This Was Exxon's Gift to Alaska. B.C. Can Expect the Same from Enbridge

This was Exxon's gift to Alaska. B.C. can expect the same from Enbridge.

Exxon Valdez oil spill, March 24, 1989. Photos by Natalie Fobes/fobesphoto.com

Twenty-one years ago, the Exxon Valdez ran aground, spilling 40 million litres of crude oil into Prince William Sound and causing irreversible damage. Now, Enbridge wants to bring the same risk to B.C.’s pristine coastal waters and rainforest. The proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline would carry oil from the tar sands to a port at Kitimat, B.C. Supertankers fed by the Enbridge pipeline would travel the same waters where the Queen of the North ferry sank in 2006.

An open message to Enbridge CEO Patrick Daniel: We oppose the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline and crude oil tanker traffic in B.C.’s northern coastal waters. The risk oil spills pose to First Nations, communities and the environment is too great.

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Hon. David Anderson Former federal cabinet minister

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