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Tag: Oil spill

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What Canada can learn from the devastating oil spill in Brazil

Oil spill creates social and environmental crisis in coastal communities By Elissama Menezes and Mark Brooks On August 30, reports emerged of oil washing up on the northeast coast of Brazil. This may be... Read More
Oil spill creates social and environmental crisis in coastal communities By Elissama Menezes and Mark Brooks On August 30,...
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I got 99 problems and dumping is one

Canada has new standards for marine protected areas, but are they good enough?  WWF-Canada celebrated earlier this year when the federal government announced a ban on oil and gas exploration, mining, dumping, and bottom... Read More
Canada has new standards for marine protected areas, but are they good enough?  WWF-Canada celebrated earlier this year when...
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A moment of silence for the Arctic

Royal Dutch Shell’s announcement that it has abandoned oil exploration in offshore Alaska means the Arctic is better off today and “for the foreseeable future”. Read More
Royal Dutch Shell’s announcement that it has abandoned oil exploration in offshore Alaska means the Arctic is better off...
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Year-end announcement is a gift for the Beaufort Sea

The recent decision of a major oil company to abandon its proposal to circumvent a longstanding safety requirement for Arctic drilling is good news for the Arctic. WWF-Canada is not prepared to accept anything... Read More
The recent decision of a major oil company to abandon its proposal to circumvent a longstanding safety requirement for...
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Failure not an option for Arctic offshore drilling

Some of the world’s biggest oil companies want to drill deep in the waters of Canada’s Beaufort Sea and they want to do it without a proven safety net – WWF says this should... Read More
Some of the world’s biggest oil companies want to drill deep in the waters of Canada’s Beaufort Sea and...
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Talking about Arctic issues

With Canada’s Prime Minister visiting the Canadian Arctic this week, WWF’s President and CEO was asked to reflect on today’s important Arctic issues. Read More
With Canada’s Prime Minister visiting the Canadian Arctic this week, WWF’s President and CEO was asked to reflect on...
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