Month: July 2011

Environmental Issues, International Issues

Australia’s Wild Kimberley Fights Industrialization

Traditional Goolarabooloo and Jabirr Jabirr land custodians from the Kimberley, Western Australia, voiced concerns about the proposed $30 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at Walmadan or James Price Point. They say turning their coast into a gas hub will have devastating impacts on wildlife and nearby communities. The project was canceled due to rising costs.

Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia
Energy, Tar Sands, Wildlife

SpOIL: Tar Sands Pipelines Threaten Great Bear Rainforest

The Enbridge Inc. Northern Gateway Pipelines project threatened British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest, home to thousands of species of plants and animals and the Kermode white spirit bear, enabling the destructive Alberta oil sands mining project. The project is dead, but tar sands are still being mined, shipped and burned, destroying ecosystems and the climate.