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The Archdruid Report (September 03 2008)

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Pipeline back on the radar
Published: September 03, 2008 5:00 AM
Black Press

Public consultation on Enbridge's Gateway pipeline project is set to begin in Smithers sometime in November.

Roger Harris, Enbridge vice-president of communications and aboriginal partnerships, was in Smithers Aug. 27 to discuss the project with Town Council and the Chamber of Commerce.

'Blood diamond' smugglers threaten Canada's northern industry
Andrew Mayeda , Canwest News Service
Published: Thursday, September 04, 2008

OTTAWA - The diamond industry in Canada's Far North is vulnerable to smugglers looking to import "blood diamonds" or launder the proceeds of organized crime syndicates and terrorist organizations, newly released federal documents say.

MAN KILLED IN CNRL TAILINGS POND
September 4, 2008
Man killed in CNRL pond
Posted By By CAROL CHRISTIAN

Alberta’s shadow minister of employment wants a Canadian Natural Resources site shut down until the company can prove once and for all its Horizon site is safe.

Issues - We’re in for a whale of a time
Lifting moratoria to create pipeline and tanker ‘energy corridor’
CHRIS GENOVALI / raincoast.org
Week of September 4, 2008

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Canada Needs a National Water Policy That Bans Bulk Water Exports
by Dana Gabriel // 8/29/08

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Northwest Passage's northern route open again
Randy Boswell, Canwest News Service
Published: Thursday, September 04, 2008

The northerly route of the Northwest Passage has been declared navigable by the Canadian Ice Service.

Let's Hold Canada to the Same Standards as China
By Yves Engler; September 01, 2008 - Znet

The mainstream media's hypocrisy during the Olympics would have been funny
if it weren't so ignorance-producing.

POLITICS-US: Canada's Tar Sands Lobbyists Focus on Democrats
By Chris Arsenault

VANCOUVER, Sep 2 (IPS) - As the U.S. election campaign kicks into overdrive, Canadian politicians and oil executives are stepping up lobbying efforts to make sure whoever controls the White House keeps purchasing notoriously dirty oil from the Alberta tar sands.

Airport closure could hurt access to health care: northern Alta. leaders
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 3, 2008
CBC News

Mayors and chiefs from northern Alberta communities said they will fight any plan to shut down Edmonton City Centre Airport, a public hearing in the provincial capital heard Tuesday.

Westar Energy to Build Transmission Line Near Atchison, Kansas

Posted on: Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 09:00 CDT

Westar Energy, which is engaged in power generation, transmission and distribution, has announced that it will build a 115kV high-capacity transmission line near Atchison, Kansas.

First Nations look to halt pipeline project
Chiefs want Ottawa to consult with them over project
By PAUL TURENNE, SUN MEDIA //
Tue, September 2, 2008

A potentially historic court hearing that may ultimately cause pipeline construction in Manitoba to be delayed and could possibly see local First Nations get a piece of oil revenues began in Winnipeg today.

Oil sands creating gold rush, conundrum
EVE BYRON/Independent Record

Editor's note: This is the first installment in a two-day series by the Helena Independent Record examining Canadian oil sands production, its impact on the economy and the environment, and the potential connection to Montana's own energy development.

Suncor oil sands plant outage means less light oil
Tue Sep 2, 2008 5:15pm EDT

CALGARY, Alberta, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Suncor Energy Inc (SU.TO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Tuesday it expects a processing unit at one of its oil sands upgrading plants to be off line for up to 90 days, changing the mix of its output but not cutting overall production.

U.S. foundations use money to pursue co-optation against Canadian environmental group
Tue 2. Sep 2008
by Dru Oja Jay, Dominion writer