Offshore Drilling NS
Protect communities, fisheries, tourism and climate from Big Oil!
Despite the well-documented need to rapidly move toward a renewable energy future, provincial and federal governments have continued to support exploration for offshore oil and gas in Nova Scotian waters. Not only is this the opposite direction we need to go in addressing climate change, it puts Nova Scotian waters, marine life and related good jobs at risk of a serious oil spill or the harmful impacts of seismic testing.

This is our home, not a cash cow – Marilynn-Leigh Francis
Marilynn-Leigh Francis, Mi'kmaq Fisherwoman Digby/Yarmouth, Acadia First Nation This interview is part of the Faces of Offshore Resistance project highlighting a ...

My boat is my paradise – Marilyn Keddy
Marilyn Keddy, Campaign to Protect Offshore Nova Scotia Stonehurst, Nova Scotia This interview is part of the Faces of Offshore ...

Tourism and offshore drilling don’t mix – Scott McCormack
Scott McCormack, Cape LaHave Adventures Dublin Shore, Nova Scotia This interview is part of the Faces of Offshore Resistance project ...

Photo essay: Faces of offshore resistance
Why is offshore drilling not worth the risk? Who carries these risks? Who is fighting back against the offshore industry? ...

Coastal tour companies stage ‘peaceful paddling’ flotilla against offshore drilling
Press release Tourism industry relies on pristine beaches, oil-free shores, positive perception of Nova Scotia’s coasts Mahone Bay and Lower ...

Coastal touring companies stage ‘peaceful paddling’ flotilla against offshore drilling
Mahone Bay & Lower Prospect: Two non-motorized paddling flotillas raising awareness about BP drilling offshore of Nova Scotia, hosted by ...

Offshore drilling poses “huge implications for everyone”
Anyone who fishes in Atlantic waters should be “sitting up and taking notice of what’s ...

Offshore drilling not part of our future
(Marion Moore, South Shore chapter and Campaign to Protect Offshore Nova Scotia organizer holding the publised op-ed)
This ...