Alberta Tar Sands operation near Fort McMurray (photo: Kris Krûg) by Carol Linnitt – republished from Desmog Canada In its latest report the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) gave…
Naoto Kan testifying at a Japanese hearing to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (2010-2011) addresses the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis which happened on his…
Social media and smart phones played a key role in organizing the “Arab Spring” protests in Egypt’s Tahrir Square Read this story from RT.com on discussions between various police departments…
2011 Rainbow Pipeline leak in Alberta (Rogu Collecti/Greenpeace) Read this new report from CBC.ca based on Access to Information documents, detailing a sharp rise in pipeline incidents over the past…
Some Burnaby residents are noticing intense fumes emanating from Kinder Morgan’s oil terminal Read this Oct. 22 story from the Burnaby Now, profiling several residents of the city’s Westridge neighbourhood…
Frack water pit in BC’s Horn River Basin (photo: Damien Gillis) By Anna Novacek – republished from Energy Law BC As the only province in Canada that does not regulate…
Read this Oct. 18 piece from MNN.com on an interesting new report from one of the world’s largest oil companies, envisioning the end of oil and future of renewable energy.…
Dr. Thierry Vrain is a former soil biologist and genetic scientist who worked for Agriculture Canada for 30 years. He was the designated spokesperson to assure the public of the…
The home energy management (HEM) market continues to attract attention, especially with the increasing presence of newer stakeholders like broadband service providers (e.g., Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast) and security companies…
The aftermath of Colorado’s recent flood in heavily fracked Weld County (David Lavallee) by David Lavallee I first heard about the flood that left the Colorado fracking industry underwater by…
Townhall Meeting: Risks to Democracy from Harper’s Pipeline Agenda ForestEthics Advocacy is hosting a forum in Vancouver tonight (7 PM – Marpole Place Neighborhood House) to discuss what Tar Sands…
Photo: Damien Gillis Read this Oct. 21 feature from TheTyee.ca, examining the real world impacts of shale oil fracking on farming families in Alberta. Nielle and Howard Hawkwood do not…
Kinder Morgan Canada President Ian Anderson at a Vancouver Board of Trade talk (photo: Kinder Morgan) Read this Oct. 17 story from The Vancouver Observer on comments made by Kinder…
Two vehicles burn near a fracking protest in Rexton, N.B. (Courtesy of Gilles Boudreau) Read this breaking news story from CBC.ca on today’s clash between fracking protestors and police in…
by Carol Linnitt – Originally posted on DeSmog Canada The hotel rental for Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s September visit to New York City cost Canadian taxpayers a total of $56,582.91,…
photo: Neal Lauron/Greenpeace Read this Oct. 10 story from DeSmogBlog.com on a North Dakota fracked oil spill of close to a million gallons, exacerbated by the ongoing US Government shutdown.…
Image: Damien Gillis/Fractured Land Read this story from Climate Progress on the fracking ban upheld by France’s constitutional court – perhaps the strongest yet in the world. France’s ban on…
Fracking protest in New Brunswick (photo: Colin McPhail) by Emma Lui Communities everywhere are calling for a stop to fracking – from Elsipogtog First Nation’s highway blockade in New Brunswick…
Watch this informative video from OperationMaple.ca, describing Enbridge’s plan to ship 300,000 barrels/day of Alberta bitumen east by reversing the flow of a 37-year old line from Montreal to Sarnia,…
Watch this new 5-min video documenting some of the impacts of shale gas fracking in northeast BC. Chief Roland Wilson of West Moberly First Nations describes his community’s concerns regarding…
