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Bitumen BubbleClimate Action/"Blockadia"Hot SpotsLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Free Speech at Risk, Fossil Lobbyist Touts Success as Nine U.S. States Declare Pipeline Protest a Felony
Campaign groups and constitutional lawyers are raising concerns about free speech and a fossil lobbyist is bragging about his success, after nine U.S. states ... -
Environmental, Indigenous Groups Demand Insurers Withdraw Coverage for Trans Mountain Pipeline
In a series of letters issued late last month, a group of 32 environmental, Indigenous, and citizens’ organizations led by Stand.earth is demanding commitments ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaFirst PeoplesHot SpotsLegal & RegulatoryOceansPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater
Canada’s Approach to Trans Mountain Violates International Law, Washington State’s Lummi Nation Asserts
Canada is violating the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and sidestepping international environmental law in its handling of the Trans ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFirst PeoplesHot SpotsLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail Transport
First Nations Challenge Trans Mountain in Court While Conservation Group Questions Project Viability
Six British Columbia First Nations have petitioned the Federal Court of Appeal to review Ottawa’s re-approval of the C$9.3-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, with ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaFirst PeoplesHot SpotsLegal & RegulatoryOceansPipelines/Rail Transport
Conservation Groups Appeal Trans Mountain Approval on Behalf of Endangered B.C. Orcas
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is headed back to court, with the Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Living Oceans Society asking an appeal court ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHot SpotsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Alberta Launches $2.5-Million ‘Show Trial’ Against Tar Sands/Oil Sands Opponents
Albertans will shell out C$2.5 million in hard-earned tax dollars over the next year for Jason Kenney’s provincial inquiry into the supposed “foreign-funded special ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHot SpotsPipelines/Rail Transport
Project Reconciliation Promises $6.9-Billion Trans Mountain Bid as Early as Next Week
The Indigenous-led Project Reconciliation is expected to announce a C$6.9-billion bid for majority ownership of the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline as early as next ... -
Bitumen BubbleEnergy PoliticsHot SpotsLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Line 3 Pipeline Faces Six-Month Delay in Minnesota While Line 5 Loses Traction in Michigan
With this week’s federal re-approval of the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion triggering outrage and likely legal action across the country, two other pending ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHot SpotsHuman Rights & MigrationUnited States
Investigative Report Links Foreign Funding to Pro-Fossil Propaganda Outlet
Urgent alert to Jason Kenney and Vivian Krause! Another “foreign-funded radical” has just been identified, and the unity of our country will hang in ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy PoliticsHot SpotsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
‘Foreign-Funded Radicals’? Calgary-Based Enbridge Underwrites Pro-Line 3 Advocacy Group in Minnesota
A pro-pipeline group in Minnesota that presents itself as the voice of public support for the Line 3 pipeline is little more than a ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHot SpotsOceansPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsWater
Coastal First Nations Demand Senate Passage of B.C. Tanker Ban
A coalition of nine First Nations from coastal British Columbia is demanding that unelected senators endorse the Trudeau government’s bill to ban tanker traffic ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHot SpotsLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
B.C. Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Judges’ Decision Against Trans Mountain Regulation
British Columbia is on its way to a Supreme Court of Canada appeal, after the provincial Court of Appeal ruled unanimously against its right ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHot SpotsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National Governments
Canada On Track to Re-Approve Trans Mountain, But Northern Gateway Restart Looks Unlikely
Canada is likely to re-approve the controversial Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, but a resurrection of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline plan is not in the ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementEnergy PoliticsHot SpotsPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Sohi Makes No Promises as Liberals Weigh Delaying Trans Mountain Pipeline Reapproval
Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi says there is no guarantee the federal cabinet will reapprove the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion ahead of the ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsHot SpotsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
BREAKING: Emissions at Four Alberta Tar Sands/Oil Sands Mines 64% Higher Than Fossils Reported
Carbon pollution from four major tar sands/oil sands mines in northern Alberta is 64% higher than their owners reported using the United Nations' standard ...
