First Nations group in Alberta say program to clean up tarsands is ‘underfunded’
“If it becomes a toxic wasteland, will we be forced to leave? I don’t know,” asks First Nations woman about tarsands cleanup
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Cree trapper breathes ‘sigh of relief’ at cancelling of Teck Frontier mine project
Robert Grandjambe Junior dresses in his warmest winter gear, gasses up his snowmobile and takes…
First Nations, Metis react to news of Teck Resources pulling out of Alberta mine project
The project that was supposed to create thousands of jobs, bring billions of dollars into…
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation asks Alberta energy board to say no to Syncrude tar sands expansion request
Members of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) in northern Alberta voiced its opposition…
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…
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.