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CanadaClimate & SocietyFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail Transport
‘New World of Energy Development’ Creates Roadblocks for Harper’s Energy Superpower
Eight years after newly-elected Prime Minister Stephen Harper declared Canada an energy superpower, Canada is “more a country with an energy ‘super-problem,’” writes Gattinger, ... -
Air & MarineCanadaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Enbridge ‘Unwelcome’ on Site of Northern Gateway Marine Terminal
Officials from Enbridge Inc. “are unwelcome on the land where they hope to build a new marine terminal at the end of their proposed ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
No Nation-Builder: Northern Gateway Will Bring ‘Clash of Civilizations’
In this piece of opinion and research piece in The Tyee, veteran journalist and author Andrew Nikiforuk demolishes any notion that the Northern Gateway ... -
Keystone Loses South Dakota Permit, Faces New Public Hearing
TransCanada Pipeline is about to lose its permit to build sections of the Keystone XL pipeline through South Dakota. When the permit expires June 29, ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportWater
25% Odds of a Northern Gateway Spill Are ‘Worse Than Russian Roulette’
During public hearings on the Northern Gateway pipeline, lawyers based at the University of Victoria Environmental Law Centre spent 25 hours cross-examining Enbridge’s expert ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
Harper’s ‘Energy Superpower’ Vision Now Depends on Enbridge
With federal Cabinet ministers and Conservative MPs from British Columbia hiding out from media following approval of the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline, “the power ... -
Climate & SocietyHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
U.S. Railways Resist New Oil Transport Safety Regulations
U.S. railways are pushing back against new White House rules that would boost safety for trains carrying explosive crude oil, including 30 mile per ... -
Railways, State Governments Debate Public Disclosure of Crude Oil Shipments
Three U.S. railways and several state emergency management agencies are debating public disclosure of volatile crude oil shipments, following a federal order that the ... -
Climate & SocietyHealth & SafetyInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
‘Shockingly Easy’ Keystone XL Attack Could Cause Exxon Valdez-Size Spill
It would be “shockingly easy” for a small group of people to attack the northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, cause an oil spill ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil Sands
‘Energy Superpower’ Becomes a Losing Hand for Canada
Canada is losing out in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s single-minded quest to make the country a global energy superpower, renowned energy economist Jeff Rubin ... -
Reject ‘Flawed’ Panel Report on Northern Gateway, 300 Scientists Urge Harper
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper should reject the “flawed analysis” in a review panel report that recommended approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline, according ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail Transport
Only 29% of B.C. Residents Support Northern Gateway Pipeline
Only 29% of British Columbia residents support immediate construction of the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline, according to the latest Bloomberg-Nanos survey, while two-thirds want ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail Transport
First Nations Gear Up to Fight Energy East Pipeline
TransCanada Corporation can expect tough opposition to its plan to transport a million barrels of diluted bitumen per day through the Energy East pipeline, ... -
Climate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Investor Beware: Oil Companies May Be Over-Investing in High-Risk Projects
Unsteady oil prices, declining oil demand, and serious controls on carbon pollution could all spell danger for oil and gas investors who don’t pay ... -
Canada’s New Pipeline Rules Don’t Meet World-Class Standard
The Canadian government’s new $1 billion limit on liability for any pipeline operator involved in an oil spill is an improvement over past rules, but ...