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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:53:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today's decision from the Court of Appeal upheld an earlier ruling that the critical habitat of killer whales, including their salmon food supply must be legally protected by the federal government.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~4/zRGvb3Jt53w" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~3/zRGvb3Jt53w/ http://www.raincoast.org/media/in-the-news/mm-in-the-news/killer-whale-appeal/ Check out Chris Darimont's blog post at Patagonia's 'The Cleanest Line' on surfing the Great Bear Rainforest, the threat from oil tankers to BC's coast and more...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~4/AODiRyV_2sk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~3/AODiRyV_2sk/ http://www.raincoast.org/blog/the-cleanest-line/ Victoria Times Colonist By Judith Lavoie Canadian opposition grows to a US plan to attach satellite tags to endangered southern resident killer whales...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~4/iDT7e6_2U1Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~3/iDT7e6_2U1Q/ http://www.raincoast.org/media/opposition-to-orca-tagging/ Links to hearing schedule, Key articles about the political landscape, Raincoast media, Raincoasts submission of evidence to the National Energy Board...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~4/vDUfRNIw02o" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~3/vDUfRNIw02o/ http://www.raincoast.org/media/announcements/info-northern-gateway/ The Huffington Post Raincoast has an exciting project in the works with our friends at Patagonia, a leader among environmentally-minded businesses...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~4/n9W9I3repfw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~3/n9W9I3repfw/ http://www.raincoast.org/media/groundswell-enbridge/ The PMO issued a warning Friday night about "foreign radicals" Raincoast, Ecojustice and Living Oceans who filed a motion questioning the impartiality of the federal government in the Enbridge hearings...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~4/DWfNJsckh-A" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~3/DWfNJsckh-A/ http://www.raincoast.org/media/in-the-news/foreign-radicals/ Radio interview with Raincoast's Misty MacDuffee about a US plan to place satellite transmitters on killer whales...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~4/TROapuC0s7E" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~3/TROapuC0s7E/ http://www.raincoast.org/media/audio/killer-whale-tags/ Negative myths perpetuated in the new Hollywood movie are contrary to reality and do not serve wolves, says Raincoast's Dr. Paul Paquet...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~4/SRO34rRkkEg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~3/SRO34rRkkEg/ http://www.raincoast.org/media/in-the-news/carnivores-in-the-news/wolves-in-the-news/the-grey-a-pack-of-lies/ Raincoast film highlights world class surfers speaking for BC's marine mammals and the threats they would face from oil tankers if the Enbridge Northern Gateway project was approved...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~4/eRk7KqrFR8o" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~3/eRk7KqrFR8o/ http://www.raincoast.org/media/in-the-news/mm-in-the-news/surfers-speaks-for-sea-life/ A US plan to tag the endangered southern resident killer whales that ply both sides of the international boundary is meeting with growing opposition...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~4/1URSXGatWMc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~3/1URSXGatWMc/ http://www.raincoast.org/media/announcements/marine-habitat-and-climate/tagging-killer-whales/ Groundswell: a surf film by Raincoast and Patagonia about the threat from Enbridge's Northern Gateway Proposal will be released this fall. Check out the trailer here...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~4/DI2sXsz48Jg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~3/DI2sXsz48Jg/ http://www.raincoast.org/media/announcements/groundswell/ By Joan Delaney Epoch Times Last week, Watershed Watch along with Raincoast Conservation and SkeenaWild announced they would challenge the recertification of Alaskan salmon fisheries, which was already in process...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~4/SBJeDPHgL5U" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~3/SBJeDPHgL5U/ http://www.raincoast.org/media/in-the-news/alaskan-salmon-fishery-drops-eco-certification-bc-groups-take-credit/ By Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun Raincoast Conservation, SkeenaWild and Watershed Watch said Wednesday they plan to challenge the eco-certification awarded to the Alaskan salmon fishery by the MSC...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~4/qWeVAUF99H8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~3/qWeVAUF99H8/ http://www.raincoast.org/media/in-the-news/b-c-s-wild-salmon-threatened-by-alaskan-practices-conservation-groups/ Media Release Vancouver, BC - Three BC conservation groups are taking aim at Alaskan salmon fisheries that are damaging BC fish stocks and violating conditions of the MSC's eco-certification...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~4/Bpxz4iwrRCo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~3/Bpxz4iwrRCo/ http://www.raincoast.org/media/press-releases/conservationists-challenge-alaskan-fisheries/ Seaside Times January 2012 By Chris Genovali The Raincoast staff is a tightly-knit group of people. But for Raincoast biologists Andy Rosenberger and Adrianne Jarvela Rosenberger it’s literally a family affair...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~4/lMqqFmTlKoc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RaincoastConservationFoundation/~3/lMqqFmTlKoc/ http://www.raincoast.org/media/a-family-affair/