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Is pipeline company prepared to haze whales?

July 13, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Is pipeline company prepared to haze whales?

The pipeline situation in Canada has been contentious for a while. But now, it’s getting positively weird. In the latest twist, the energy giant Kinder Morgan is proposing a novel wildlife protection scheme. If a pipeline expansion that boosts oil exports out of Vancouver leads to a massive new spill, Kinder Morgan says it knows […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: British Columbia, crude oil, damage, Environment, environmental, hazing, Kinder Morgan, Northern gateway, oil, oil companies, oil sands, pipeline, refinery, Safety, whales

Pipeline exporting crude isn’t good for Canada, job creation

July 9, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Pipeline exporting crude isn’t good for Canada, job creation

A recent opinion piece from a handful of construction unions — Northern Gateway pipeline needed to enrich us all — was long on rhetoric about the Northern Gateway pipeline and short on facts. According to the Alberta Federation of Labour, only 228 permanent jobs will be created from a pipeline opposed by 130 First Nations, […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, crude oil, Enbridge, Environment, environmental, First Nations, Keystone XL, Kinder Morgan, Northern gateway, oil companies, oil sands, pipeline, refinery, Safety, spill, TransCanada

What category do you file this idea under?

July 9, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

What category do you file this idea under?

Oil companies in Northern Alberta have used air cannons to scare birds from tailings ponds. The next step to “protecting” wildlife from being impacted by the oil industry might be setting off explosives to deter whales from swimming near any potential spill from tankers on the west coast. The Globe and Mail obtained documents outlining […]

Filed Under: Canada, International, News Tagged With: Alberta Energy Regulator, British Columbia, Canada, Canadians, crude oil, damage, Environment, environmental, Northern gateway, oil, oil companies, Safety, spill, Trans Mountain

Editorial: Former Greenpeace co-founder in favour of pipeline

July 2, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Editorial: Former Greenpeace co-founder in favour of pipeline

  Why am I supportive of the federal government’s recent decision to allow the Northern Gateway Pipeline project to move ahead, subject to tough conditions? As a lifelong environmentalist, I’m often asked myself that question. My answer begins with a single fact: there are a billion cars in the world that need oil products everyday. […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Alberta, Alberta Energy Regulator, British Columbia, Canada, crude oil, Environment, First Nations, Harper Government, Northern gateway, oil, oil companies, oil industry, oil sands, pipeline, Safety, spill, treaty rights

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