Campaign Videos: Ban Oil Tankers from the Pacific Coast

 This is a TV news story about where BC's political leaders stand on the issue of dirty tar sands oil flowing through the province in pipelines to load up tankers bound for China.

 This is a TV news story about how First Nations people are worried about a fuel slick that's appeared on the surface of Hartley Bay - not far from an important shellfish bed.

 This is a TV news story about how an old military vessel that has been sunk for decades is now spilling oil into the waters of the Great Bear Rain forest n BC's Mid-Coast. This should be a wake up call for us and a reminder to stop this pipeline proposal before its too late. Local First Nations and Ben West from the Wilderness Committee speak out about these concerns.

Enjoy this video from a former BC based TV news camera person about BC's wild mid and north coast that would be endangered should Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline be constructed.

 This is a TV news story on the role of youth organizing and attending the Earth Day Parade in Vancouver which was focused on stopping the Enbridge and Kinder Morgan Pipeline proposals. For more information visit EarthDayParade.ca

 This is a TV news story about how activists and opposition politicians are concerned that B.C.'s environment could be in grave danger from oil spills after news that Ottawa is "streamlining" the environmental review process for natural resource projects. Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver announced earlier this week that provincial environmental reviews will be allowed as substitutes for federal ones, and federal assessments will be limited to "major projects that can have significant environmental effects." The number of federal bodies performing those reviews will be reduced to three from more than 40. The Wilderness Committee's Ben West is interviewed in this story.

 This is a TV news story about Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan's opposition to Texas based Kinder Morgan's plans to expand their Trans Mountain Pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby. The pipeline expansion would mean that many more oil tankers would be coming to Burrard Inlet to fill up on Canada's tar sands crude - thereby increasing the risk of a major oil spill. The Wilderness Committee's Ben West is interviewed for this news story.

This is a TV news story about Kinder Morgan's plans to expand their tar sands crude oil pipeline from Edmonton, Alberta to their oil tanker facility at Burrard Inlet in Burnaby, British Columbia.

This is a TV news story about the city of Vancouver's opposition to Kinder Morgan's plans to expand their Trans Mountain Pipeline from Edmonton to Burrard Inlet.

As a campaigner for the Wilderness Committee Ben works on reducing the supply and demand for oil. One of the tactics he is using is partnering with grassroots groups like the Youth for Climate Justice Now to organize a big parade and festival on Earth Day. Get more info at http://EarthDayParade.ca ... get involved!!!