Nanaimo
- Gulls at Piper's Lagoon. Photo: Aviva Stein-Wotten
Folding in Clean Energy - 1,000 Cranes for the Coast
In Japanese tradition origami cranes represent a wish or intention for health and well-being. Sierra Club Nanaimo is inviting everyone to take part in a communal effort to fold 1,000 paper cranes in support of an oil-free coast - and healthy clean energy options for our communities.
Please join us for our next meeting on Saturday, May 11 at Serious Coffee on Commercial Street. Everyone welcome!
- Crane-folding party at the Wellington Library on October 25.
- Sierra supporter attaching her crane to the canvas depicting our coastline. The canvas will be presented to local governments, encouraging elected representatives to oppose pipeline and supertanker expansion in BC's coastal waters and work toward clean energy solutions.
Sierra Club Nanaimo Tell One Person Initiative
Life is a busy adventure, and although you have taken time to work toward protecting our natural heritage from the looming devastation oil pipelines and oil tanker traffic will cause, many people are unaware of the track record of companies like Enbridge and Kinder Morgan. As the proposed expansion of tanker traffic and pipelines looms closer, it is increasingly important for as many people as possible to send a strong message to our elected officials that we want a sustainable clean energy policy and a clear, realistic, and measurable plan to implement that policy.
So here’s the challenge: Make it part of your daily to-do list to
- Photo: Carla Stein.
Tell your friends, your neighbours, the person at the check-out when you are buying groceries. Tell the guy or gal sitting next to you having coffee. Talk to your children’s teachers. Tell the person riding the bus, train, or plane with you. Tell your friends on social media. Tell your local media. Write letters to the editor or call into radio shows. Put up a sign on your front lawn! Tell your elected officials: write, e-mail, or call your mayor and city councillors, your provincial and federal representatives.
Share your efforts on Sierra Club Nanaimo's Facebook page and tell even more people! Here are some resources for your conversations.
Sierra Nanaimo is concerned about the risks posed to our pristine marine environment and to sustainable economic development, especially tourism, by potential supertanker traffic. In October 2012, we hosted a screening of the award-winning documentary, "On the Line", which brings into sharp focus the people and the landscapes that would be affected if the Enbridge project is allowed through the Great Bear Rainforest. In August, we hosted a presentation by Dr. Riki Ott, the renowned marine biologist and toxicologist who tracked the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on the marine environment and coastal communities. Dr. Ott is the featured character in the award-winning film “BLACK WAVE: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez,” a documentary that tells the tale of the battle between commercial fishers against the largest corporation in the world, Exxon-Mobil.
- A look at the crowd that packed the theatre at Vancouver Island University to hear Dr. Riki Ott speak on how we can band together to create positive change in our communities. Photo: Aviva Stein-Wotten.
