S Dakota: Settlement reached in Keystone pipeline's first eminent domain trials
Settlement reached in Keystone pipeline's first eminent domain trials
Associated Press - June 9, 2008 7:05 PM ET
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Some landowners in eastern South Dakota have reached a settlement with TransCanada Keystone for the company's use of eminent domain to build an oil pipeline.
Terms of the agreement were confidential.
Ottawa awards BP $1.2B in exploration permits in Beaufort Sea
Ottawa awards BP $1.2B in exploration permits in Beaufort Sea
Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2008
CBC News
Energy giant BP came out the big winner in the federal government's latest auction for oil and gas exploration leases in the Beaufort Sea, offering to spend nearly $1.2 billion to explore on the Arctic seabed.
Where Has All the Water Gone?
The American Prospect
May 27, 2008
Three scenarios collude toward disaster. Scenario one: The world is running out of freshwater. It is not just a question of finding the money to hook up the 2 billion people living in water-stressed regions of our world. Humanity is polluting, diverting, and depleting the Earth’s finite water resources at a [...]
On the Matter of Tar Sands & Indigenous Lands
On the Matter of Tar Sands & Indigenous Lands
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Chipewyan Prairie Dene Suing to Block New Tar Sands Project
First Nation wants court to block oilsands deal
Posted By THE CANADIAN PRESS
A tiny aboriginal community wants to force Alberta to consult with First Nations in a meaningful way before approving oilsands projects that native leaders say threaten their traditional way of life.
MPs to study impact of Alberta's tar sands on water supplies
MPs to study impact of Alberta's oilsands on water supplies
3 days ago
OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee is launching a study on the impact of Alberta's oilsands on Canada's freshwater supplies.
The House of Commons environment committee agreed this week to proceed June 16 with a study.
Kearl Project Permit Restored
Imperial's oilsands permit restored
Reuters
Published: Saturday, June 07, 2008
CALGARY - Imperial Oil Ltd. again has all the approvals it needs to go ahead with its $8-billion Kearl oilsands project after the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) reinstated its authorization, revoked in March during a legal battle.
Stop the Tar Sands Oil Rush [Illinois]
Stop the Tar Sands Oil Rush
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Major oil companies want to use Illinois as a major artery for bringing dirty tar sands oil from Canada to the U.S. market — with enormous consequences for our local environment and our global climate.
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Regulatory delay hits pipeline
Regulatory delay hits pipeline
Paul Bickford
Northern News Services
Published Monday, May 26, 2008
YELLOWKNIFE - The Mackenzie Gas Project is facing another regulatory delay.
A report by the Joint Review Panel (JRP) expected in mid-2008 has now been once again delayed to sometime next year.
Corp. Press Release: "Deep Well Purchases 6 New Sections of Land in the Peace River Area"
Deep Well Purchases 6 New Sections of Land in the Peace River Area
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, May 28, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) ----Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Deep Well") (PINK SHEETS: DWOG) are pleased to announce that they have purchased another 6 sections in the Peace River area.
Alaska governor recommends TransCanada's pipeline bid on Alaska Highway Pipeline
Alaska governor recommends TransCanada's pipeline bid
ANNE SUTTON
The Associated Press
May 22, 2008 at 6:39 PM EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska — — Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on Thursday recommended that state lawmakers approve a proposal from TransCanada Corp. [TRP-T] to build a natural gas pipeline from Alaska's North Slope to a hub in Alberta.
"Fort McMurray feels duck glare 'unfair'"
Fort McMurray feels duck glare 'unfair'
Carrie Tait, Financial Post // Saturday, May 17, 2008
CALGARY - Christopher Allen Van Moorsel was crushed by a giant dump truck at an oilsands operation April 26, an accident that received a smattering of attention in Alberta. The national press ignored it.
Life, Liberty, Water
Life, Liberty, Water
by Maude Barlow
As climate change and worldwide shortages loom, will people fight over water or join together to protect it? A global water justice movement is demanding a change in international law to settle once and for all the question of who controls water.
"Northern Gateway Pipeline a Go"
Northern Gateway Pipeline a Go
Fri, 2008-05-23 17:42.
Local News
THE ENBRIDGE NORTHERN GATEWAY PIPELINE PROJECT IS A GO AHEAD ACCORDING TO THE PROJECT'S VP OF PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS STEVE GREENAWAY. THIS ALL DESPITE THE OPPOSITION THEY'VE FACED BY ABORIGINAL GROUPS AND CONCERNED ENVIRONMENTALISTS.
The Tar Sands, Downstream: Cancer, and the BC connection.
The Tar Sands, Downstream
Cancer, and the BC connection.
By Blair Redlin and Caelie Frampton
Published: May 20, 2008
When 500 ducks died earlier this month after landing on a tar sands tailings pond, Canadians got a glimpse into how unfettered tar sands development is taking its toll.