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Increased port tanker traffic could devastate Stanley Park: report
Sensitive habitat along Stanley Park's shores could be irreparably damaged if a big spill from tanker traffic were to occur, according to a new report. Read more…
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Canada's 'brand' threatened by oil sands: 'secret' briefing notes
Unbridled oil sands expansion risks tarnishing Canada's global reputation, read briefing notes prepared for federal natural resources minister Joe Oliver. Read more…
BC premier calls Enbridge's US oil pipeline spill disgraceful
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - British Columbia Premier Christy Clark says if Enbridge Inc. plans to operate its planned pipeline in B.C. the way it did in Michigan where millions of litres of oil spilled, the company can "forget it." Read more…
Oil sands debate not 'either-or': Liberal leader Rae
Federal Liberal leader Bob Rae thinks it's possible to reconcile oil sands development with environmental concerns.
Rae's 'third way' proposition could be indication of future energy policy for the Liberals, speculated one commentator, "as they attempt to claw their way back to relevance." Read more…
Scientists march to Parliament Hill to protest 'death of evidence'
Hundreds of scientists stepped away from their petri dishes on Tuesday to denounce what they say are the Harper government's sweeping cuts to research. Flanked by supporters, the white-coated scientists marched through downtown Ottawa to Parliament Hill for a mock funeral marking "the death of evidence." Read more…
High plastic pollution levels found in northwest coastal waters
Levels of plastic pollution in waters along the northwest coast of North America are reaching notoriously high levels, according to a study published online in the Marine Pollution Bulletin. Read more…
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NPA's Anton pens love letter to the oil sands
Had Suzanne Anton won Vancouver's last mayoral election, city hall would be a lot friendlier towards the oil sands industry and plans to greatly increase the amount of bitumen crude passing through Vancouver harbour. Read more…
US gov't issues health alert for fracking sands
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a health alert for oil and gas employees working with fine sands commonly used during the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing. Read more…
Fraser River salmon shortage representative of West Coast trend: report
The decrease of spawning success rates in wild sockeye salmon observed in B.C.'s Fraser River is part of a widespread decrease of salmon abundance along the West Coast, according to a report published this morning in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Read more…
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Enbridge faces $3.7 million in fines for 2010 Kalamazoo spill
Enbridge, Canada's pipeline giant, faces $3.7 million in fines for breaking as many as two dozen rules governing the safety of crude oil pipelines during its disastrous $750-million Kalamazoo River spill in 2010. Read more…
Disease rates in oil and gas region show need for monitoring
Air monitoring in northeastern British Columbia is a step in the right direction, said the author of a new report on how the province's oil and gas industry may be affecting people's health. Read more…
BC 'carbon tax shift' a success, says think-tank report
B.C.'s carbon tax has worked to cut down the fossil fuels use of British Columbians to the lowest in Canada with little economic damage to show for it, according to a new report. Read more…
Exxon CEO: Fossil fuels will warm planet, but humans can adapt
ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson says fears about climate change, drilling, and energy dependence are overblown. Read more…
Changes to Fisheries Act provide 'flexibility' for pollution: Minister
Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield says that controversial changes to the Fisheries Act will make it legal for the Canadian government to allow corporations to pollute Canadian waterways. Read more…
Tory ad calls carbon tax 'dangerous'; oil sands firms disagree
The federal Conservatives' new attack ad against Thomas Mulcair refers to a carbon tax as 'dangerous'. Several leading oil sands firms, meanwhile, alongside 150 of Canada's top corporations, publicly support such a policy. Read more…
Broad support across BC for carbon tax: Pembina report
British Columbia's carbon tax is broadly supported by businesspeople, academics, local governments and environmentalists, indicates a new Pembina Institute report. Read more…
Contradicting BC premier, shale gas calculated to be 'dirty' as coal
B.C. Premier Christy Clark announced on Thursday that natural gas is a "clean energy" if used to develop and ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Asia.
But experts have calculated that "fracked" shale gas of the sort that B.C. produces has a large greenhouse emissions footprint -- as big as coal's, even. Read more…
Class-action lawsuit seeks $75M over oil spill into Red Deer River
A lawyer is filing a class-action lawsuit over a recent oil spill in central Alberta. Read more…
New site aims to open up House debates
EnviroHansard, a new website launched this week, makes it easier to find out what elected officials are saying about issues like supertankers, cuts at Parks Canada, or changes to the Environmental Assessment Act. Read more…
Don't want coal mines? Then don't buy steel: Compliance Energy CEO
BC-based mining company behind Vancouver Island's Raven coal mine held its annual general meeting today, faced by opponents outside. Read more…
