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Northern Gateway pipeline

No Northern Gateway construction without safety plan: NEB

Enbridge would need to set up a voluntary spill and tanker safety plan, submit extensive documentation on First Nations employment, and have almost $1-billion in liability coverage in order to build...

British Columbia set to export mega amounts of carbon dioxide. Is that a plan?

On BC's current trajectory, its climate legacy to the world will not be as a leader in a new, low-carbon society, but as one of the most entrenched exporters of globally destructive fossil-fuels.
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

Carrie Saxifrage's introduction to upcoming series on Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline proposal

“Super Natural” British Columbia is a magical place. Ten thousand years ago, people, plants and animals filled in behind retreating glaciers to create a generous land. The ocean lavishly fertilized...

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
Brian Joe

Enbridge Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel hearings in Vancouver: speakers urge shift away from oil

To avoid repeating the statements of those who came before them, many speakers cut to the chase: No pipelines.
Victory Square crowd

Joint Review Panel hearings in Vancouver: keeping the public out of the hearing room may be illegal, lawyer says

Speakers one Day 1 of the Joint Review Panel hearings in Vancouver discuss climate change and keeping the public out
The speakers' waiting room on Day 6

Joint Review Panel hearings in Victoria: speakers say panel should broaden its scope

Speakers on Day 6 of the Joint Review Panel hearings anticipate a bleak future should Northern Gateway be approved.