Around the world, people watched in horror as the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico unfolds. It is a chilling reminder of the high risks involved in unconventional oil development. Here in the Northwest it is a warning of what may come if we fail to remain diligent in protecting our rivers and coast.
Enbridge is proposing to build an 1,172km pipeline from the Alberta Tar Sands to Kitimat BC and to export the oil on 220 supertankers each year. The stakes couldn't be any higher. The risks are tremendous.
In December 2010, the House of Commons passed a motion presented by Nathan Cullen calling for a legislated ban on crude oil tanker traffic off BC's North Coast. This adds the voice of a majority of elected representatives from across the country to the impressive and growing list of communities, First Nations, and other groups that are standing up for our coast.
Read more about the motion at Five Days to Save Our Coast
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News and Action Updates
- November 25, 2010
Stop Billion Dollar Giveaways to Oil and Gas: Cullen and Layton - November 05, 2010
Smithers Film Night November 15th: H2Oil - November 05, 2010
Nathan asks what part of No to Enbridge the Government doesn’t understand - October 27, 2010
NEWS: Furious Growth and Cost Cuts Led To BP Accidents Past and Present - October 20, 2010
Government Must Take Responsibility for Tar Sands Pollution - October 04, 2010
Union of BC Municipalities and First Nations Summit pass resolutions opposing Enbridge - October 01, 2010
MPs welcome UBCM opposition to oil tankers, Enbridge pipeline - September 15, 2010
VIDEO: From Tar Sands to Tankers - the battle to stop Enbridge - September 10, 2010
Second pipeline leak another blow to Enbridge safety claims - August 31, 2010
Enbridge “too much risk for their profits,” Cullen tells lively rally
Follow the Enbridge plan from the Tar Sands to the Tankers in this video. Hear first hand from residents along the pipeline route and see just what is at stake.
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