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Youth Climate Activists Aim to Rally Support for Indigenous Land Defenders
Youth Climate Activists Aim to Rally Support for Indigenous Land Defenders The Sustainabiliteens hope to show solidarity with TMX protesters. Young activists from across Metro Vancouver will gather outside Environment Canada’s downtown Vancouver offices today in support of Indigenous land defenders. Photo by Jamin Mike. Best known for their ability to draw massive crowds in support […]
Court Battles Reveal ‘Fundamental Incoherence’ in Trudeau’s Climate Policies, Says Campaigner
Court Battles Reveal ‘Fundamental Incoherence’ in Trudeau’s Climate Policies, Says Campaigner Ottawa praises BC’s green leadership, while fighting provincial legal case on Trans Mountain expansion. The federal government’s treatment of British Columbia shows the Trudeau Liberals’ “incoherence” on climate change, says an environmental campaigner. On one hand, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is calling B.C. an […]
Petro Politics and Trudeau’s Sordid Pipeline Deal
Petro Politics and Trudeau’s Sordid Pipeline Deal Behind the spin, the reality is clear — taxpayers and the environment lose in the pipeline debacle. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are ignoring the law, economics and the environment in backing the Trans Mountain pipeline. Photo from trumpvstrudeau, Creative Commons licensed. “Petroleum is […]
First Nations Celebrate Win Against Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
First Nations Celebrate Win Against Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Here’s how indigenous leaders pulled together a grassroots movement to resist the pipeline expansion. A Federal Court of Appeal on Thursday struck down the Canadian government’s approval of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion, halting construction of the 1,150-kilometer project indefinitely. The expansion would […]
Canadian Court Deals Blow To Trans Mountain Expansion
Canadian Court Deals Blow To Trans Mountain Expansion In a devastating blow to the prospects of the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline – and thus, to the entire Canadian oil sands industry – a Canadian court ruled that the federal government failed to adequately consult with First Nations affected by the project. The ruling throws the […]
Canada’s Top Court Dismisses Burnaby Case Against Trans Mountain Pipeline
Canada’s Top Court Dismisses Burnaby Case Against Trans Mountain Pipeline Canada’s Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by the City of Burnaby—the planned end point of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in British Columbia on the Pacific coast, clearing another legal hurdle for the project, which still faces several lawsuits at various Canadian courts. […]
Former Bank of Canada Head: Pipeline Protesters May Be Killed. So Be It.
Former Bank of Canada Head: Pipeline Protesters May Be Killed. So Be It. “North American governments have shown the ‘fortitude’ necessary to kill indigenous people often enough that this is no idle threat,” warns Bill McKibben. Protesters at a rally in Vancouver to show opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline on September 9th, 2017. (Photo: […]
Disaster Hits Canada’s Oil Sands
Disaster Hits Canada’s Oil Sands Kinder Morgan said it would halt nearly all work on a pipeline project that is crucial to the entire Canadian oil sands industry, representing a huge blow to Alberta’s efforts to move oil to market. Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion is the largest, and one of the very few, pipeline […]
NEB approves Trans Mountain pipeline with 157 conditions
NEB approves Trans Mountain pipeline with 157 conditions Federal government has 7 months to make decision on controversial project Coastal communities in B.C. have raised serious concerns about spill risk and the potential damage it could cause to the environment. (Kinder Morgan) Is a Calgary-based journalist with CBC’s network business unit. You can contact him […]
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion ‘disastrous,’ says Mayor Gregor Robertson
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion ‘disastrous,’ says Mayor Gregor Robertson ‘My mind is clearly made up. I think this is a bad deal for Vancouver,’ he said after reading new report Mayor Gregor Robertson says new evidence proves the expansion of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline presents a grave threat to the City of Vancouver’s health, […]
