Posts from ‘Campaigns’ - Page 63

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 ...

Quilting for the coast

July 21, 2011 | 

When I walk in the door of the Dogwood office these days I am greeted by a colourful tufted puffin with its beak stuffed to the brim with eulachon. ...

Why Joe Oliver is rocking the boat

July 21, 2011 | 

Canada’s federal Minister of Natural Resources, Joe Oliver, came out of the closet this week by making public comments unambiguously supportive of Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway project. Shocking? Yes ...

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 ...

Pushing Death

July 11, 2011 | 

Under Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s control, Canada has gone from being a leader in global environmental and health negotiations to being an international pariah. Unlike previous Canadian governments that ...

No Tankers: Recharged and reloaded

June 22, 2011 | 

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 ...

Rethink’s oily posters

June 21, 2011 | 

Note: original images have been removed Rethink Communications and Dogwood teamed up to create these amazing posters that “spill oil” when it rains. This video has been viewed more ...

Why biosolids are a bad idea for farmland in the CRD

The Capital Regional District (CRD) is stuck between a rock and a hard place. By seeking alternatives to disposing sewage sludge into the Juan de Fuca strait, the question ...