Opposition to Energy East growing in Canada and U.S.: it’s time for a moratorium on oil tankers on East Coast

Hearings on Energy East are about to start, and a new process has been put in place. If the process is legitimate, it can only lead to a rejection of this risky proposal.

A spill could devastate local ecosystems and put lobster, scallop and other fisheries at risk. Oil tankers also threaten endangered species in the Atlantic, like the North Atlantic right whale, whose population is estimated at only 450 individuals.Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Opinion

BY KEITH BROOKS

August 1, 2016

TORONTO—Oil spills don’t care about borders. That’s why there is growing concern about the proposed Energy East pipeline bringing a massive increase in tanker traffic along the Canadian and U.S. East Coast. If built, Energy East would triple tanker traffic in areas like the Bay of Fundy—and ...

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