The trickster politics of the tanker ban are hiding a much bigger reckoning for B.C.

For years, a conservation NGO supported by major foreign foundations has taken on the guise of Indigenous governance authority on British Columbia’s north coast. Meanwhile, rights-holding First Nations with an economic agenda are reshaping the region, yet their equal weight is overlooked. A clash of values has resulted.
10 million barrels of crude oil are sailing to Los Angeles

Four supertankers from Iraq and one from Angola are currently bound for the refineries of Long Beach carrying hydrocarbon cargoes.
Visual tanker evidence features in Resource Works’ Senate submission

As Senate considers tanker ban Bill C-48, maps show the reality of tanker safety around the world, and elsewhere in Canada
Citizen’s Guide to Tanker Safety & Spill Response: Second edition now available

An authoritative and comprehensive source of relevant information about oil tanker safety and spill response on the south coast of British Columbia.
Membrane carriers are the new face of LNG shipping

Why have ships transporting liquefied natural gas been safely navigating oceans and urban ports for decades without a major incident? Here are some insights into the extraordinary measures taken to ensure safe sailing
Kevin Obermeyer – Pacific Pilotage Authority
LNG tanker burn-back hazard is ‘minor’ (extended interview)
So says the man who wrote the book on LNG tanker safety, Michael Hightower from Sandia National Laboratories. Today we bring you an extended version of the Hightower interview we […]