Robert Bateman - Not a Pretty Picture

Robert Bateman takes a stand against the threat of oil spills on BC's coast.

The BC and Canadian governments are supportive of bringing oil tankers to British Columbia's north coast. If this were to happen, spills would be inevitable, and the consequences on this wild and intact stretch of coast would be profound.

Sign the petition at:

http://www.notankers.ca

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Produced by: Dogwood Initiative
Concept: Rethink Communications
Director and Editor: Bill Weaver, Across Borders Media
Cinematography: David Malysheff, Gamut Productions / Bill Weaver
Music: Niels Petersen, Lebeau-Petersen Productions
And, many thanks to Robert Bateman....

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• oil
• spill
• robert
• bateman
• enbridge
• northern
• gateway
• tankers
• british
• columbia
• tar
• sands

[dogwoodinitiative]

You can sign the petition our our website: notankers.ca

[V1sual3y3z]

let's auction of the "ruined" painting to help with the no tanker campaign!

[recycledt]

Sir, thank you for doing this!

[imamymay]

oil painting

[BlazerCDN]

There has been a plan to bring that oil from the far north "overland" since the 70's. The alternative route was to ship it (Exxon Valdese proved that wrong). Just yesterday the Obama administration "Stopped" the overland route yet again. Do we save a turnip farm in Iowa from a pipeline or protect our coastal waters. An oil spill has disastrous effects for 100 years or more. An overland pipeline can recover "any" disturbance in 5 yrs. A nuclear explosion on land would equal one oil spill.

[blorgensteen]

@hecdc I'm originally from 34 miles north of Kitimat. I hunted and fished that area all through my youth. Please, tell me who YOU are, and where YOU'RE from?

I have little use for Green Peace and the Sierra Club.

Selling raw oil to China at bargain basement prices is sheer economic folly, never mind the stupity of a company who's idea of a good recod is well over 100 leaks and counting being in charge of it.

You must be either a BC Liberal or a Harperite.

[hollinal]

@hecdc  SO Is Money. Can't Eat it. Drink it. Can't Repair a Destroyed Environment with it (the Environment which, incidentally- Humans are still intertwined with).

[hecdc]

Its saddening to see the discussion here in Canada get reduced to such agonizing stupidity that we begin to seriously jeoprodize the nation's economic performance over some stream, some fish species or a bird..

Environmentalism is a religion. A false, sentimental, dangerous one.

[malvasioinyt]

Where is the petition???

[josromain]

Hey, someone named 'gilltron' wrote to my email account to complain about my comment. Dude: it was sarcasm. I agree with you 100%. Sorry to have upset you. JR.

[dellabirdhelmet]

Thanks Robert Bateman , it brings the point across.. the wild life and water is too important to allow oil tankers and the possibilities of spill on our British Columbia coastline

[gilltron105]

@josromain You are ignorant. Mr. Bateman lives in B.C. He and his art are a vital part of Canadian culture and have been for many years.