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250 Years On, Idle No More’s Day of Action Begins

From Canada to Honolulu, from New York to London over fifty events are taking place today in support of the Canadian indigenous rights movement, Idle No More's global day of action, entitled #Oct7Proclaim!

Canada Ignores Climate Warning in Dirty Lobby Campaign

The day after the world's leading scientists called for urgent action on climate change, the Albertan government dispatched two politicians to Europe to continue their dirty lobby PR campaign against Europe's progressive climate legislation.

The Five Year Fight Over KXL

This Thursday marks a milestone in the Keystone XL pipeline debate: it is five years since the application for the pipeline was first lodged with the authorities.

We Don’t Need KXL, Say Canadians

On his visit to Washington yesterday, Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said the dirty tar sands will be continued to be developed regardless of whether the highly controversial Keystone XL pipeline is approved or not.

Adverts Slam KXL as “Bad Deal for America”

The leading anti-Keystone critic, billionaire and former hedge-fund manager,Tom Steyer has launched a $1-million anti-KXL advertising campaign across the US

YouTube Censors Anti-Oil Videos

YouTube’s reputation as a bastion of internet freedom has taken a battering over the last few days as it has twice censored anti-oil videos.

TransCanada’s distorted “view of the facts” on Keystone XL

TransCanada's latest letter to the State Department regarding Keystone XL is riddled with inaccuracies, out-of-date analysis, and distortions that have been proven wrong time and again.

The Oil Spill They Can’t Stop

The oil industry in Canada is struggling to contain an oil spill from underground tar sands mining.

Tar Sands and Potential Sea Level Rise

If Keystone is the key to the next phase of the development of the tar sands, it is key to unlocking carbon we cannot afford to burn.

State Review of KXL “Fundamentally Flawed”

Two prominent Congressmen, Representative Henry Waxman and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse yesterday called on the State Department to correct “significant mistakes” in its draft evaluation of the environmental impact of the Keystone XL pipeline.