As one of only two environmental coalitions present during the hearings on the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker project, media took a strong interest in Nature Canada's position on the federal government's disappointing decision to give the Northern Gateway the greenlight on June 17, 2014.

Speaking on the risks of the Northern Gateway project in an interview with media after the federal government's approval of the project, Paul Jorgenson, Senior Communications Manager at Nature Canada said that, "we know for a fact that the project has a 25% risk of catastrophe, which if you think about it is worse than Russian roulette."

Read more on Jorgenson's interview with Global BC, Radio Canada and CHED 630 on this blog post, originally published on Nature Canada (www.naturecanada.ca):

http://naturecanada.ca/news/blog/in-the-news-nature-canadas-reaction-to-the-decision-to-approve-northern-gateway/