http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/10927/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/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/story/first-nations-say-no-oil-exploration-gulf-st-lawre/31180" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/first-nations-say-no-oil-exploration-gulf-st-lawre/31180#comments Robert Devet Environment Indigenous 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/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/story/newfoundland-petroleum-board-gives-go-ahead-oil-an/30621" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/newfoundland-petroleum-board-gives-go-ahead-oil-an/30621#comments Robert Devet Environment 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 http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/hunt-oil-gulf-st-lawrence-intensifies/21963 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Oil spills could affect Nova Scotia shores </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/mary-gorman.png" alt="" title="Mary Gorman, shown here with writer Farley Mowat, has been a tireless defender of the Gulf of St. Lawrence for a long time. But the threat of new initiatives by Newfoundland and Quebec have her worried. Photo SOSS " width="450" height="301" 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/page450/300px-golfe_saint-laurent_en.png" alt="" title="Five provinces border the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and all could be affected by an oil spill no matter where it originates. " width="300" height="278" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/oil_drilling_pipe_shoal_point_pic_2.jpg" alt="" title="Remnants of earlier oil exploration on a sandy shoal on the west coast of Newfoundland. Erosion kicked in and leaks and pipes sticking out of the water is all that remains. Photo Bob Diamond" width="450" height="338" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Mary Gorman think she knows why it is difficult to get people to pay attention to the perils of offshore oil and gas exploration.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/hunt-oil-gulf-st-lawrence-intensifies/21963" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/hunt-oil-gulf-st-lawrence-intensifies/21963#comments Robert Devet Environment Gulf of St. Lawrence offshore oil SOSS Tue, 25 Feb 2014 20:26:13 +0000 Robert DeVet 21963 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca