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Biden Can Be Swayed to Support Keystone XL, Kenney Claims
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden can be swayed into supporting the Keystone XL pipeline if he enters the White House in January, Alberta ... -
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Supreme Court Dismisses Indigenous Appeal of Trans Mountain Re-Approval
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a bid by three British Columbia First Nations to appeal the federal government’s re-approval of the Trans ... -
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‘Industry Consortium’ to Intervene in Ecojustice Case Against ‘Foreign Funded Radicals’ Panel
A self-styled “industry consortium” that includes pro-fossil provocateur Brett Wilson will be allowed to intervene in a court case launched by Ecojustice, aimed at ... -
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Minnesota Regulator Delays Line 3 Construction to 2021
Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. will have to postpone a large chunk of the work on its controversial Line 3 pipeline to 2021, after a Minnesota ... -
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Keystone Faces Delays After Appeal Court Upholds Withdrawal of Environmental Permit
The Keystone XL pipeline and other U.S. pipeline projects are facing further delays, after a federal appeal court in California declined last week to ... -
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‘Great Time to Build a Pipeline’ While Protesters Can’t Gather, Alberta Energy Minister Says
It’s a great time to build a pipeline while pandemic-related public health measures prevent mass protests against them, Alberta Energy Minister and former pipeline ... -
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BREAKING: U.S. Judge Rejects Essential Construction Permit for Keystone XL Pipeline
Construction along hundreds of water crossings along Keystone XL pipeline route was thrown into doubt late yesterday, after Montana District Court judge Brian Morris ... -
Four B.C. First Nations Seek Supreme Court Appeal on Trans Mountain
Four British Columbia First Nations are seeking permission for a Supreme Court appeal of a lower court’s unanimous decision supporting the federal government’s re-approval ... -
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Keystone XL to Start Construction with $8 Billion in Financial Aid from Alberta
Calgary-based TC Energy is starting construction on the Keystone XL pipeline between Hardisty, Alberta and Steele City, Nebraska, after the Jason Kenney government announced ... -
Shell Postpones ‘Crucial Maintenance’ on Alberta Upgrader to Minimize COVID-19 Risk
Shell Canada is postponing what the Calgary Herald describes as “crucial maintenance” on its Scotford tar sands/oil sands upgrader in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, to ... -
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As It Happened: Pressure Was Building Against Teck Mine Proposal as 41 Nobel Laureates Weighed In
With the federal cabinet still on track last week to decide whether to approve the C$20.6-billion Teck Frontier megaproject, 41 Nobel laureates urged the ... -
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Hapless Fossil ‘War Room’ Being Targeted by Climate Hawks, Alberta Claims
The Jason Kenney government in Alberta is amping up its grievance meter another notch, with the claim that environmental activists are targeting the fossil ... -
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Skyrocketing Price Drives Down Public Support for Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
Public support for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion tips toward opposition when Canadians learn that the cost of the controversial project has ballooned to ... -
100 Teck Protesters Occupy Guilbeault Constituency Office
About 100 student demonstrators occupied the downtown Montreal constituency office of Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault Friday afternoon, calling on the former Greenpeace activist and ... -
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Ottawa Mulls Alberta ‘Aid Package’ as Province Angles for Teck Mine Approval
With an end-of-month deadline looming for a cabinet decision on Teck Resources’ proposed Frontier tar sands/oil sands mine, Ottawa was preparing an “aid package” ...
