Tag: Alberta
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Lessons for the USA in Alberta Election: People Don't Like Extremism, Even In Conservative Territory
Cities, Centrists and undecideds run from party tainted by homophobia, racism and climate skepticism
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Canadian Government On Attack: Tar Sands Pipeline Debate Heats Up
The Canadian government is pushing Northern Gateway, the "plan B" to Keystone XL, and attacking the country's environmental groups in the process.
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ForestEthics Declared "Enemy of the People of Canada" for Criticism of Oil Sands Projects
The claim is made by a young activist, who was fired from ForestEthics after going public with it.
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How Tar Sands Will Devastate Agriculture, Increase Hunger in Africa
An eye-opening study shows the effects that full development of Canada's tar sands would have on global food production.
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Canada's Minister of Natural Resources Calls Anti-pipeline Protesters Radicals Supported by "Jet-Setting Celebrities"
There are a number of mixed messages here, and none of them are good for the future of the Environment or for international relations
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NASA Satellite Images: Tar Sands in 1984 and Tar Sands Now
How much has the oil sands industry grown over the last few decades?
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Canadian Government Goes Bananas Over Chiquita's Pledge To Avoid Tar Sands Oil
Another demonstration of how the Canadian government doesn't regulate the oil industry, it sleeps with it.
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Archbishop Tutu, Other African Leaders Call on Canada to Fight Global Warming, Not Boost Tar Sands
Once considered a leader on global issues, Canada is a pariah at Durban
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The Alternative To Keystone XL Pipeline: Ship The Oil By Rail
Killing the pipeline doesn't kill the oil sands, and it doesn't stop demand.
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Bill McKibben Versus The Terrifying Tar Sands (Podcast)
When renowned NASA climatologist James Hansen came on the podcast recently, he said some chilling words: if we burn the oil in the Canadian tar sands "it's essentially game over for the climate." The murky oil sands of Canada are the largest known
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Canadian Government Fires Environment Ministry Scientists and Meteorologists, Hires Oil Lobbyists
I just love the juxtaposition of these two stories in today's newspapers; in The Star, we learn that the Environment Ministry is cutting 700 Meteorologists, scientists, chemists and engineers, or
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Hats For Kate Demonstrate The Best of Canada Today
Images credit Environmental Defence Emma usually covers the fashion beat, but Will and Kate are visiting Canada, and Environmental Defence is hitting the runways with a series of hats that describe Canada today, a very different place from when Chuck
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House Rushes Keystone XL While State Dept. Sued Over Communication With Tar Sands Lobbyist
Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit last week against the U.S. State Department for refusing to release communications between the department and Paul Elliott, a former Clinton aide and now a lobbyist for
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TransCanada Pipeline Spills 21,000 Gallons of Oil in North Dakota
TransCanada has said its Keystone I pipeline spilled 500 barrels (21,000 gallons) of oil in North Dakota on Saturday morning. Friends of the Earth says the incident is the 12th spill from the Keystone I pipeline, which is
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Alberta Oil Industry "Stunned" By Venezuelan-Style Regulation of Oil Sands
I just had to scan that headline in Canada's National Newspaper. Is this April Fools? When has the Alberta government done anything that would "stun" the oil industry? But according to the Globe and Mail, the recent
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25 U.S. Mayors Speak Out Against Tar Sands Pipeline
Mayors from across the country have sent a letter to Hillary Clinton, whose office has been rather quiet on the issue, expressing their concern over the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. A new environmental review of the
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On 22nd Anniversary of Exxon Valdez, 10-Year-Old Girl Calls on Canadian MPs to Ban Oil Tankers From B.C. North Coast
The Exxon Valdez oil spill has apparently not left much of a legacy other than the pollution that remains in the area, even as we mark 22 years since the accident, but there's a 10-year-old girl from the Sliammon First Nation in British Columbia who
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State Dept Stays Quiet on Tar Sands Communication with Oil Lobbyist, Former Clinton Aide
Questions are looming over why the State Department won't release its correspondence with Paul Elliott, a former campaign staffer for Hillary Clinton and current oil lobbyist who is seeking Clinton's approval for the Keystone
