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Alberta politicians pipe up the volume
A couple of Alberta ministers have been keeping us incredibly entertained for the past few weeks with their non-stop pressure on the feds to support Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline, ...
The ideal way to spend a summer
My name’s Anna and there’s a good chance that you and I have met. I’ve been doing community outreach with Dogwood for the past four months and during that ...
Stopping oil spills at recess
Editor’s Note: This summer, we are sharing the stories of some of our supporters who are doing amazing things on the No Tankers campaign. I met Hamish this spring ...
Pushing Death
Under Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s control, Canada has gone from being a leader in global environmental and health negotiations to being an international pariah. Unlike previous Canadian governments that ...
No Tankers: Recharged and reloaded
The federal election tested the limits of endurance for Dogwood’s staff and volunteers. Hours were long, new technological ground was constantly being broken and money was tight. Through it ...
Rethink’s oily posters
Note: original images have been removed Rethink Communications and Dogwood teamed up to create these amazing posters that “spill oil” when it rains. This video has been viewed more ...
A page out of the civil disobedience book
The media has widely praised the civil disobedience occurring throughout the Arab world, but when protest came home to roost in Canada’s Senate recently the vitriol began to fly. ...
Why biosolids are a bad idea for farmland in the CRD
The Capital Regional District (CRD) is stuck between a rock and a hard place. By seeking alternatives to disposing sewage sludge into the Juan de Fuca strait, the question ...
NDP bill raises tough question for Harper
Today is World Oceans Day, and the federal NDP are using it to make their first substantive policy proposal as Canada’s Official Opposition: a private member’s bill to ...