Kinder Morgan faces 10,000 questions on Vancouver pipeline
By The Canadian Press VANCOUVER – Kinder Morgan is asking for more time to respond to over 10,000 questions submitted to the National Energy Board about the proposed expansion of…
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Some business groups want new recycling program trashed
By Steven Chua, The Canadian Press VANCOUVER – The B.C. government’s controversial new recycling program took effect Monday, irking some local business owners who say that additional costs will drive…
Spill liability changes could be paving way for Enbridge approval
An oil pipeline crossing the Tanana River in Alaska By Dene Moore, The Canadian Press VANCOUVER – The federal government announced new measures Wednesday to ensure pipeline companies pick up…
Tougher Canadian oil tanker rules leave liability cap in place
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – The federal government says it is aiming to make polluters pay as it makes changes to legislation and regulations on oil tanker safety. But under proposed…
NDP Leader Horgan opposes BC’s proposed Site C Dam
Newly-minted BC NDP Leader John Horgan has come out against the proposed Site C Dam VANCOUVER – B.C. New Democratic Party Leader John Horgan is raising concerns about the proposed…
Pro-Keystone XL pipeline bill stalls in Senate
Sen. John Hoeven has been unable to gather the votes for his pro-Keystone XL bill (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) By David Espo, The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Senate supporters of the…
Fukushima residents unsure of return to no-go zone
By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press TOMIOKA, Japan – Whenever Kazuhiro Onuki goes home, to his real home that is, the 66-year-old former librarian dons protective gear from head to…
Halliburton refuses to disclose fracking chemicals
By Kevin Begos And Matthew Daly, The Associated Press PITTSBURGH – The U.S. Department of Energy said Friday that it welcomes the decision by oil and gas industry supplier Baker…
Environment Ministry staff warn BC govt about LNG emissions
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Environment Ministry staff have warned their minister that the province’s dreamed-of liquefied natural gas industry poses some big challenges with greenhouse gas emissions. Internal briefing notes…
Eagle Spirit offers First Nations ‘energy corridor’ as Enbridge alternative
Eagle Spirit’s Calvin Helin speaking the Vancouver Board of Trade VANCOUVER – A plebiscite defeat for the company proposing a $6-billion oil pipeline across northern British Columbia may have opened…
Kitimat rejects Enbridge in pipeline plebiscite
Former Haisla councilor Gerald Amos celebrates the ‘No’ vote (photo: Douglas Channel Watch) By The Canadian Press KITIMAT, B.C. – The residents of Kitimat, B.C. have voted against the proposed…
4 years after BP oil spill, health impacts linger
Health concerns continue to do many who worked to clean up the BP oil spill (photo: Wikimedia Commons) By Stacey Plaisance And Kevin McGill, The Associated Press CHALMETTE, La. –…
Kitimat Enbridge vote: Grassroots campaign poised to win unfair fight
Signs of the times in Kitimat, BC (Photo: Kathy Ouwehand) By the Canadian Press KITIMAT, B.C. – Residents of Kitimat will cast votes in a local plebiscite Saturday for or…
Clark govt signs LNG deals with two more First Nations
photo: Tina Lovgreen / BCIT Commons By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has moved to bring First Nations on board its much-anticipated multibillion-dollar liquefied…
Can Ontario Liberals raise the green for public transit expansion?
Photo: Wikimedia Commons by Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press TORONTO – With the prospect of an election growing more likely every day, the minority Liberals’ spring budget may turn out…
Anadarko stock rises after $5.15 billion contamination settlement
(Photo: Oil and Gas Law Digest) by Eric Tucker and Dina Cappiello, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The federal government on Thursday reached a $5.15 billion settlement with Anadarko Petroleum…
Kinder Morgan review panel rejects 80% of applicants
A Vancouver rally against Kinder Morgan’s proposed pipeline (Photo: Damien Gillis) by Dene Moore, The Canadian Press VANCOUVER – The National Energy Board hearings into Kinder Morgan’s proposed pipeline expansion…
CNRL pipeline leaks 70,000 litres near Slave Lake
An earlier CNRL leak in Cold Lake, Alberta (Chester Dawson / Wall Street Journal) SLAVE LAKE, Alta. – A pipeline owned by Canadian Natural Resources Limited has spilled 70,000 litres…
BP spills oil into Lake Michigan
BP’s Whiting Refinery on Lake Michigan by The Associated Press WHITING, Ind. – BP says it is assessing how much crude oil entered Lake Michigan following a malfunction at its…