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. Continue reading Tar Sands Pipelines Opposed from Washington to Pacific Coast
Activists interrupt UK-Canada talks aimed at promoting the future of tar sands oil Continue reading “Oil Orgy” invades Energy Summit
Tomorrow environmental activists will gather in Ottawa to protest the Tar Sands Pipeline from Canada to the US. When I … Continue reading Standing Up by Sitting In – Protesting the Tar Sands
Environmental groups recently went to Federal Court to fight for immediate protection of caribou habitat facing unchecked oil-sands development in northeastern Alberta. Continue reading Alberta woodland caribou battle goes to Federal Court
Two prominent scientists are calling on Alberta’s Environment Minister Rob Renner to correct the misinformation about the levels of carcinogens in the Athabasca River found on his ministry’s website. Continue reading Scientists call on Alberta government to correct oilsands misinformation
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. Continue reading European investors question Statoil’s stake in Alberta’s tar sands
Toronto — Oil and state are a perfect match on Valentine’s Day, suggests a new video released today by Greenpeace. Continue reading Greenpeace video depicts oil-based love for Peter Kent
On the opening day of the UN climate conference in Cancun, Environmental Defence and the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition launched “Gracias Por Nada,” a campaign by the mock Canadian Alliance of Petroleum Peddlers to thank delegates for doing nothing to tackle global warming. Continue reading Climate delegates told “gracias por nada” in mock pro tar sands message
Ottawa – Recent documents reveal that officials of the Government of Canada are systematically trying to kill clean energy and climate change policies in other countries in order to promote the interests of oil companies. The findings are contained in a new report, The Tar Sands’ Long Shadow, released by Climate Action Network Canada, a network of over 75 of Canada’s leading non-governmental organizations. Continue reading Canada’s Federal Government campaigning against climate policies: report
Edmonton – Environmental groups are challenging a new oil-sands project application that threatens wildlife habitat, is rife with errors and could leave Canadians facing roughly $3-billion in liability. Continue reading Environmental groups oppose Total Joslyn North mine
Calgary – The Oil Sands Environmental Coalition — composed of the Pembina Institute, the Toxics Watch Society of Alberta and the Fort McMurray Environmental Association, and represented by Ecojustice — recently filed a submission calling on the Joint Review Panel to reject Total E&P Canada’s Joslyn North Mine Project application due to significant environmental impacts, a deficient environmental assessment and insufficient progress on government regulations to address oil sands environmental impacts. Continue reading Coalition calls on panel to reject oil sands mine application
CALGARY, AB – Enbridge‘s pipeline and tanker project to British Columbia’s coast isn’t going to happen. BC First Nations made … Continue reading US Oil Spill Swells BC First Nations Opposition to Tar Sands Pipeline and Tankers
