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Holding Steady for Justice for the Gulf

Gretchen Fitzgerald — December 15, 2017

I wanted to give you an update on our critical legal battle and appearance in court this week to protect the Gulf of St. Lawrence and all of the beautiful creatures who live there.

The case involves one important argument: the issuance of the licence that the offshore board has granted to the oil company, Corridor Resources. First though, we had to defend our ability to be heard, as “our standing,” is being challenged by the offshore board (responsible for granting exploration licences to oil companies), and by the oil company itself.

'Tis the night before court - Update: Our court date has now been set.

Gretchen Fitzgerald — December 12, 2017

We're going to court to protect endangered whales and to preserve the Gulf of St. Lawrence

UPDATE:

It is the night before we walk into court to defend endangered whales and all marine life in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. If you haven't had an opportunity, below is my blog from a few weeks ago outlining the case and what we are up against.

Our court date has now been set.

Gretchen Fitzgerald — November 18, 2017

We are taking a stand for the Gulf and for Whales!

If you have ever felt like you’re invisible, then you’ll know what it’s like to deal with the offshore petroleum board for Newfoundland and Labrador.

Is Lone Pine the Last Straw? #EndISDS in Trade Agreements

Bana Hamze — October 10, 2017

Last week, Lone Pine’s decade-long quest to carry out shale gas fracking along the St. Lawrence River culminated at a NAFTA Tribunal hearing in Toronto.

Watch for Wildlife - Letters from you

Wanda Baxter — September 22, 2017

This blog compiles comments from a number of the letters we've received over the last two years. Letter writers emphasize the need to raise awareness about wildlife vehicle collisions and implement protective measures, and they relate stories about how wildlife collisions have impacted them.

Excerpts of Letters from Some of the People who have written Watch for Wildlife

(names are withheld for the privacy of writers)

Not Collateral Damage

Couplet, 1991-2017

Melissa Munro — August 18, 2017

It feels like a death in the family.

The New England Aquarium Right Whale Research Program has just released confirmation of the death of the 13th right whale.

Couplet, #2123, was found on Monday, east of Cape Cod.

Bringing Ecological Knowledge to our Transportation Infrastructure

Wanda Baxter — June 19, 2017

Sierra Club’s Wanda Baxter reports on her experience at the International Conference on Ecology and Transportation Conference in Salt Lake City – and the new collaborative opportunities created and connections made for our Watch for Wildlife program.

Protecting whales and water on World Oceans Day and every day.

Melissa Munro — June 12, 2017

Few things are as spectacular and awe-inducing as a breaching humpback whale.

The sheer enormity of their body, with such strength and grace – blasting out of the water, seeming to defy the laws of gravity even just for a moment – is enough to take your breath away. It’s acrobatics and ballet on the largest scale, with a splash down that is out of this world!

It’s what they do, and it is what they have done for millennia.

Paris - Exit Trump. Enter the Rest of the World.

Gretchen Fitzgerald — June 1, 2017

--UPDATE-- US pulls out of Paris Climate Agreement

US President Donald Trump told the world during his Presidential campaign that the United States will break its promise to join the fight against climate change, and is set to announce his decision regarding the Paris Climate Agreement today at 3 pm, Eastern Time.

Return of the Buffalo for Canada’s 150 Celebrated at Canadian Parks Conference

PearlAnn Reichwein — March 26, 2017

Bison thundered back into the wild Panther Valley of Banff National Park on Feb. 1, 2017. It was a history making event. Bringing to life a long-held dream, the restoration of bison to their natural habitat is a move designed to promote biodiversity and cultural reconnections.