B.C. government rethinks pipeline-approval process

The lawn of the B.C. legislature is expected to be filled with protesters on Monday for a mass sit-in against the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline. Scorched by the growing …

For the love of our B.C. coast

Humanity has become so powerful in numbers, technology, consumption and a globalized economy that we are altering the physical, chemical and biological properties of the planet on a geological scale. …

Juno-winning singer, Nobel laureate end Northern Gateway tour with a `No’

Canadian songstress Sarah Harmer is adding her voice to the chorus of opposition to the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline.

Harmer was part of a group of women, including Nobel …

Alberta pipeline spews oil into Red Deer River tributary

Emergency crews are on the scene today to clean up an estimated 1,000 to 3,000 barrels of light sour crude oil released into Jackson Creek, a tributary of the Red …

Enbridge Pipe Dreams and Nightmares

Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline: new reality check on employment numbers finds economic benefits overstated

A new study reviews the economic case for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline (NGP) and casts …

Federal budget to include measures to speed up energy approval process

 

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty plans to include new measures to expedite environmental approvals for energy projects in next week’s budget, as part of efforts to build new pipelines that …

Plan to Build East Coast Gateway for Canada’s Oil Sands Hits Legal Snag

Court of Quebec ruling could hinder plans to reverse the flow of a pipeline to carry oil sands from Montreal to Maine, environmentalists say.

A little-publicized Canadian court decision has …

February 9, 2012: Lobby-busting tour tells EU embassies: don’t give in to pressure from the Canadian government

 

Lobby-busting tour tells EU embassies: don’t give in to pressure from the Canadian government

Last week, we briefly told you about a lobby-busting tour being

February 3, 2012: Harper Government ramps up negative rhetoric against environmentalists and First Nations

Harper Government continues to ramp up negative rhetoric against opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline and the tar sands

After Minister Joe Oliver’s inflammatory statements in

November 8, 2011: Check out our new website!

 

Climate Action Network Canada has a new website!

We are happy to announce the launch of our new website. We hope that this will

Oil sands lobbying without end, vows American petroleum institute

“Schild does public relations for the American Petroleum Institute (API), considered the top oil and gas lobby group on Capitol Hill. Part of its job is to lead lobbying campaigns …

Ed Stelmach advertisement in Washington post

This is part of the the Government of Alberta’s public relations campaign.

Ed Stelmach submitted this as a letter to the Washington Post, but the paper refused to print it. …

Alberta hides dirty truth as US demands tar sands facts

Potential buyers of tar sands oil wants to know its true carbon footprint, but industry won’t come clean.

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Lawmakers oppose Canadian pipeline

“Last month, 50 members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expressing concerns about the pipeline. Representative Henry A. Waxman, Democrat of California and chairman …

CAPP’s 2010 crude oil forecast

This report outlines in both written and statistical methods, the current crude oil productions as well as forecasted production levels from CAPP, mostly concerning Alberta and its tar sands.  Mentioned …

Letter from CAPP to Catherine Doyle – CAPP’s 2010 crude oil forecast: Markets & pipelines report

Letter from CAPP to Catherine Doyle regarding CAPP’s 2010 crude oil forecast, markets and pipeline reportThis document is a letter from CAPP which provides Catherine Doyle with a copy of …

Politics US- Canada’s tar sands lobbyists focus on democrats

“The current Canadian government, which draws its political and financial support from petroleum-producing regions in the West, is not seen as independent from oil interests. In July alone, oil sands …