Protecting Our Home: Sierra Club Ontario Calls for Urgent Action In Ontario Election
Posted on May 25, 2022
Media Release on the Ontario Provincial Election
For Immediate Release: May 25, 2022
Media Releases
Media Statement: Opening bids for new offshore oil and gas is reckless as new research shows we would need to shut down existing projects to avoid 1.5 C
Posted on May 20, 2022
"We are engaged in two legal battles to stop rampant offshore oil and gas development off Newfoundland and Labrador. Companies looking to answer the Call for Bids should be aware there will be massive opposition to these projects from Canadians and the international community."
Press Release: Video Projection at Equinor’s AGM in Norway highlighted risks of Bay du Nord to marine life and global warming
Posted on May 11, 2022
Also today: Concerned Newfoundlanders and Labradorians protest at Equinor’s office in St. John’s, and Equinor’s AGM hears directly from a Canadian on the risks of Bay du Nord.
A striking projection appeared on buildings and other local landmarks in Stavanger on the eve of Equinor’s AGM. The videos featured testimony from Canadians opposing Equinor’s proposed offshore oil project, Bay du Nord, highlighting the risks to marine habitat and the climate.
Alliance Applauds Georges Bank Announcement and Calls for Comprehensive Revamp of Offshore Governance
Posted on April 27, 2022
For immediate release: April 27, 2022
The Alliance is also calling on the two levels of Government as they eye offshore wind, possibly paired with hydrogen, to prioritize a new relationship between this new industry and existing stakeholders like the fishing industry and conservation groups.
Bay du Nord decision is a betrayal of climate commitments and coastal communities
Posted on April 8, 2022
Bay du Nord decision is a betrayal of climate commitments and coastal communities
Posted on April 8, 2022
Media Release
Media Statement on Reported Bay du Nord Approval
Posted on April 6, 2022
They call upon all leaders to oppose this government’s climate inaction and say we can have no confidence in their climate promises. Failing to oppose the expansion of oil and gas extraction would be complicity in climate denial.
IPCC Assessment Shows Bay du Nord Incompatible with Climate Targets - Media Statement
Posted on April 4, 2022
April 4th, 2022
The latest IPCC assessment conclusively shows that the expansion of oil and gas production through projects like Equinor's Bay du Nord oil project is incompatible with meeting global climate targets.
Media Release: Students confront Environment Minister Guilbeault on Bay du Nord
Posted on April 1, 2022
MONTREAL, April 1st, 2022
Today student strikers for the climate confronted Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault during a press conference held at the Maison du Développement Durable in Montreal about the proposed Bay du Nord oil project. Students held signs calling on the federal Cabinet and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reject the project wondering if the cabinet was taking them for fools on this first of April by saying their government is serious on fighting climate change and yet could consider greenlighting this project.
Sierra Club Canada Foundation responds to Bay du Nord comments from Federal NDP - Media Statement
Posted on March 24, 2022
“Bay du Nord is impossible to justify from a climate or environmental perspective. Scientists have warned that new production of oil is incompatible with climate targets and this project is not part of a just transition...”