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B. McPherson Foreign companies and countries(China) control much of Canada's oil industry Today the northern BC town of Prince Rupert hosted the panel hearing concerns and information about the effect of increased oil tanker traffic on the BC coast if the Enbridge Gateway pipelines are allowed to be built. It is estimated that over 200 supertankers will ply the treacherous coastline to carry oil sands product to Asia. The hearings are expected to continue in Rupert until December 17. To help underline the hazards of big ships and the ocean, a tanker limped into the Rupert harbour on the 6 th with a crack in the hull. It is expected to be repaired and out on the water within a week. Further south, at Westshore Terminals, the big coal terminal, a freighter slammed into the trestle and coal loading facility destroying about 100 meters. The ship is reported to have had a pilot on board when the accident happened. Fortunately only coal tumbled into the ocean with this i...

This was sent to me without attribution, but I thought it was too good to not post. Thank you to the wag who composed this. The only thing missing here are the Keystone Kops. Subject: We'll Fix That Right Away (Enbridge's famous words!)

B. McPherson Crude oil is a complex substance that contains deadly toxins.   In the news again is the pipeline company consortium Enbridge. Again we have a pipeline spouting a leak. This time about 1200 barrels of crude escaped into the environment. Enbridge is touting its fast reponse and is working hard to clean up the mess. The company is trying to show that this toxic spill is of little environmental consequence. “An image of the site posted on Enbridge’s website showed a patch of damp, blackened earth near a stand of trees about one-third the size of a football field. It found some oil on two small farm ponds, but said they did not connect to moving waterways and that drinking wells did not seem to be affected.” Edmonton Journal Notice the waffle words. Gosh, why did the farms have ponds? – maybe as drinking water for their livestock, maybe for irrigation of their fields. If the black goop hit the ground, how do they know it won’t affect water wells. ...

B. McPherson An oil pipeline broke in Alberta dumping about 3000 barrels of sour crude oil into the Red River. The small town of Sundre shut down its water wells when they were alerted to the spill. The spill was noted by a non-profit group who smelled the oil traveling in the river and notified the owner of this pipeline, Plains Midstream Canada, a subsidiary of an American company. Apparently the drop in pipeline pressure didn’t trigger any safety alarm. They do have a toll free emergency hotline. This company had a large release of oil from a pipeline April 29 th of last year which allowed millions of gallons of oil into the soil and waterways. The foreign owned company has cleaned up all “ recoverable” oil. The name of the pipeline is Rainbow, you know, like the rainbows you see on an oil slick. This same company wants to twin this pipeline. Mother Nature has been blamed for the oil spill. It seems that heavy rains washed soil away that covered the pipe allowing ...

The following is part of the campaign to make people aware of the environmental and economic impact of the Enbridge Northern Gateway project. Feel free to pass it on to interested people. Take Action Donate Dear Barbara, It's time to ask the question: Who benefits from the Tar Sands? Because it's not you or I. In a report released today, ForestEthics reveals that 71% of all Tar Sands production is owned by non-Canadian shareholders. Oil companies such as Suncor, Canadian Oil Sands and Husky only look Canadian on the outside. On the inside, Harper is peddling our oil to the highest foreign bidder. Environment be damned. The Harper Government claims it’s promoting the Tar Sands and pipeline projects on our behalf, but our research shows that’s just not true. Oil profits are benefitting foreign investors and foreign oil companies, while Canadians are left with a toxic legacy and huge clean up bills. That’s not okay. ...

B. McPherson Have a look at the video and see for yourself what an amazing place this is. The proposed Enbridge oil pipeline through the Great Bear Rain Forest endangers rare habitat. The prospect of hundreds of supertankers threading their way through the tortuous Douglas Channel gives coastal people nightmares. An anonymous person has offered to donate Cdn$1 to ForestEthic s for every signature on the petition to fight the big money behind the pipeline proposal.  Please read and sign: Greetings Lavonne, Great news! I’ve been flooded with excited calls and emails from groups as far away as Squamish, Gabriola Island and Victoria coming to join our Monday rally to stop the Enbridge pipeline and tanker project. Now, I need your help to make sure support for this rally spreads across Canada. To do that we need your friends' signatures on our petition. (We've got yours, THANKS!) Please help us reach our goal of 10,000 signatures opposing th...