Pipelines/Rail Transport
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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSupply Chains & ConsumptionTar Sands/Oil Sands
New Federal Assessment Rules Exempt Cement Plants, Fracking, In-Situ Tar Sands/Oil Sands
New cement plants, fracking fields, and in-situ tar sands/oil sands projects should not be exempt from review under the federal government’s new Impact Assessment ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Finance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentPipelines/Rail Transport
Alberta Fossil Buys Kinder Morgan Canada, Shows Less Interest in Trans Mountain
The Calgary-based pipeliner that bought Kinder Morgan Canada this week says it isn’t keen to make a bid for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, ... -
CanadaCulture, Curiosities, & HumourFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National Governments
Coastal GasLink Asks First Nations to Squelch Community Opposition as NEB Rules Against Federal Review
Just two weeks after Canada’s National Energy Board rejected calls for it to review the contested Coastal GasLink shale gas pipeline, a First Nation ... -
Lac-Mégantic Rail Line Faced ‘Several Urgent’ Issues in May, 2019 Transport Canada Inspection
The rail line that runs through Lac-Mégantic, the Québec community whose downtown was incinerated by a runaway oil train that killed 47 people in ... -
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 ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Collateral DamageFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail Transport
Trans Mountain Pipeline Protester’s Donor Appeal Hits High Gear on GoFundMe
A donor appeal for British Columbia poet and university professor Rita Wong, sentenced to 28 days in prison for her part in protesting the ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
Trump Officials Move to Weaken Endangered Species Act, Speed Up Pipeline Approvals Under Clean Water Act
The Trump administration has introduced two new deregulatory efforts over the last 10 days, aimed at weakening protections under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy SubsidiesFinance & DivestmentFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National Governments
Pipeline Opponent Sees Fossil Subsidies Campaign as Latest Front Against Trans Mountain
A new campaign against the fossil fuel subsidies on which projects like the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion depend is just the latest front in ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionTar Sands/Oil Sands
Koch Brothers Abandon Alberta Tar Sands/Oil Sands
Wichita, Kansas-based conglomerate Koch Industries has sold off its substantial position in the Canadian tar sands/oil sands, selling thousands of hectares of land to ... -
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 ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCanadaElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionSolarTar Sands/Oil SandsWind
Tar Sands/Oil Sands Analysts Predict Implausible Growth as Renewables, EVs Crush Fossils on Price
A stunning new international analysis shows increasingly affordable wind and solar power and electric vehicles crushing oil on price and efficiency—even as Canadian fossil ...
