Why Canada needs to codify Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act
Misty MacDuffee travelled to Ottawa last week to give testimony to the House of Commons’ Standing Committee in support of Bill C-48…
It’s Oil or Orcas
by Judith Lavoie, The Tyee
Southern Resident killer whales threatened by increased tanker traffic, experts say…
Endangered BC orcas could face extinction with Trans Mountain approval
CTV goes in depth with Raincoast to discuss implications to Southern Resident killer whales from Kinder Morgan approval…
A Diesel Spill is putting the World’s Largest Temperate Rainforest at Risk
Almost three weeks later, the sunken tug is still there, still intermittently leaking diesel, and clean-up efforts have barely begun…
Science & conservation for an oil free coast – UVic
Join Raincoast and UVic’s Society of Geography Students (SOGs) to be informed and inspired by our legal and scientific efforts to keep our coast oil free…
Our Threatened Coast
Raincoast’s latest report demonstrates how the region’s biological diversity is captured in our values, has shaped our cultural identity and is linked to economic benefits in the billions of dollars. It is not a place for oil tankers or a carbon energy corridor.
We can make a difference for killer whales
With your support, we can continue to do our utmost to protect Southern Resident killer whales, including going to court to stop Kinder Morgan’s pipeline and oil tanker project.
Big oil vs. big whale: Will pipeline trump iconic orca?
If you don’t live on the West Coast, perhaps it’s hard to appreciate just how poorly approving an oil pipeline at the expense of an endangered population of killer whales might play out.
Raincoast and partners go to court to quash Enbridge pipeline approval
Environmental groups are in court today making the case for why the federal government’s approval of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline should be revoked…
B.C. quake raises Northern Gateway concerns
The earthquake that rattled Haida Gwaii Saturday has also jolted the debate surrounding the proposed Northern Gateway project
Earth Day event for the love of coastlines
Peninsula News Review
April 20, 2012
By Arnold Lim
After 35 years, Brian Falconer still loves navigating B.C.’s coastlines. Unfortunately he finds himself navigating the political landscape, as often as the geological one, and wishes for a day that is no longer the case…
The Enbridge Pipeline: Northern Gateway to What?
The Huffington Post August 16, 2011
By Chris Genovali
The recent chatter from energy industry spokespersons about the need to formulate a national energy strategy is simply code for developing an export strategy for Alberta’s tar sands…