Supertankers to the coast: Canada approves building controversial pipeline
Joel Connelly / Seattle PI
The Canadian government gave green light to construction of a pipeline that would carry 525,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta’s tar sands…
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…
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…
Art for an oil-free coast
The Huffington Post
Fifty artists — some of Canada’s most celebrated and many who are First Nations — will pick up paintbrushes to portray Canada’s fragile raincoast…
The Other Oil Sands Pipeline Project: Northern Gateway
Outside Magazine Online
If the U.S. doesn’t allow the northern half of the Keystone XL pipeline to be built, Canada will sell its oil to China. That’s one of the common rebuttals to opposition of the Keystone XL pipeline…
Ambassadors for Marine Mammals
My two passions have united in a spectacular way. I have dedicated my scientific career (and life) to studying and protecting the Great Bear Rainforest. I have also dedicated a good part of my life to surfing…
Coastal waters are no place for oil tankers
Special to the Vancouver Sun, Earth day April 22 2010 By Josh Paterson, Jen Lash, Nikki Skuce, Gerald Amos, Pat Moss, Eric Swanson, Ian McAlister, Jennifer Rice, Julia Hill and Chris Genovali. Federal studies have repeatedly concluded that oil tankers must be prohibited in some sensitive marine areas because of the severe risks.