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BC Opposes Northern Gateway pipeline

The government of British Colombia has officially expressed its opposition to Enbridge’s controversial $6 billion Northern Gateway pipeline project, saying it fails to address the province's environmental concerns.

‘No’ KXL Threatens $9 Billion Tar Sands Investment

According to a report released yesterday, saying ‘No’ to KXL could put a massive $9-billion of tar sands investment at risk over the next seven years.

Canadian MP Calls for Petcoke Inquest

A member of the Canadian Parliament has said he wants an investigation into a three-story mound of petcoke piling up near the Marathon refinery along the Detroit River.

Tar Sands Makes Climate Change “Unsolvable”

One of the world’s leading climate scientists Dr James Hansen has warned British MPs that exploiting the tar sands and oil shale would make the problem of climate change “unsolvable”.

Canadian Scientist “Betrayed” Over Tar Sands

Mark Jaccard, one of Canada's leading energy economists, from British Colombia’s Simon Fraser University, has said that the Canadian government's campaign of aggression and name-calling over the tar sands is not winning it any respect. "I feel betrayed as a Canadian,” he says.

Canada’s “Sewer Salesman” Heads to Europe

One of Canada’s most senior politicians is back in Europe on yet another lobby tour to try and bully politicians there to ditch their landmark climate legislation as it discriminates against the dirty tar sands.

Canada’s “Hollow Promises” on Tar Sands

The Canadian environmental watchdog, the Pembina Institute, publishes a report arguing that “very little progress" has been made on 19 key recommended policy improvements for Canada's dirty tar sands.

EPA: tar sands “significantly more intensive than other crudes”

The EPA slams the State Department review of Keystone XL pipeline, arguing that, from a climate perspective, “oil sands crude is significantly more GHG intensive than other crudes, and therefore has potentially large impacts.”

Don’t Believe in Tar Sands Magic Fairies

One of Canada’s most famous scientists has launched a scathing attack on the country’s politicians, claiming that labelling the tar sands as environmentally harmless is “lies”.