Posts by Emma Gilchrist - Page 3

60-second snapshot from the proposed oil tanker route

September 15, 2011 | 

My thoughts came in 60-second flashes between the breaths of the humpback whale, as the 36-tonne mammal dove and crested again to spout further away from our sailboat. I ...

Alberta politicians pipe up the volume

July 19, 2011 | 

A couple of Alberta ministers have been keeping us incredibly entertained for the past few weeks with their non-stop pressure on the feds to support Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline, ...

Stopping oil spills at recess

Editor’s Note: This summer, we are sharing the stories of some of our supporters who are doing amazing things on the No Tankers campaign. I met Hamish this spring ...

First Nations re-ignite Enbridge campaign

May 24, 2011 | 

I’ll be honest: In the days following the federal election, the mood at the Dogwood office was pretty somber. Although we were proud of our accomplishments in B.C., we ...

Chocolate with a message

April 15, 2011 | 

In 2009 chocolate-lovers received a special surprise when they opened their Denman Island Chocolate bars. As part of a creative collaboration between Dogwood Initiative and longtime supporter and Denman ...