http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/old/taxonomy/term/12912/0 fr http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/no-more-old-harry-extensions-corridor-resources/31478 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Enough is enough, coalition tells Petroleum Board </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/6063_resized.jpg" alt="" title="Oilspills and other risks to the ecologically diverse but fragile Gulf of St Lawrence worry activists. They welcome a recently announced public consultation. But they do not want to see Corridor Resources license to explore for oil at Old Harry extended once again. Photo Robert Devet" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/oldharry.jpg" alt="" title="Simulations establish that an Old Harry oil spill could well affect Cape Breton&#039;s shores. Graphic by Corridor Resources." width="450" height="329" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Corridor Resources, the company that holds the rights to offshore oil exploration in the Newfoundland parts of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, is not having much luck lately.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/no-more-old-harry-extensions-corridor-resources/31478" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/no-more-old-harry-extensions-corridor-resources/31478#comments Robert Devet Environnement CNLOPB Corridor Resources Gulf of St Lawrence offshore oil exploration Old Harry Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:35:40 +0000 Robert DeVet 31478 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/blue-whale-black-oil-and-race-gulf/31182 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/bluewhalewithcalf.jpg" alt="" title="Blue whale with calf. Environmentalists fear that oil exploration in the Gulf of St.Lawrence will threaten the survival of this endangered species. " width="450" height="299" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>The world&#39;s largest animal is also one of its most vulnerable.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/blue-whale-black-oil-and-race-gulf/31182" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/blue-whale-black-oil-and-race-gulf/31182#comments Zack Metcalfe Environnement blue whale CNLOPB Gulf of St.Lawrence Offshore Drilling offshore oil exploration oil seismic testing Wed, 16 Jul 2014 23:47:42 +0000 Robert DeVet 31182 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/first-nations-say-no-oil-exploration-gulf-st-lawre/31180 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Native fishing vessels lay claim to proposed drill site </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_5944_resized.jpg" alt="" title="A coalition of Innu, Maliseet and Mi&#039;gmaq Nations told a press conference that it wants no offshore oil exploration in the ecologically sensitive Gulf of St. Lawrence. Photo Robert Devet" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_5942_resized.jpg" alt="" title="&quot;We fish the rivers for salmon and eel, gather and collect shellfish, and clams, and mussels, and plants from the shores including fiddleheads and sweetgrass. We rely on these resources not only for food but also for medicines.&quot; Chief Candice Paul (St. Mary’s Maliseet First Nation) Photo Robert Devet" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - A <a href="http://saveourseasandshores.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/The-Innu-Maliseet-and-Mi’gmaq-National-coalition-for-the-protection-of-the-Gulf-of-St.-Lawrence.pdf" rel="nofollow">coalition of Innu, Maliseet and Mi&amp;</a></p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/first-nations-say-no-oil-exploration-gulf-st-lawre/31180" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/first-nations-say-no-oil-exploration-gulf-st-lawre/31180#comments Robert Devet Environnement Autochtones CNLOPB First Nations coalition Gulf of St. Lawrence offshore oil exploration Old Harry Wed, 16 Jul 2014 20:33:44 +0000 Robert DeVet 31180 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/newfoundland-petroleum-board-gives-go-ahead-oil-an/30621 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Cape Breton shores vulnerable if oil spill were to occur </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/300px-golfe_saint-laurent_en_0.png" alt="" title="All five provinces that border the Gulf of St. Lawrence are at risk now that the Newfoundland Petroleum Board has approved oil and gas exploration in principle. " width="300" height="278" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK (Halifax) -&nbsp; Just last week the National Geographic <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/05/gulf-of-st-lawrence/dunn-text" rel="nofollow">ran a story</a> about the lush diversity of life in the Gulf of St.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/newfoundland-petroleum-board-gives-go-ahead-oil-an/30621" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/newfoundland-petroleum-board-gives-go-ahead-oil-an/30621#comments Robert Devet Environnement CNLOPB Gulf of St. Lawrence Mary Gorman Offshore Drilling oil oilspill old harry\ Sierra Atlantic Tue, 06 May 2014 19:25:39 +0000 Robert DeVet 30621 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca