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David Suzuki: Does selling off our resources make us an energy superpower?

| March 28, 2013
David Suzuki: Does selling off our resources make us an energy superpower?

Energy is on everyone’s minds these days. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is determined to make Canada an energy superpower, fuelled mostly by Alberta’s tar sands.

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Peaceful
 act 
of 
civil 
disobedience
 planned 
for 
October
 to 
defend
 Canada’s 
west 
coast
 from 
tar 
sands 
pipelines 
and
 tankers

| September 13, 2012
Peaceful
 act 
of 
civil 
disobedience
 planned 
for 
October
 to 
defend
 Canada’s 
west 
coast
 from 
tar 
sands 
pipelines 
and
 tankers

Declared to be the largest peaceful
 act 
of 
civil 
disobedience ever in Canada! Over 80 influential leaders from the business, First Nations, environmental, labour, academic, medical and artistic communities across Canada today announced an upcoming mass sit-in in front of the provincial legislature in Victoria, British Columbia on October 22. The sit-in will oppose tar sands pipelines and tankers and the threats they would pose to the west coast.

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Canadians for the Great Bear

| May 5, 2012 | 1 Comment
Canadians for the Great Bear

Canadian hockey hero Scott Niedermayer and other well-known British Columbians kick-off of a nation-wide campaign, Canadians for the Great Bear.

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Tar Sands Pipelines Opposed from Washington to Pacific Coast

| November 9, 2011
Tar Sands Pipelines Opposed from Washington to Pacific Coast

After more than 12,000 people surrounded the White House to protest the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, activists on the other side of North America are making it known that tar sands pipelines will also meet fierce opposition here.

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Conference: Petrocultures: Oil, Energy, Culture

| August 22, 2011
Conference: Petrocultures: Oil, Energy, Culture

Conference: Petrocultures: Oil, Energy, Culture September 6-8, 2012 / Campus Saint-Jean, University of Alberta Keynote Speakers: Ursula Biemann, (video artist, Switzerland) Warren Cariou, (University of Manitoba) Allan Stoekl, (Penn State University) Petrocultures will bring together scholars, writers, filmmakers and artists from around the world who are engaged in an exploration of the social and cultural [...]

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A Healing Walk past toxic tailings ponds north of Fort McMurray

| June 26, 2011 | 0 Comments
A Healing Walk past toxic tailings ponds north of Fort McMurray

This is not a protest, but a way to help heal what has been destroyed and to give each other the spiritual strength to carry on.

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European investors question Statoil’s stake in Alberta’s tar sands

| May 26, 2011 | 0 Comments
European investors question Statoil’s stake in Alberta’s tar sands

Major European investment funds and banks spoke out last week against Statoil’s contentious presence in the Alberta tar sands by supporting a motion at the company’s AGM in Norway and citing economic and sustainability concerns.

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Groups call for removal of Bruce Carson from Tar Sands panel

| March 19, 2011 | 0 Comments
Groups call for removal of Bruce Carson from Tar Sands panel

Edmonton – Following the launch of an RCMP investigation into Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former senior policy advisor Bruce Carson, Alberta environmental and Indigenous groups are calling for the immediate and permanent removal of Carson from the provincial tar sands water monitoring panel.

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Greenpeace video depicts oil-based love for Peter Kent

| February 14, 2011 | 4 Comments
Greenpeace video depicts oil-based love for Peter Kent

Toronto — Oil and state are a perfect match on Valentine’s Day, suggests a new video released today by Greenpeace.

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Pembina Reacts: Shell Press Release Misleading

| September 15, 2009 | 0 Comments
Pembina Reacts: Shell Press Release Misleading

September 15, 2009 — Dan Woynillowicz, spokesperson for the Pembina Institute, made the following statements in response to Shell’s media release regarding the occupation of its oil sands mine by Greenpeace activists: “Shell’s release makes a misleading statement regarding the Pembina Institute’s ranking of its environmental performance. The Pembina Institute/WWF’s 2008 report card on the [...]

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