Mitigate That! - Tankers in Douglas Channel
Pipe Dreams, CBC TV News, July 20, 2010
Most news gets stale with time, but this one gets better. Listen to Enbridge's John Carruthers blather on about Enbridge's "learnings" in Wisconsin where it had to "mitigate some issues ... in terms of environmental violations".
Safe oil tanker? There’s no such thing
Dave Shannon, Prince George Citizen, June 22,2010
This is in response to Mark Forsyth’s CBC Almanac radio interview with Colin Kinsley of Northern Gateway Alliance on June 2.
Minimal spill risk from proposed pipeline: Enbridge
By Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, June 5, 2010
But 'gaps remain' in federal rules designed to curtail damage in case of a major oil leak, experts say.
There is only a remote chance that British Columbia north coast waters would suffer a major spill from new oil tanker traffic, according to proponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline project.
Big Jump in Oil Tankers in Vancouver's Port
By Mitchell Anderson, TheTyee.ca, June 3, 2010
Flow of tar sands crude to Burrard Inlet rising, and will more than double: Kinder Morgan.
The proposed Enbridge Gateway pipeline to Kitimat is stirring strong public opposition to the super tankers it would attract along British Columbia's northern coast.
CBC Almanac on the Northern Gateway Pipelines project
Mark Forsyth, CBC Almanac, June 2, 2010
Mark Forsyth talks with guest Colin Kinsley of the Northern Gateway Alliance and callers about the Northern Gateway Pipelines project.
Listen here.
David Suzuki leads rally against Enbridge pipeline
Prince George Free Press, May 31, 2010
Their T-shirts said it all.
“No pipeline. No tankers. No problem,” was the slogan emblazoned across the chests of pipeline protesters gathered in Kitamaat Village Saturday.
A History of Major Oil Spills
New York Times, May 10, 2010
Oil slicks have historically been the most vivid examples of the risks inherent in both oil shipping and offshore drilling. While the industry has drawn on lessons from each successive spill, advances in extraction techniques present new challenges.
First nations band together — to say no to Enbridge pipeline
Fiona Anderson, Vancouver Sun, March 23, 2010
The day chosen was significant, the 21st anniversary of the Exxon Valdez running aground in Alaska, spilling 40 million litres of crude oil into Prince William Sound and causing widespread damage.
Report warns of catastrophic oil spill
Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist, March 23, 2010
Conservation group states case against pipeline, coastal shipping
Whales, wolves, bears and birds would be devastated by an oil spill in the waters north of Vancouver Island and off Haida Gwaii, says an extensive new study.
B.C. oil profits may come at a high price
Chris Genovali, Paul Paquet and Misty MacDuffee, Times Colonist, March 23, 2010
Fragile ecosystems at enormous risk if pipeline proposal moves ahead
Enbridge Pushes Oil Tanker Safety Strategy
By Jane Stevenson, TheTyee.ca, 18 Mar 2010
Kitimat critics unconvinced by double hulls, super-tugs and fast response spill promises.
Vessels' collision sparks massive oil spill
By PAIGE HEWITT and DANE SCHILLER, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 24, 2010
Cleanup in Port Arthur under way; evacuations lifted
Pipelines, tankers a bad idea
Dave Shannon, Terrace Standard, December 30, 2009
Have you seen the TV documentary on the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill? Twenty years after the event, with entrained oil still affecting the waters, the fishing industry in Prince William Sound is still struggling to recover. The salmon are just beginning to come back.
