{"id":1793,"date":"2016-07-26T00:00:10","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T00:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/?p=1793"},"modified":"2021-12-06T06:35:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T11:35:15","slug":"tar-sands-in-the-atlantic-transcanadas-proposed-energy-east-pipeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/publication\/1793\/tar-sands-in-the-atlantic-transcanadas-proposed-energy-east-pipeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Tar Sands in the Atlantic: TransCanada\u2019s Proposed Energy East Pipeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A new report released today by the U.S.-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), in partnership with numerous Canadian and U.S. groups, shows the proposed Energy East pipeline would drive a 300 to 500 per cent increase in crude tanker traffic down the Atlantic coast from Saint John, New Brunswick to the U.S. Gulf Coast \u2014 industry\u2019s preferred refinery market for processing tar sands bitumen.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/transcanada-energy-east-pipeline-report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/transcanada-energy-east-pipeline-report-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/transcanada-energy-east-pipeline-report-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/transcanada-energy-east-pipeline-report-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/transcanada-energy-east-pipeline-report-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/transcanada-energy-east-pipeline-report-1056x1366.jpg 1056w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/transcanada-energy-east-pipeline-report-263x340.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/transcanada-energy-east-pipeline-report.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe report entitled \u201cTar Sands in the Atlantic: TransCanada\u2019s Proposed Energy East Pipeline\u201d shows the addition of almost 300 supertankers would pose a massive threat\u2014in the form of deafening ocean noise, heightened risks of major oil spills, and the introduction of invasive species\u2014to marine mammals like the endangered North Atlantic right whale, the Bay of Fundy\u2019s lucrative lobster fishery, and other iconic regions like the Florida Keys.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/transcanada-energy-east-pipeline-report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the report [PDF]<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-1056 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/act\/donate\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/GP04IOF-1024x683.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/GP04IOF-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/GP04IOF-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/GP04IOF-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/GP04IOF-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/GP04IOF.jpg 1200w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Rainbow Warrior Open Boat in Melbourne\" title=\"Rainbow Warrior Open Boat in Melbourne\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/act\/donate\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Greenpeace is a people-powered, science-based, and action-oriented organization that does not take money from corporations or governments. 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