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National Energy Board refuses to accept study on diluted bitumen
One of the most important reports submitted to the NEB’s review of the proposed Trans Mountain expansion has been denied, according to a biologist with Raincoast.
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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… -
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… -
‘Drift card’ project shows potential impact of oil spill
Andrea Woo / The Globe and Mail
A small piece of plywood that washed up in Haida Gwaii shows the potentially massive reach of an oil spill in the Salish Sea, say environmental groups studying the risks… -
Drift cards plot extent of oil spill
Julie Bertrand / The Oceanside Star
The Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Georgia Straight Alliance want to know what would happen if an oil tanker spilled in the Salish Sea… -
Oil spill simulation shows far-reaching results
By Colleen Kimmett / The Tyee
Oil spilled in Vancouver harbour could reach as far north as Haida Gwaii, according to results of a research project launched by two environmental groups last fall… -
Study simulates spread of oil spill in Salish Sea
By Sarah Petrescu, Times Colonist
Melissa Frey and a group of friends were walking along the beach when they spotted yellow pieces of plywood stamped with a simple message: This could be oil… -
Anti-pipeline groups do mock spill
By Sean McIntyre, Gulf Islands Driftwood
Anti-pipeline campaigners want Gulf Islands residents to look for hundreds of postcard-sized wooden cards released into the Salish Sea… -
Media release: Salish Sea drift card drop today
Today, Raincoast and Georgia Strait Alliance launch the second phase of a new initiative to study the potential spread of an oil spill in the Salish Sea…
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Environmental NGOs launch B.C. oil-spill study
By Andrea Woo, The Globe and Mail
In coming weeks, more than a thousand small, yellow cards will traverse the waters around Vancouver, the Gulf and San Juan Islands, washing up along shores of the Salish Sea… -
Conservation groups launch ‘drift card’ study to measure oil spill impact
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…
