Posts from ‘No Tankers’ - Page 29

Proceed with caution: conservation area ahead

October 31, 2011 | 

As a scuba diver, I get excited whenever our governments take measures to protect ocean habitats, so I was paying close attention during a recent announcement about a national ...

Kinder Morgan: Under the radar?

October 19, 2011 | 

B.C. local governments say whoa there cowboy to Kinder Morgan pipeline and oil tanker expansion plans through Juan de Fuca Strait. Late one afternoon near the end of September ...

Stepping up to the mic

October 14, 2011 | 

The No Tankers network just helped sign up the largest group of people ever in Canadian history to speak at a pipeline hearing. Over the course of about 30 ...

Today is the last day to register to speak at Enbridge hearings

September 20, 2011 | 

So far, 1,440 people on 243 teams have signed up as part of our Mob the Mic action to make official statements of opposition to the review panel looking ...

126 Teams Created to Oppose Enbridge

September 20, 2011 | 

So far, over 800 people have signed up as part of our Mob the Mic action to make official statements of opposition to the review panel looking at Enbridge’s ...

Why I’m making my opposition to Gateway official

September 19, 2011 | 

If you’ve been following the No Tankers campaign this year you might be wondering why we’ve decided to encourage folks to make presentations at Northern Gateway public hearings when ...

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 ...

Conspiracy theories are thrilling, but fall apart under scrutiny

August 16, 2011 | 

Most of us love a good conspiracy theory. Hollywood makes millions – if not billions – spinning conspiracy yarns that keep us glued to our seats. The plots are ...

Enbridge didn’t do it right

August 15, 2011 | 

I was pretty young when Wilmer Miller, my grandfather on my mom’s side, died of cancer. He was a farmer in southeast Saskatchewan, a soft-spoken man of integrity. About ...