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Trans Mountain Pipeline Loses Lead Insurer as Zurich Steps Away
Mammoth global insurance company Zurich has decided to abandon its role as principal insurer for the Trans Mountain pipeline when its coverage expires August ... -
Keystone XL Faces New Lawsuit Over Environmental Permitting Process
The Nebraska-based Bold Alliance launched yet another legal challenge to the Keystone XL pipeline last week, after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower ... -
Pressure Builds on Trans Mountain’s Biggest Insurer After Two Others Step Away [Sign-On]
Insurance companies are emerging as the latest focus in the continuing fight to stop construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline. -
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Three Projects, Three Wins: Flurry of Decisions Shows U.S. Pipelines Becoming ‘Unbuildable’
The last 48 hours have seen a dizzying series of announcements highlighting the increasingly shaky prospects for North American oil and gas pipelines, with ... -
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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 ... -
‘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 ...
