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Ottawa Set to Lose Money on Trans Mountain Purchase as Morneau Accused of Obscuring Costs
Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline from Houston-based Kinder Morgan Ltd. may be costing taxpayers more in interest charges than the high-touted revenue ... -
Trudeau Defends Pipeline Decision, Lectures Project Opponent at AFN Chiefs’ Assembly
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lectured a Trans Mountain pipeline opponent on respect and “process” yesterday, in an unscripted exchange during the Assembly of First ... -
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Line 5 Pipeline Runs into Deadline Pressure, Legal Jeopardy as Michigan Governor Leaves Office
Enbridge’s controversial plan to replace the aging Line 5 pipeline with a US$500-million tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac between Michigan and Ontario is ... -
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Montana Judge Halts Keystone XL Pipeline
In what InsideClimate News is calling a “striking victory for environmental advocates” who’ve spent more than a decade fighting the project, a federal judge ... -
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With 155,000 Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells, Albertans Bear the Clean-Up Costs
Hot on the heels of National Observer’s report last week that clean-up costs in Alberta’s oilpatch could hit C$260 billion, a new investigation by ... -
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‘Weak Financial Case’ Makes Teck Tar Sands/Oil Sands Project Unlikely to Succeed: IEEFA
Teck Resources Ltd.’s C$20.6-billion tar sands/oil sands megaproject in Alberta is unlikely to be commercially viable, offering “a weak financial case with little chance ... -
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Pipeline Roundup: Ottawa Accepts Appeal Court Decision, Notley Supports ‘Indefinite’ Indigenous Consultation, and Environment Commissioner Scorches Marine Mammal Protections
Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi announced Wednesday that the Canadian government won’t appeal the late August Federal Court of Appeal ruling that suspended federal ... -
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‘Ludicrous’ NEB Deadline Gives Communities Less Than a Week to Enter Trans Mountain Review Process
Facing a tight, 22-week deadline from the Trudeau government, the National Energy Board (NEB) has kicked off a new round of hearings on the ... -
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Hearings Open in Fort McMurray for New $20.6-Billion Tar Sands/Oil Sands Mine
Public hearings opened in Fort McMurray yesterday for a massive, C$20.6-billion tar sands/oil sands mine proposed by Vancouver-based Teck Resources Ltd. -
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Trans Mountain Opponents Gear Up as NEB Launches 22-Week Review
Pipeline fighters are gearing up for another round and questioning just how much meaningful engagement the Trudeau government expects to deliver, following Natural Resources ... -
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National Observer’s De Souza Reveals How He ‘Unwrapped the Kinder Morgan Saga’
When the Federal Court of Appeal issued its blockbuster decision last Thursday revoking the Trudeau government’s approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, one ... -
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‘Next Standing Rock’ Looms as Minnesota PUC Approves Line 3 Pipeline Expansion
Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline expansion received approval last Thursday from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC), prompting opponents to promise Standing Rock-style protests if ... -
Marine Species at Risk in Kinder Morgan’s West Coast Oil Terminal Construction
Both Kinder Morgan and the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) appear to have failed to show due diligence in protecting marine life ... -
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Kamloops Pipeline Spill Shows Up Trans Mountain as ‘Biggest Lemon in Canadian History’
The Trudeau government is buying “the biggest lemon in Canadian history” with its C$4.5-billion pipeline buyout, MP Nathan Cullen (NDP, Skeena-Bulkley Valley) charged this ... -
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Communities Furious, Investors Unimpressed as Morneau Nationalizes Kinder Morgan Pipeline
Finance Minister Bill Morneau may have permanently shredded his government’s reputation on climate action, Indigenous rights and reconciliation, and the transition to green jobs ...
