Kayaktivists_Sungmin Kim
- People who use Kayaks on water to protest
- Mainly concerned with climate change and excessive usage of fossil fuel
- Grassroots movement of people with no discernible hierarchy
(local people and far-off people who share the same opinion)
- Well-known environmental groups like Greenpeace and 350.org organize big events
- Kayaktivists-led events happen all over the world, especially in Pacific Northwest waters
- A regional grassroots activists fighting for climate justice and a fossil fuel-free environment
- Their main territory is Salish Sea
- Their main objective is to stop TMX(The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion)
- Consists of local network of paddlers, sailors, and community activists.
- A group of homogeneous activists with no discernible hierarchy
- a pipeline that carries crude and refined oil from Alberta to the coast of British Columbia, Canada
- Length : 1,150 km (710 mi) / Diameter : 610 mm (24 in) / operated since 1953
- The expansion is building a second span which is rougly parallel to the existing one.
- expand its capacity from 300,000 barrels per day to 890,000 barrels per day
- expected to increase oil tanker traffic through Salish Sea by 700%
- elevated biotoxin level and algae bloom near the pipes
- exposure to various chemical hazards from diluted bitumen cause chronic effects on people
- Indigenous people of up to 10,000 people from at least 8 villages are likely to suffer
- Pipelines can have major breaches and slow leaks that may go undetected
- 81 reported oil spills along the Trans Mountain Pipeline since 1961, on average, 1.53 spills per year
- A 250,000 liters of spill in 2007 caused over 250 residents to leave their home
- Increase of tanker traffic from about 60 to more than 400 vessels annually through the Salish Sea
- Critical feeding grounds for oras, salmon, and many other species
- Indigenous people have made living out of this area for generations
- Salish Sea where tanker ships pass through to get to the TMX
- Seattle Port where tanker ships make stop over and kayaktivist protests take place
- Vancouver where the terminal of TMX is located
- a major stopover for oil rig ships located at terminal 5, Port of Seattle
- kayaktivists try to get in the way of or block oil rig ships from passing by
- Royal Dutch Shell won a court ruling preventing protesters from going within a 500 meter safety zone around the platforms in the North Sea
- The main means of how Kayaktivists protest is likeley to be changed