Oil Spill From Sanchi May Have Reached Japan
EcoWatch Oil from the stricken oil tanker Sanchi, which exploded and sank in the East China Sea, may have now reached the shores of Japan, according to the country's Coast Guard. More here.
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BP Offshore Drill Project Approval Points to Need for Reform
OTTAWA - Sierra Club Canada Foundation is disappointed, but not surprised, that Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna approved up to seven exploratory drill wells for BP off Nova Scotia yesterday. The leases where BP will be drilling are located 48 km from Sable Island National Park and 71 km from the Gully Marine Protected Area, home to the Northern bottlenose whale and deep-sea corals. "I wish I could say I was shocked, but sadly I'm not," stated Gretchen Fitzgerald, National Program Director of Sierra Club Canada Foundation. "This project could result in a massive blow out on the East coast, one that we are not prepared nor equipped to deal with. Even under the best conditions, BP says it will take two weeks to cap a well. That's two weeks for oil to flow, threatening whales, fish, birds, and fisheries." The Environmental Assessment Report for the project indicates that in case of a spill, oil could rea
Spill near Vancouver. Is the cosmos messing with Trudeau and Notley?
NATIONAL OBSERVER Just as the Kinder Morgan pipeline controversy surges to fever pitch over oil spill impacts, a barge near Vancouver has sunk, spilling diesel into the ocean in the territory of the Squamish Nation. More here. A sunken tanker in the harbour at San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1968. U.S, Navy photo. RELATED: Spills are an ocean away — until they’re not
Polar bears are wasting away in a changing climate
nature Photo by Andreas Weith Melting sea ice makes it hard for the Arctic predators to consume enough calories to survive. More here.
BC Moves to Block Kinder Morgan
SIERRA CLUB BC This week we scored another victory on the path to stopping Kinder Morgan’s pipeline and tankers. Story here.
‘Big Five’ in Alberta’s oilpatch suspected of sitting on a $2 trillion liability
NATIONAL OBSERVER The five companies that own most of the oilsands production in Alberta should come clean with the public about the "enormity" of the costs — adding up to nearly $2 trillion in a worst-case scenario — of their pollution, says a new study. More here.