Kansas City InfoZineinfozine.com The project’s “environmental impact statement” reveals that more than 137,000 acres of wildlife habitat will be permanently destroyed or changed. The Southern Nevada Water Authority still wants to take water form rural valleys of the state and bring it to the Las Vegas area. Las Vegas, NV – infoZine – The Bureau
Alaska Oil Spill: Trans-Alaska Pipeline Shuts Down 800 Mile Area In North Slope
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Up to several thousand barrels of crude oil from the trans-Alaska pipeline spilled Tuesday into a massive tank and overflowed into a containment area, shutting down the 800-mile line until the hazard is removed. The spill happened during a scheduled pipeline shutdown at a pump station near Fort Greely,
Keystone XL Tree Protesters Call It Quits After Pipeline Rerouted Around Them
Activists say their tree blockade may soon be over as construction on the Texas property wraps up. But their efforts to stop the pipeline are not. By Maria Gallucci InsideClimate News Activists who had hoped to block the southern leg of the Keystone XL in Texas by occupying trees in the pipeline’s path are
Aamjiwnaang based group concerned about Enbridge plan
By Tara Jeffrey Sarnia Observer A group of young activists has joined forces to protest a controversial pipeline plan that environmental groups say could put millions at risk. Aamjiwnaang and Sarnia Against Pipelines – or ASAP – was formed in response to Enbridge’s proposal to reverse the flow of oil in its Line 9
Keystone’s path grows rougher
SHAWN MCCARTHY Globe and Mail TransCanada Corp. is facing new risks in its bid for a quick approval of its long-stalled Keystone XL pipeline, including a potential delay to await completion of a government-ordered study into whether oil-sands bitumen is more dangerous to transport than conventional crude. In the aftermath of the
Study outlines pipeline risk to GTA water
John Spears Toronto Star Crude oil from western Canada could soon flow across the Greater Toronto Area toward Montreal, according to a notice filed by Enbridge Inc. with the National Energy Board. The notice comes as a study conducted by conservation areas in the GTA warns that a pipeline break could have a “significant”
Bill C-45 Greatly Diminishes Right to Unimpeded Navigable Waters
Elizabeth May MP Press Release In Bill C-38, Stephen Harper gutted environmental laws brought in by Brian Mulroney. Now he has gone after environmental laws brought in by Sir John A. Macdonald. Bill C-45, a second Act to Implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other
Quebec ‘Non’ looms over west-to-east pipeline gambit
Tar sands oil is unwelcome in Quebec. Gordon Laxer Toronto Star October always brings shorter days, falling leaves and the bite of frost. This year, frost in Alberta is also coming from politics, as B.C. Premier Christy Clark digs in her heels over the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline to take
Unprecedented opposition may make British Columbia pipeline a non-starter
Stephen Harper can ignore scientists, bury their reports, remain blind to ecocide, and message the message about the Northern Gateway pipeline, but the public, alerted by environmental groups, consider solid evidence and find the arguments used to build the pipeline through a pristine environment less than compelling. If Harper remains adamant, given the public’s distaste
Province ignoring massive carbon emissions: report
Playing with the numbers regarding their greenhouse gas emissions, B.C. ignores many sources of greenhouse gas generated in B.C. This may fool the electorate, but not the atmosphere. BY JONATHAN FOWLIE VANCOUVER SUN British Columbia is not taking responsibility for vast amounts of its green-house gas emissions, says a paper to be released Thursday
Pipeline pitch: Registry reveals Enbridge’s heavy presence in halls of power
Perhaps it doesn’t matter if the public and regulators characterize you as Keystone Cops IF you spend money in the right places buying influence. By Dene Moore The Canadian Press VANCOUVER – It has been said that there are no true friends in politics … but there are plenty of them. Few
Romney pitches Keystone as key to energy plan
It is interesting that when the U.S. talks about energy independence, it implies that Canada is part of the United States. With the absence of a Canadian national energy policy, who can blame them? Republican presidential hopeful repeats pipeline support CBC News Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says he has a plan to make
Cuts hamper review of proposed Northern Gateway pipeline: critics
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — While Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the fate of Enbridge’s proposed pipeline from the Alberta oilsands to tankers on the British Columbia coast will be based on science and not politics, documents show some of that science isn’t forthcoming. And critics say there is no time for the science
Churches speaking out on Northern Gateway pipeline project
United Church considering motion to oppose pipeline construction CBC News The Canadian Press Churches across Canada say they have a religious duty to speak out on the proposed Northern Gateway oilsands pipeline. Next week, delegates at the United Church of Canada general council meeting in Ottawa are to debate a resolution that
Enbridge caught with dangerous exposed oil pipeline in future National Park
Environmental Defence Toronto, ON – Amid growing controversy over numerous pipeline spills, Enbridge has been caught leaving one of its aging oil pipelines exposed to the elements in the Rouge River. Intended to be buried, the pipe instead sits vulnerable to tree branches or ice, raising the risk of a spill—incredibly, in what’s
