Monthly Archives: December 2011
Oil spill caused “unexpected lethal impact” on herring, study shows
Scientists from the University of California at Davis and NOAA studying herring spawning beds in San Francisco Bay after the Costco Busan oil spill. (UC Davis) A 53,569 gallon (202,780 litre) spill of bunker oil in San Francisco Bay … Continue reading
Joint Review hearings moved to Haisla Recreation centre from Riverlodge
Joint Review Panel David Suzuki speaks at the Solidarity Gathering of Nations at the Haisla Recreation Centre, Kitamaat Village, May 29, 2010. The gathering was called to protest against the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. The Joint Review Panel announced Dec. … Continue reading
U of Calgary reports says exporting oil through west coast will bring billions, but no info on environmental costs
Energy A report issued by the University of Calgary School of Public Policy says if Canadian heavy oil is piped to the west coast and then shipped to Asia and possibly California, that could add $131-billion US to the Canadian … Continue reading
Linkfarm: The Krause Chronicles
Vivian Krause styles her self as an “independent researcher.” Her work is increasingly a favourite of right wing columnists on Postmedia and now Sunmedia The spin from the conservative columnists, now echoed by the Conservative government is that the environmental … Continue reading
Michigan OKs plan to replace 15 miles of Enbridge gas pipeline: Lansing Journal
Michigan Pipeline Michigan OKs plan to replace 15 miles of Enbridge gas pipeline Lansing Journal Michigan has approved a plan by Enbridge Inc. to replace some sections of a pipeline that leaked more than 800,000 gallons of oil into the … Continue reading
Gitxsan protestors ordered to end blockade by Sunday
First Nations Members of the Gitxsan First Nation who are objecting to the deal signed between Enbridge and the Gitxsan Treaty Office have been served an injunction ordering them to end their blockade of the office in Hazelton by Sunday. … Continue reading
Cleanup worker files whistle blower lawsuit over Kalamazoo oil spill
Energy Environment Law The Kalamazoo Gazette reports in Judge to hear whistle-blower lawsuit of Kalamazoo River oil spill worker A Calhoun County judge next week will hear a whistle-blower lawsuit from a former Kalamazoo River oil spill cleanup worker who … Continue reading
Derrick writes opinion piece for Vancouver Sun, Gitxaala say they are “unified” against Gateway
Energy Environment First Nations The dispute over who represents that Gitxsan First Nation became a media duel Wednesday, with an opinion piece by Gitxsan Treaty Office leader Elmer Derrick published in The Vancouver Sun and an almost simultaneous news release … Continue reading
International Halibut Commission recommends drastic cuts in quotas, with worse to come
Environment Fishery The International Pacific Halibut Commission is recommending drastic cuts in quotas along the west coast for the 2012 season and possibly even larger cuts for the 2013 season. For area 2B, the coast of British Columbia, the IPHC … Continue reading
