What is Harper Afraid Of?

by Franke James

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TAKE ACTION:

The Green Party of Canada: Sign the Petition to Stop Bill C-38

Lead Now: Tell Finance Minister Jim Flaherty: Stop the Budget Bill from Selling Out Canada’s Natural Heritage and Economy

Dogwood Initiative: Sign the No Tankers Petition

Avaaz Petition: No Enbridge Tankers/Pipeline in BC Great Bear Rainforest!

Support Environmental Groups: Blackout Speakout on June 4th

Pacific Wild’s Action Tips: Writing Letters to Local and National Newspapers

Visual Essay Credits

“Hey Mister Prime Minister, What are You Afraid Of?” © 2012 Franke James

Writing and illustration by Franke James (see additional photo credits below).

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Transcript: Features quotes from Franke James’ March 3, 2012 interview with Joe Oliver, Federal Minister of Natural Resources.

Thank you to the following organizations for photos and resources:

Pacific Wild

All Great Bear Rainforest photos © Ian McAllister, Pacific Wild

How did they vote?

Member of Parliament “look up” API technology: How did they vote?

Living Oceans Society

Living Oceans photo: T-Shirt with “I have this Sinking Feeling about Enbridge”

Living Oceans photo of First Nations “We say no to Enbridge” protest

Living Oceans Map of Proposed Tanker Route to Kitimat

Pembina Institute

Tar Sands Mining Photo: © David Dodge, Pembina Institute

Photo: Suncor upgrader complex adjacent to Athabasca River © 2002 Chris Evans, Pembina

Dogwood Initiative: No-Tankers Loonie decal

Additional photos used with permission

Dr David Schindler photo: Ed Kaiser, Edmonton Journal

Syncrude 2007 -12 photo © 2007 David Dodge, CPAWS

Empire State Building photo © Daniel Schwen, 2008, Wikimedia

Oil Sheen From Valdez Spill photo Wikimedia © NOAA

Dead Oil Covered Birds Photo © Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; Wikimedia.

Selected Background Research:

Oil Sands Pollution, Pipelines and Tankers:

Silencing the Scientists (The Shortlist)

Silencing Franke James

RESEARCH, NEWS AND REPORTS:

2012:

2011 News:

2010 News:

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