Posts by Eric Swanson - Page 4
No Tankers: Recharged and reloaded
The federal election tested the limits of endurance for Dogwood’s staff and volunteers. Hours were long, new technological ground was constantly being broken and money was tight. Through it ...
NDP bill raises tough question for Harper
Today is World Oceans Day, and the federal NDP are using it to make their first substantive policy proposal as Canada’s Official Opposition: a private member’s bill to ...
This is what we did
Expect amazing volunteers, hard work and an idea of what the election results mean for keeping oil tankers off our coast.
Canada has more to offer the world than oil
Enbridge CEO Patrick Daniel has been getting a lot of attention lately while pushing his view that his Northern Gateway oil supertanker proposal for B.C.’s coast presents a profound ...
Liberals, NDP and Greens committed to banning oil tankers on B.C.’s north coast
There was a flurry of speculation last week after Pat Daniel was quoted in the Globe and Mail questioning the Liberal’s commitment to banning oil tankers on B.C.’s north ...
Resolved to Win
When you put a lot of work and energy into something, and it pans out, afterwards you can feel a weird combination of total exhaustion, but also lots of ...
Tanker Ban Legislation
It’s finally happening! Media: click here to read the news release Environmental groups are once again applauding MPs who are taking the necessary steps to secure a permanent tanker ...
Success: Tanker Motion Passes!
We’re celebrating here in the Dogwood office and you should be too. Media: click here to read the news release This afternoon in the House of Commons, MP’s voted ...
Province-Wide Resolutions Oppose Oil Tanker Plans
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