TERRACE, B.C. – The equity offer from Northern Gateway to aboriginal groups along the route of a controversial oil pipeline would amount to as little as $70,000 a year for some bands, according to one base offer obtained by The Canadian Press. HOW MUCH? That’s less than I make in
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Politics, Re-Spun: Corporate Hypocrites Gone Wild: Syncrude Edition
Let’s say that you’re one of the world’s largest producers of synthetic crude and also Canada’s largest single-source producer of crude derived from oil sands. Imagine that you are also the biggest greenhouse gas emitter in Alberta! (“Psst, we’re working on being the biggest in all of the nation, baby. Don’t count
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Elizabeth May Questions Harper on Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline [VIDEO]
During Question Period on Thursday, Green Party leader Elizabeth May asked Stephen Harper whether the feds would still approve Enbridge‘s Northern Gateway Pipeline, now officially rejected by British Columbians. WATCH: Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, in 2001, the Prime Minister wrote a famous letter to the former premier of Alberta, which he urged him
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: It’s a “Celebration” not for a “No” to Enbridge, but a “Yes” to the Entire Oil and Gas Agenda
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger This latest development is the result of some very skillful, strategists, schemers and spinners from Christy Clark’s stable. Others may see it as bumbling incompetency. There are so many angles that it will take some time to unwind and decipher all of the ramifications. In spite of the
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Has Christy Clark Outmanouevered the BCNDP and PM Harper on Enbridge?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Well it appears that Christy Clark may have pulled off a magnificent move leaving the BC NDP, PM Harper and Alberta Premier Alison Redford in the dust over the Northern Pipeline. If it holds the BC NDP will be able to possibly claim some credit for their part in
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Enbridge asks NEB to keep pipeline safety issues secret
By: Council of Canadians | Press Release: Eighteen months after being ordered to correct important safety issues with its oil and gas pipelines, Enbridge has finally filed a plan with the National Energy Board (NEB) as to how and when it will come into compliance with the NEB’s regulations. The company
Continue readingEarthgauge Radio: EG Radio May 9: the Kalamazoo River oil spill 3 years later
Download: earthgauge-podcast-may9-2013.mp3 Photograph: State of Michigan This week on Earthgauge, we take a look back at what happened in Michigan in 2010 when an Enbridge pipeline ruptured spilling roughly 1 million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River. What is the legacy of the spill and is there anything for
Continue readingEarthgauge Radio: Tomorrow on EG Radio: the Kalamazoo River oil spill
This week on Earthgauge, we’ll take a look back at what happened in Michigan in 2010 when an Enbridge pipeline ruptured spilling roughly 1 million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River. What is the legacy of the spill and is there anything for the rest of us to learn
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Why Is This BC Election So Low Key This Time Around?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Maroc called this morning to chat about the election that is rumoured to be underway. He was amazed how few signs were out and how it seems surreal in its lack of urgency or spark! What has changed? Well grass roots activism within the political parties
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Adrian Dix is Turning up Green Heat – In 10 Days We Vote!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Adrian Dix has challenged Christy Clark to state her position on Enbridge, Kinder Morgan expansion and a huge increase in oil tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet, one of North America’s most beautiful seaports. Georgia Straight’s Charlie Smith tells of a possible upset in Christy Clark’s home base and
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Environmental Issues Separate the BC NDP from the BC Liberals
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Environmental issues rank at or near the top for the first time in BC’s history. This could well be the difference when the Provincial Election ballots are counted, May 14th. Adrian Dix has greened up. Christy Clark had donned brown and it could cost her not
Continue readingthe reeves report: National Energy Board commenting rules ‘undemocratic’
Enbridge buried pipeline marker – east Toronto. Credit: Adam Scott/Environmental Defence. Federal opposition MPs and environmental groups are crying foul over what they see as the government’s attempt to curtail public comment on Enbridge’s proposed 639-km Line 9 reversal pipeline route through southern Ontario and into Quebec. Tucked away in last spring’s
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Adrian Dix Comes Out Against Kinder Morgan Pipeline Expansion!
BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix Adrian Dix has just announced that the BCNDP are opposed to the Kinder Morgan Pipeline expansion. Dix has repeatedly made policy announcements in BC Liberal held constituencies. This announcement was made in BC Liberal’s Environment Minister Terry Lake’s Kamloops riding. The BC NDP are clearly
Continue readingNorthern Insight: 16 yr-old talked to NEB, before new regulations
I first published a link to this video February 2 and it has been viewed by thousands of Northern Insight readers. Additionally, most major Canadian news operations paid close attention to a young man who speaks for future generations. However, enabled by the Conservative government’s Omnibus Budget Implementation Act, the
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive | News & Analysis: New undemocratic rules barrier to public participation in Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline hearings
Rules “a consequence of weakened federal environmental laws under Bill C-38″ By: Greenpeace Canada & Environmental Defence | Press Release: TORONTO, ON, Apr 5, 2013 – New undemocratic rules are creating a barrier to public participation in upcoming National Energy Board (NEB) hearings into the proposal for Enbridge’s Line 9 oil pipeline.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive | News & Analysis: FAA imposed no-fly zone over Exxon’s Pegasus tar sands oil spill site
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday imposed a no-fly zone over the site of the ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline disaster in Mayflower, Arkansas. ExxonMobil’s Pegasus tar sands oil pipeline ruptured last Friday and spilled more than 318,000 litres of tar sands oil into a local neighborhood, drainage system and lake.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive | News & Analysis: Exxon’s tar sands oil spill shows risks of Enbridge’s Line 9 project for Ontario and Quebec
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Last Friday’s ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline disaster in Mayflower, Arkansas, should warn Canadians against Enbridge’s proposed Line 9 project, says Environmental Defence. The Pegasus pipeline raptured and spilled more than 318,000 litres of tar sands oil into a local neighborhood and near a lake. Local residents had to be
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Enbridge Springs Another Leak
I mentioned this a week or so ago; it was the fourth leak since February, and it looks like there will finally be some consequences: The National Energy Board has ordered Enbridge Pipeline Inc. to perform an engineering assessment on the Wrigley to Mackenzie section of the Norman Wells pipeline.
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