First Nation sues Alberta, says tarsands project threatens sacred site
An Alberta First Nation is suing the province over development approvals that the band says threaten sacred…
Tarsands
Selected tarsands projects may avoid new environmental assessment rules
Tarsands projects that use steam to release bitumen from deep underground will likely get a pass from new federal environmental assessment rules _ but Ottawa is still considering how to deal with those that use solvents instead of water.
Greenpeace shuts down Montréal shipping terminal over concerns about tarsands pipeline
Greenpeace shuts down Montréal terminal over Line 9 pipeline.
NEB’s review of Trans Mountain pipeline fell short, critics say
Last week the National Energy Board approved Kinder Morgan’s twinning of its existing Trans Mountain pipeline.
Japanese coal ship grounding off BC coast a harbinger of things to come, say First Nations
Last week off the north coast of British Columbia a Japanese ship full of coal ran aground on the very route proposed by Enbridge for tankers shipping tarsands bitumen to Asian markets.
Cracked earth in Alberta causing environmental concerns
By Rob Smith APTN Investigates At this time, five oil spills are ongoing at the…
Five First Nations block tarsands highway in the name of Idle No More, Attawapiskat Chief Spence
About 100 people blocked Hwy. 63 north of Fort McMurray, Alta., this afternoon, the main artery that leads to the tarsands.