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Enbridge

BC and Alberta reach draft agreement on pipelines to the coast

Redford ecstatic over the deal as she spoke at Vancouver Board of Trade event.

Makeshift bomb explodes on Aboriginal blockade, Hereditary Likhts’amisyu chief Toghestiy says

A makeshift bomb exploded last night in the central interior of B.C. where a group of Indigenous people who have set up a blockade against the proposed Enbridge, Kinder Morgan, and Pembina pipelines.

Wild salmon advocate learns $75,000 lesson in court so you won’t have to

What does Don Staniford's $75,000 defamation fine mean for critics of big industry in BC?

The Gitga’at First Nation asks Enbridge to leave territory following botched consultation

Gitga’at First Nation reminds Enbridge that Northern Gateway pipeline and oil tanker project is not welcome in Gitga’at territory.
Chief Phil Lane Jr and Faith Spotted Eagle

First Nations leaders gather in Ottawa to strengthen legal case against oil sands development

The Yinka Dene Alliance and indigenous leaders from across Canada and the US will spend the rest of the week working to build partnerships both within the government and without

UBC Enterprize Case Competition awards innovative pipeline leak detectors

UBC Enterprize Case Competition highlights and awards innovative pinhole-leak detectors.

Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline: former ICBC CEO weighs projects' risks

"As soon as I see name-calling or denigration, I ask, ‘What are they trying to hide?’”
Treaty signers

International Treaty to Protect the Sacred From Tar Sands Project signed by First Nations in S. Dakota

Environmental lawyer says modern treaty is statement of First Nations sovereignty, enforces ancient laws still in effect.

Despite enviro record, Enbridge and Teck get sustainability recognition

Corporate Knights recognize companies currently under fire for polluting North American ecosystems

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