Pipelines/Rail Transport
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CanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Demand & DistributionJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail Transport
National Energy Board Upholds Stop-Work Order Against Kinder Morgan Pipeline
Canada’s National Energy Board has upheld a stop-work order issued by the City of Burnaby, British Columbia to prevent Kinder Morgan employees from damaging ... -
Climate & SocietyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
Regulatory Concerns Delay Enbridge Pipeline in Minnesota
Enbridge Energy Partners is delaying a $2.6-billion crude oil pipeline in Minnesota due to regulatory delays, according to a September 30 filing with the ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportWater
Canadian Government Approved Test Drilling Despite Impacts on Beluga Whales
The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans may have blocked research scientist Dr. Véronique Lesage from sharing her concerns about the impact of exploratory ... -
CanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsWater
Northern Ontario Town Gears Up to Fight Energy East Pipeline [sub may be required]
The city of North Bay, Ontario is gearing up for a fight against TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline, with Mayor Al McDonald, the North Bay-Mattawa ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Statoil Suspends Work on Tar Sands/Oil Sands Project in Northern Alberta
Falling oil prices and rising costs have prompted Stavanger, Norway-based Statoil ASA to suspend work on its 40,000-barrel/day tar sands/oil sands project in northern ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
U.S. Keystone Lobbyist Took $3 Million from Saskatchewan, Sent Funds to Congressional Campaigns
The Canadian province of Saskatchewan paid a U.S. lobbyist $3 million to support projects like the Keystone XL pipeline, and Premier Brad Wall says ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Ex-Saskatchewan MLA Takes Helm of Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Tim McMillan, Saskatchewan’s former minister of rural health, will become president and CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers October 1. -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
Keystone XL Construction Cost Could Nearly Double to $10 Billion
The cost of building the Keystone XL pipeline could reach $10 billion from an original price tag of $5.4 billion, TransCanada Corporation CEO Russ ... -
Energy East Pipeline Brings Conservation Risks, Few Benefits to Eastern Canada [Photo Essay]
Photographer Garth Lenz presents an exquisite photo essay that shines a light on the high risks and limited benefits of TransCanada Corporation’s Energy East ... -
Montreal Opposes Line 9 Pipeline Reversal Until Emergency Plans Are in Place
Meeting 28 out of 30 conditions won’t be good enough if Enbridge hopes to win the City of Montreal’s endorsement for the controversial Line ... -
CanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Demand & DistributionJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportWater
Kinder Morgan Faces Stop Work Order in Burnaby, B.C. Conservation Area
After Kinder Morgan employees arrived with chain saws to “assess” a proposed pipeline route through a municipal conservation area, the City of Burnaby, British ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail Transport
Canadian Crude Oil May Still Be Shipped on Misclassified Rail Cars
More than a year after a runaway train carrying diluted bitumen incinerated downtown Lac Mégantic, Québec, Canada’s Transportation Safety Board “is raising concerns that ... -
Canadian Pipeline Development ‘Getting Harder, Not Easier’
The prospect of opening Enbridge’s $7.9-billion Northern Gateway pipeline in 2018 is “quickly evaporating,” according to project president John Carruthers, and “the long-held dream ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportWater
Oil and Gas Development Gives Canada the Lead in Degrading Intact Forests
Canada leads the world in fragmenting pristine, intact forests, and CBC says oil and gas development “plays a big role” in bringing the country ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Canada’s Pro-Keystone Ad Blitz Misleads U.S. Audiences
Canadian investigative reporter Mike De Souza reports on InsideClimate News that Canada’s pro-Keystone ad campaign in Washington, DC is misleading Americans about deep cuts ...