Comment Nation: All that fear-mongering about how it will hurt killer whales? Absolutely none of it adds up
If you’re trying to argue against the Trans Mountain pipeline, you’ve got a few compelling points to work with. You could argue that coastal communities stand to gain little from the project while shouldering most of the risk. You could make a climate argument: Alberta oil has a higher carbon footprint, so kill the pipeline to leave it in the ground.
Despite all this, one of the most common arguments against the project is also one of the most ridiculous: That the pipeline expansion will drive killer whales to extinction. Specifically, the Southern Resident Killer Whales, an endangered population of fewer than 80 orcas that spend a lot of their time in the Salish Sea.
Groups like Lifeforce, Lead Now, Ecojustice and the Raincoast Conservation Foundation are all telling people that if Trans Mountain goes ahead, the whales are doomed. Here’s why that’s nonsense.
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