By Colleen Kimmett, The Tyee
If a tanker runs aground in southern B.C.’s coastal waters, where will the oil end up? That’s the question conservation groups are trying to answer…
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Published on 2013 06 07 | by Raincoast | in Uncategorized
Alberta’s urgent need for markets or BC’s resolve that any risk is one too many.The National Post looks at final arguments in the JRP hearings including Raincoast’s and its coalition partners…
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Published on 2013 03 01 | by Raincoast | in In the News
Raincoast’s Dr. Chris Darimont -scientist and local surfer- has found an entertaining way to add his voice of opposition to the Northern Gateway pipeline…
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Published on 2012 10 23 | by Raincoast | in In the News
On October 22, 2012, as many as 3000 people gathered in Victoria to Defend our Coast…
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Published on 2012 07 24 | by Raincoast | in Uncategorized
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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Published on 2011 12 15 | by Raincoast | in Uncategorized
San Juan Islander
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
By Chris Genovali and Misty MacDuffee
The NEB approved the latest request by Kinder Morgan, which will consequently increase tanker traffic in the Salish Sea. Despite requests by Raincoast and other NGOs, this was done without a full public process…
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Published on 2011 08 13 | by Chris Genovali, Executive Director | in For the coast, In the News
By Chris Genovali, Special to The Vancouver Sun August 12, 2011
Conflating the interests of the shareholders and investors of energy giants such as Enbridge with those of the Canadian people has become the central talking point for the promoters of Alberta’s tar sands…
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Published on 2011 08 03 | by Chris Genovali, Executive Director | in For the coast, In the News
The Huffington Post August 3, 2011
By Misty MacDuffee and Chris Genovali
While British Columbians are focused on the threat of oil tankers to B.C.’s north coast, Kinder Morgan wants to quadruple the amount of crude oil going from Burrard Inlet through Georgia Strait, the Gulf Islands, Haro Strait and the Juan de Fuca…
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Published on 2011 08 02 | by Misty MacDuffee, Wild Salmon Program Director | in For the coast, In the News
By Misty MacDuffee and Chris Genovali, Island Tides July 28, 2011
According to Kinder Morgan, an estimated 288 tankers (576 transits) will leave Westridge Terminal by 2016, up from 71 tankers (142 transits) in 2010. This translates to more than one tanker per day transiting our region’s front yard…
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Published on | by Misty MacDuffee, Wild Salmon Program Director | in For the coast, In the News
By Misty MacDuffee and Chris Genovali, Edmonton Journal July 23, 2011
Earlier this year, energy giant Kinder Morgan submitted an application proposing to increase the capacity of the Trans Mountain pipeline that is delivering oilsands crude to the Westridge Marine Terminal in British Columbia’s Burrard Inlet…
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Published on 2011 06 18 | by Chris Genovali, Executive Director | in For the coast, In the News
By Chris Genovali and Misty MacDuffee, Vancouver Sun June 18, 2011
If the Enbridge Northern Gateway project is approved, an estimated 225 supertankers a year would enter Kitimat …..
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