Kitimat Rejects Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline

The residents of Kitimat, B.C. have voted against the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline in a non-binding plebiscite.

Enbridge came under criticism during the lead-up to Saturday’s vote, with opponents accusing the company of taking advantage of the lack of any rules on spending limits for municipal plebiscites and referendums.

Enbridge has yet to release any figures as of yet on what they spent on the campaign and said it will continue its efforts to obtain public approval.

LINK (via:The Province)

Nathan Cullen, NDP MP for Skeena—Bulkley Valley Cullen said Enbridge should just stop the project.

"I am overwhelmed, I am feeling so good about the people here in Kitimat.  Despite all the money, and all the cynicism, bullying that's been going on here, people got together - native, non-native, neighbour to neighbour - and raised their voices tonight," said Cullen, who was interrupted by cars driving by, honking and cheering.

"I am sure they will spin it.  But we know we're on the right side of right...Enbridge should listen, the Conservative government should listen," reacted Cullen.

LINK (via:Vancouver Observer)

KAYAKING THE GREAT BEAR, a Search for Wilderness

After discussing the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline--which would carry bitumen from Alberta's tar sands to the Great Bear rainforest of northern British Columbia, three friends decided to go see the area for themselves. Having heard that hidden in the rainforest which surrounds the twisting pacific channels are tiny abandoned trappers' cabins, the group packed everything they would need for eight days into their kayaks and headed out into the world's largest temperate rainforest in search of something which is becoming increasingly rare: wilderness.

Study Warns of Economic Damage in a Keystone Pipeline Spill

A new report from the Cornell University’s Global Labor Institute shows how the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is an economic liability with the potential to cause significant job losses from a major tar sands spill.

The report also concluded that spills from pipelines of tar sands-derived oil are three times more likely to occur per mile as spills of crude oil. And when they do, researchers say, the damage is greater, the public health risks larger, the clean-up harder, the costs higher.

LINK (Via: Think Progress)

And lets not forget the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline and its associated tanker traffic.

Powerful pipeline testimony

Lee Brain, son of an oil man, receives a standing ovation and brings a crowd to tears after delivering powerful and inspirational testimony in front of the Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel in Prince Rupert on February 18, 2012.

Dr. Wade Davis spoke at a public forum in Winnipeg Feb. 16, 2012 entitled TAR SANDS, PIPELINES, & TANKERS - a Public Forum on the Enbridge Northern Gateway Proposal. Davis is Explorer in Residence for the National Geographic Society, Senior Visiting Fellow at the University of Winnipeg and author of The Sacred Headwaters: the fight to save the Stikine, Skeena and Nass.

Groundswell

Set sail with Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Patagonia and Woodshed Films for an exploratory surf trip along British Columbia’s unspoiled west coast. While searching for waves, the crew documents what would be threatened if the Northern Gateway tar sands oil pipeline is built.

Are Canadian environmentalists a terrorist threat?

First, ForestEthics was labled an 'enemy of the Government of Canada' and an 'enemy of the people of Canada,' by the Prime Minister's office.

Now Canada’s new counter-terrorism strategy lists environmentalism next to white supremacy as an “issue-based” terrorist threat.

LINK (Via: The Vancouver Observer)

Meanwhile hundreds of "terrorists" turned out in Prince Rupert for a rally against the Northern Gateway Pipeline.

LINK (Via: Warrior Publications)

Update on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 9:17AM by El Guapo

It's not just some of the politicians in Canada that are cuckoo for cocoa puffs.

LINK (Via: Politico)