Canada
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Judge Approves Settlement in Lac Mégantic Oil Train Disaster
Victims of the July, 2013 oil train derailment in Lac Mégantic, Quebec will have access to a C$446 million settlement fund under a deal ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyCoalHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Pollution from Alberta Energy Operations Travels Hundreds of Kilometres
Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from Alberta coal plants, tar sands/oil sands operations, and oil refineries travel hundreds of kilometres across Canada’s prairie provinces, ... -
Trudeau Refuses to Declare Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target
With Canada’s federal election just a week away and his party beginning to carve out a lead in national opinion polls, Liberal Leader Justin ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate DenialEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail Transport
‘Oil is a Natural Substance,’ Spills Are No Problem: Conservative Candidate
A high school science teacher running for Canada’s Conservative Party in the Toronto riding of Spadina-Fort York says environmental concerns about pipeline spills ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsFirst PeoplesICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail Transport
Burnaby Asks NEB to Cancel Kinder Morgan Hearing
Early last month, the City of Burnaby urged the National Energy Board to cancel the Kinder Morgan hearing as there is a conflict of ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail Transport
Kinder Morgan Faces Increased Conditions for Pipeline Expansion
Earlier in August, the National Energy Board has issued 145 draft conditions Kinder Morgan must meet in order to receive approval for the Trans ... -
Get Ready for a Post-Petroleum World, Columnist Advises Canada’s Next PM
Canada’s next prime minister will have to be ready for a post-petroleum world, Globe and Mail columnist and political commentator Gary Mason suggested last ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Suncor Launches Canadian Oil Sands Takeover as Billionaire Shareholder Vows Court Challenge
Suncor Energy has launched a hostile takeover bid to acquire Canadian Oil Sands Ltd., a tar sands/oil sands producer that has been weighted down ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Three-Quarters of Tar Sands Producing at a Loss
More than three-quarters of Alberta tar sands output of 2.2 million barrels of crude is being produced at a loss at current prices, shows ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyCoalJobsJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Majority in Alberta Supports Renewables Investment, Carbon Cuts
Seven out of 10 Albertans support investing in renewable energy to reduce their province’s reliance on coal-fired generation, according to an EKOS Research poll ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil SandsWater
First Nations Split Over Tar Sands/Oil Sands, Pipeline Development
Individual First Nations in Canada are taking opposite positions in the fight over tar sands/oil sands and pipeline development, with Aboriginal leaders in Quebec, ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"First PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail Transport
Resource Firms Endorse First Nations’ Veto on Projects Affecting Their Land
Canada should recognize First Nations’ right to veto natural resource projects that would have negative impacts on their traditional territories, the Boreal Leadership Council ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Clinton Energy Announcements Give Fossils the Jitters
U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s decision to oppose the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is raising alarm in the U.S. oil and gas industry, Politico ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPost-Carbon TransitionTar Sands/Oil Sands
Leap Manifesto Calls Canada to a Low-Carbon Transition
A coalition of authors, scientists, artists, activists, and other national leaders is intervening in Canada’s federal election with the Leap Manifesto, a call for ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyJobsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
TransCanada to Lay Off 20% of Senior Management
Employees at TransCanada Corporation, the company behind the controversial Keystone XL and Energy East pipelines, have been told to expect layoffs as a result ...
