Tar Sands Reporting Project
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The tar sands. A drama of epic proportions that we'll tell story by story over one year.
Backers: 741
Average Pledge Per Backer: $72
Funded: $53,040 of $32,000
Dates: Dec 10th -> Jan 19th (40 days)
Project By: The Vancouver Observer
Backers: 741
Average Pledge Per Backer: $72
Funded: $53,040 of $32,000
Dates: Dec 10th -> Jan 19th (40 days)
Project By: The Vancouver Observer
$53,040
current pledge level
Last Updated: January 19 @ 08:45 -0500 GMT
165%
of goal
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June 11th - via: theguardian.com
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Thank you for contributing! Help spread the word. 
January 17th - via: kickstarter.com
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Another $5k on table if we can get 420 more backers.
January 16th - via: kickstarter.com
You did it! You got us to 580 backers. If we get up to 1,000 backers before the campaign ends, we've been promised an additional $5,000 pledge. Pledges of $1 or more count. At this writing, we only need 410 people more. Please ask your friends,... (Read More)
3 days left. If every one of you will ask just one person...
January 15th - via: kickstarter.com
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If 500 pledge $1 each, we get $5,000
January 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Over the weekend, a funder stepped forward and pledged an additional $5,000, if 500 people pledge even $1 each to The Tar Sands Reporting Project.If you feel moved to help turn dollars into $5,000, please spread the word on Facebook and twitter and... (Read More)
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January 6th - via: kickstarter.com
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I can't thank you enough
December 29th - via: kickstarter.com
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Help us get there before Christmas!
December 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Backers, Friends, Thank you all for supporting The Tar Sands Reporting Project! Today Margaret Atwood tweeted about us, so we reached all sorts of new people! (Welcome!) Last week, Grimes asked her fans to support us, so we met a lot of new people... (Read More)
Help us make our goal, we're 73% there! Spread the word!
December 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline approved by JRP, despite massive opposition in BC Snow falls in Vancouver today, as here and across North America, people wind down at work, take off for vacations, and turn inward to enjoy time with families and... (Read More)
Update #1: Getting the story out
December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much, everyone. It's been an overwhelming two days. We're now past 1/3 of the way to reaching the goal for the Tar Sands Reporting Project! There are so many stories waiting to be told. Often, the real story is revealed in conversations.... (Read More)
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