http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/old/taxonomy/term/13307/0 fr http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/were-not-smart-enough-were-not-worth-it-and-were-n/34054 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Documents show why Shell doesn&#039;t think Shelburne Basin merits an on-site capping stack </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/cappingstack.jpg" alt="" title="No stack for you! Costs are prohibitive, we&#039;re not unique like the Arctic, nor would we know what to do with it. So relax, the Norwegians will handle this. [Photo: trendsettingengineering.com]" width="450" height="196" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) -- Through an Access to Information request, the <i>Halifax Media Co-op</i> has obtained internal communications between Shell Canada Limited and the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi&#39;kmaq Chiefs, as it relates to the chiefs&#39; public concern over Shell&#39;s plans for the Shelburne Basin Drilling Project.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/were-not-smart-enough-were-not-worth-it-and-were-n/34054" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/were-not-smart-enough-were-not-worth-it-and-were-n/34054#comments Miles Howe Environnement CNSOPB offshore oil exploration Shell Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:48:46 +0000 Miles Howe 34054 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/public-focus-game-changer-offshore-oil-exploration/33840 <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/page450/800px-defense.gov_photo_essay_100506-n-6436w-023.jpg" alt="" title="Oil from the Deepwater Horizon on the move in the Gulf of Mexico. Environmentalists fear that a similar scenario could play out in Nova Scotia unless more rigorous controls are put in place. So far regulation has been far too lax, they believe. Photo Louisiana GOSHEP, Flickr" width="450" height="321" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Shell&#39;s plans to drill for oil in Nova Scotia&#39;s offshore have hit rough water.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/public-focus-game-changer-offshore-oil-exploration/33840" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/public-focus-game-changer-offshore-oil-exploration/33840#comments Robert Devet Environnement bp CNSOPB offshore oil exploration Shell Tue, 01 Sep 2015 14:16:44 +0000 Robert DeVet 33840 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/gulf-falls-victim-wishful-thinking/32313 <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/photo.png" alt="" title="More oil potential of the Old Harry prospect in the Gulf of St Lawrence, or more hype? Sylvain Archambault of the St Lawrence Coalition listed these claims in chronological order to show their absurd progression." width="450" height="335" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>(K&#39;JIPUKTUK), HALIFAX -&nbsp; These days, the value of any oil project is measured by the barrel. But when it comes to Old Harry, the number of barrels is all over the map.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/gulf-falls-victim-wishful-thinking/32313" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/gulf-falls-victim-wishful-thinking/32313#comments Zack Metcalfe Environnement Corridor Resources Gulf of St Lawrence offshore oil exploration Old Harry Thu, 27 Nov 2014 20:36:00 +0000 Robert DeVet 32313 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/climate-change-trump-card-or-elephant-room/32172 <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/climate_change_-_trump_card_or_elephant_in_the_room_photo.jpg" alt="" title="The People’s Climate March, the largest environmental action in history, took place Sept 21 in communities across 162 nations around the world. Halifax’s march saw four hundred Nova Scotian’s conquering the streets for a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Photo Zack Metcalfe" width="450" height="375" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>Saddle up people, because best case scenario, it&rsquo;s going to be a rough ride.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/climate-change-trump-card-or-elephant-room/32172" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/climate-change-trump-card-or-elephant-room/32172#comments Zack Metcalfe Environnement anticosti climate change Energy East Gulf of St Lawrence Nova Scotia offshore oil exploration Sat, 15 Nov 2014 14:24:42 +0000 Robert DeVet 32172 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca 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/making-it-go-away-oilspills-corexit-and-nova-scoti/31388 <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/oil-on-glove_0.jpg" alt="" title="Oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Louisiana&#039;s shores. Photo Office of the Governor of the State of Louisiana" width="450" height="311" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - A chemical known as corexit 9500 will be the main line of defense if an oilspill occurs once Shell starts drilling exploratory wells offshore of Nova Scotia.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/making-it-go-away-oilspills-corexit-and-nova-scoti/31388" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/making-it-go-away-oilspills-corexit-and-nova-scoti/31388#comments Robert Devet Environnement bp CNSOPB Nova Scotia Offshore Drilling offshore oil exploration oilspill Shell Mon, 11 Aug 2014 10:49:58 +0000 Robert DeVet 31388 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