I've been seeing a lot about this over the past couple of months as oil companies look to push to construct an extended pipeline and increase oil tanker traffic in the British Columbia area. This would go through some of the most unspoilt parts of the region; probably not the best idea given the damage it could do when something goes wrong. The company behind it, Enbridge, has been at great pains to explain it has spill plans in place that exceed world class levels though has had trouble explaining the details of what this means when it comes to pressing questions. That seems less than reassuring. Add on top of this that the company has had a few major spill incidents over the past few years.
I'm not a Green-y, or prone to standing on a political soap box but what they're proposing to do seems slightly mad. If you feel like taking action you can sign a petition. At the very least it's worth finding out a bit more about it. If you're not environmentally motivated then there is some good surf in the region that could be at risk. Video below has some snippets of the waves in the region.
STAND - power teaser from Dendrite Studios on Vimeo.
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pretty sad, but I guess we are all to blame if we use petrol. I know this area only too well and it feels pristine compared to the well trodden parks of Europe.
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