Wednesday Apr 10, 2013 It feels like there’s a lull in the media fervor over the Enbridge Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline proposed for northern British Columbia.... read more »
Friday Feb 22, 2013 It wouldn’t hurt Prime Minister Harper and Enbridge execs to brush up on their Dr. Seuss reading, as the Merritt Herald recently suggested. In celebration of my daughter’s birthday and the welcoming of my new child, I leave for maternity leave with this spoof on Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham.... read more »
Friday Feb 1, 2013 Michelle Barlond-Smith is a photographer and “accidental activist” from Battle Creek, Michigan. Since Enbridge’s 2010 Kalamazoo River tar sands spill, which devastated her community, Michelle has studied the impacts of oil spills extensively and travelled throughout North America to share her story with other communities threatened by dirty oil developments. ... read more »
Thursday Jan 24, 2013 Transcripts from the Joint Review Panel’s Vancouver community hearings for Enbridge’s proposed pipeline and tanker project could read like a script from a play:... read more »
Friday Jan 18, 2013 The community hearings for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker project are underway in Vancouver this week amidst a flurry of criticism over the panel’s decision to shut the public out of the hearings.
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Thursday Dec 20, 2012 As the Prince Rupert Enbridge hearings resumed with a focus on marine issues, we thought it was important to get the media out on the water. As we left Rupert harbour we heard stories of past freighter accidents, either due to weather or shallow waters, all with a local pilot on board. ... read more »
Wednesday Nov 28, 2012 On Monday, I watched ForestEthics Advocacy senior energy campaigner Nikki Skuce take the stand at the Enbridge Northern Gateway hearings in Prince George, British Columbia. ... read more »
Friday Oct 19, 2012 There are many metaphors we could use to describe Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline proposal, which is currently being reviewed by Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) Joint Review Panel.... read more »
Friday Oct 12, 2012 Sitting in the Joint Review Panel (JRP) hearing room in Prince George, Enbridge’s experts are being cross-examined by a variety of intervenors. There are at least 30 Enbridge paid staff and consultants in the room, mostly men. There are over a dozen National Energy Board staff administering the process and assisting the three panel members.... read more »
Wednesday Sep 26, 2012 Fall leaves, Suskwa River, British Columbia-Enbridge's project could impact hundreds of streams in the province ... read more »