The Alberta government is not saying when it will take a closer look at a report suggesting contaminants from the oil sands are being found in wild animals that typically make up a traditional aboriginal diet. Having said that, a spokesperson for Environment and Sustainable Resource Development tells 630CHED the research paper will get the […]
New report: Oil sands responsible for polluting traditional aborginal food sources
Those against oil sands production have another study to add to their cause. A report released this month claims wild animal food sources caught in northern Alberta have higher-than-normal levels of pollutants. The study makes a connection between contamination and oil sands production. The study titled, Environmental and Human Health Implications of the Athabasca Oil […]
All publicity is not good publicity
Was it a bribe or good faith financial deal? TransCanada Corp. has given an Ontario town $30-thousand. Mattawa plans to use the cash to purchase a new rescue vehicle. Some people are asking what the money is really for. You see Mattawa is located on the proposed Energy East pipeline route and Bloomberg.com is reporting […]
Enbridge not deterred by court ruling
A unanimous ruling buy the Supreme Court granting First Nationas title to their land is not deterring Enbridge in its quest to build the Northern Gateway pipeline. CEO Al Monaco told an energy conference the decision only reinforces his approach when it comes to First Nations consultation. Monaco says Enbridge already has agreements with more […]
Poll shows how Alberta & B.C. residents feel about Northern Gateway
Support for the pipeline that would run from northern Alberta through B.C. to the west coast is split between the two provinces, but it’s slipping in both. According to a poll by Insights West, two-thirds of Albertans support the pipeline. That’s a drop from three out of four in January 2013. In B.C. Enbridge’s project […]
Oil wells may be linked to earthquakes
A study by researchers from Cornell University, University of Colorado, Columbia University, and the U.S. Geological Survey believe four waste water wells could be at fault for starting one in five earthquakes in the central and eastern U.S. from 2008 to 2013. The results are published in the journal Science. The wells were used to […]
Northern gateway pipeline approval approved in Alberta’s heartland
While environmental groups and First Nations criticized the Harper government for approving the Northern gateway pipeline, the provinces industrial heartland has a different take. Not surprisingly it wants the pipeline to satisfy the 209 conditions and get the go ahead to start building. The Executive Director of Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association (AIHA), Neil Shelly, told […]
Protest planted along Keystone XL pipeline route
As far as protests go you could say the people in this one are quite grounded. Members of the Cowboy and Indian Alliance and their supporters converged at a farm in Nebraska. Their plan, to plant sacred Ponka red corn seeds along the proposed route of the Keystone XL pipeline. “Our family is honored to […]
Academics give Harper Government a failing grade
A Canadian-led group of academics has gone to the British journal Nature in an attempt to get both Canada the and U.S. to declare a moratorium on further oil sands development as well as new pipelines. Ecologist Wendy Palen at Simon Fraser University, says both countries need to ensure development doesn’t outweigh commitments to cut […]
Northwest Territories Premier excited about Northern Gateway pipeline
Good news for the North. That’s what Northwest Territories Premier Bob Mcleod thinks about the conditional approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline. McLeod expects that while the pipeline will open up new markets for the country it could also mean opportunity in his region. The Premier told CBC, “We’re still very bullish on the Canol […]
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