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Keystone XL

Big oil's aggressive plan to run more pipelines through Super Natural B.C.

The tar sands industry wants lots more pipelines and BC is targeted for at least the next three.
Barry SaxifrageNov 29th, 2011

Enbridge’s “Gateway to Destruction”

Activists say 80 per cent of BC is against the Kitimat pipeline project -- and for good reasons.
Alexis StoymenoffNov 29th, 2011

Rerouting Keystone pipeline not enough, critics say

"We've saved the aquifer, now we've got the world's atmosphere to protect."
Christina MontgomeryNov 15th, 2011

U.S. Republican senator "stunned" by Keystone XL opposition

Republican senator Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) defended TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline project at a Women in Washington conference Wednesday. Murkowski noted if the U.S. rejects the Keystone XL deal...
Zi-Ann LumOct 19th, 2011

Keystone XL protest against oil sands pipeline: Audio slideshow

Over hundred protesters were arrested Monday afternoon as they scaled makeshift security fences on Parliament Hill in protest against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. The demonstration, which...
Marc EllisonSep 26th, 2011

Keystone XL protesters brave arrests to speak out against Alberta-Texas tar sands pipeline

Among the crowd gathered early on Parliament Hill, Andy Clarke stands out. It’s not his clothes or his hair. It’s his age. Clarke is 84 years old and in the next two hours he might be handcuffed and...
Amanda ConnollySep 26th, 2011

Keystone XL protesters at Parliament Hill: photos

Protesters of the Keystone XL pipeline carrying oil from Alberta to Texas held signs and rallied in front of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa. 
Ira LamcjaSep 26th, 2011

Dalai Lama, Nobel peace laureates oppose tarsands pipeline

Desmond Tutu also among leaders arguing pipeline to US poses safety threat, would create increased greenhouse gas.
The Canadian PressSep 7th, 2011