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Some people collect garden gnomes, I collect visual statistics.
Click on any graphic to get to the source of the information.
Drawing a line in the tar sands
Indigenous people living downstream from the tar sands explain in their own words why they are saying enough is enough. Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation challenges Shell’s new tar sands mine and expansion.
Today at 5 pm, hereditary chief WEC’KINEM (Eric Pelkey), with support from Songhees and the WSÁNEĆ nations, will lead an action to reclaim the traditional name of PKOLS (formerly known as Mt. Douglas). Come to the park, get involved, be part of something. Hope to see you there.
Oil Spills and Response time 2010-2012
Click on the photos to read about these environmental disasters. Click here to see a full list.
May 2010
Niger Delta, Nigeria -4 million litres, 7 days
May 2010
Trans-Alaska Pipeline Spill – several thousand litres
June 2010
Red Butte Creek Spill, Utah – 180,000 litres, 2 hours
July 2010
Kalamazoo River Spill, Michigan – 4 million litres, 18 hours
July 2010
Xingag Harbor Spill, Dailan, China – 18 million litres, rupture and explosion
April 2011
Peace River Spill, Alberta, Canada – 4,800,000 litres, 8 hours to shut down pipeline
July 2011
Yellowstone River Spill, Montana – 252,000 litres, 1 hour
Aug. 2011
North Sea Spill, United Kingdom – 208,000 litres, 7 days
Nov. 2011
Campos Basin Spill, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 620,000 litres, 2 weeks
Oct. 2011
Rena Spill, New Zealand – 414,000 litres, 6 days
Dec. 2011
Nigeria Oil Spill – 6,400,000 litres, undetermined amount of hours
June 2012
Red Deer River Spill, Alberta, Canada – 475,000 litres, undetermined amount of hours
October 2012
Arthur Kill, New Jersey Oil Spill – 1,400,000 litres, entire fuel tank
Kick the Shell out of Oxford University
May 9th 2013 saw the launch of a new partnership between Oxford University and Shell, including the opening of a new Shell Laboratory in the Earth Sciences department. Why shouldn’t one of the largest oil companies in the world monitor how they are destroying our planet. No conflict of interest here. Thankfully ! this has sparked controversy, including a letter to the Guardian signed by 75 Oxford staff, students and alumni.
Banned on the Hill!
First scientists, then librarians. It only makes sense that our government will silence artists next. Check out this video by artist Franke James who was was trying to get informed and found instead a whole lot of trouble!
Banned on the Hill: A True Story of Dirty Oil and Government Censorship from Franke James on Vimeo.
Oil Sands Reality Check
I believe that if all Canadians were aware of the colossal negative impacts the tar sands have on our environment, economy, and society expansion would not be so rapid, maybe stop altogether. Of course I have always been a ‘glass 1/2 full’ kinda person.
Here is an awesome new website and source of information.
Canada needs a reality check on oil sands expansion.
