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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…
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…
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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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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On October 22, 2012, as many as 3000 people gathered in Victoria to Defend our Coast…
Read moreBy Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist
Requirements for a world-leading marine oil spill response in BC cannot be met, said Paul Paquet, Raincoast senior scientist…
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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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…
Read moreThe 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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