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Jan 17th, 2012
Wet'suwet'en Chief Darlene Glaim: "We have always held title to our land and have not negotiated it away...Our lands keep us spiritually, physically and emotionally healthy."
Jan 17th, 2012
Smithers mayor explains why, despite job promises, the community remains opposed to the Northern Gateway oil pipeline.
Jan 12th, 2012
Anti-pipeline demonstrators called Harper's support for the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline a "lack of political leadership" during his North Vancouver visit today.
Jan 12th, 2012
The carbon belongs to Canada, VO climate change blogger Barry Saxifrage wrote me in an email this morning.  He said he noticed that David Suzuki quoted a stat from an article saying that 40 per...
Jan 10th, 2012
A federal minister called critics of the Northern Gateway pipeline foreign-controlled radicals intent on destroying Canada's economy. Did Syria's al-Assad crib his speaking notes?
Jan 10th, 2012
TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) has stepped up its publicity campaign for the politically charged Keystone XL pipeline, releasing a detailed breakdown of where the $7-billion project would create 20,000...
Jan 9th, 2012
Environmentalists are calling federal government accusations against anti-pipeline activists 'appalling' and a 'hyperbolic rant' - leading to some back-pedalling today.
Jan 9th, 2012
With hearings starting tomorrow, the Conservative government has accused opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline of being foreign-funded radicals. But a new poll suggests otherwise.
Jan 5th, 2012
A new poll sponsored by Enbridge says BC residents support the oilsands pipeline, but also shows that 55 per cent of respondents are unfamiliar with the project.
Jan 3rd, 2012
Directors from Pembina Institute and Environmental Defence say most of their money comes from Canadian foundations and individuals and that the "Ethical Oil" website is distorting the facts.