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Inter-connecting cultures & oil tanker impacts in BC: Arno Kopecky at TEDxSquamish

1,669 views · Published 21 November 2013 · 22:07 · Indexed 7 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Author Arno Kopecky on sailing through British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest and connecting with coastal First Nations locked in a battle to keep oil tankers out of their territory. Kopecky is the author of the best selling book "The Oil Man In The Sea" and "The Devils Curve".  He traveled to these remote territories to gain first hand insights into the complex issues of economic development, oil politics, pipeline expansion and cultural preservation. 

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