Dogwood Initiative

The Dogwood Initiative is a Canadian non-profit public interest group based in Victoria, British Columbia. Conceived in autumn 1998 at a meeting of First Nations, environmentalists, community advocates, and labour leaders, Dogwood Initiative began operating in 1999.[1] The organization's goal is to help British Columbians take back decision-making power over their land, air and water.[2]

Recent campaigns

The organization created decals which fit onto loonies to spread the word about the threat of oil sands tankers and oil spills on the coast of British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest.[3] Over 250,000 NoTanker Loonies are already in circulation across Canada.[4]

Dogwood Initiative facilitated the registration of 1,600 participants for public hearings on the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines and tanker project.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dogwoodinitiative.org/aboutus/mission
  2. ↑ http://dogwoodinitiative.org/aboutus
  3. ↑ http://www.dogwoodinitiative.org/notankers
  4. ↑ CBC News (11 Feb 2009). "Environmentalists vow to continue black loonie campaign". Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  5. ↑ Canadian Press (8 Jan 2012). "Northern Gateway hearings start in Kitimat on $5.5 billion oil pipeline proposal". The Tyee. Retrieved 2012-11-02.

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