Canada

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Writing on the wall for Energy East, but Trudeau is making costly gamble

27/08/17

Author:

Claudia Cattaneo

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Financial Post

There's a suggestion that backing the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion from Alberta to B.C. would cost Trudeau fewer votes than Energy East

The National Energy Board’s unprecedented decision to widen its study of the Energy East pipeline to include much broader climate change impacts suggests that the fix is in to kill the proposed $15.7 billion project.

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National Energy Board warns of unmet Trans Mountain requirements

26/08/17

Author:

Kelly Cryderman and Carrie Tait

Link:

The Globe and Mail

The Kinder Morgan Westridge marine terminal in Burnaby, B.C. is shown in this 2016 file photo.

Before Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. can begin construction of its controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in September as planned, the National Energy Board says the company still has some hoops to jump through.

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British Columbia

TRANS MOUNTAIN BEGINS CONSTRUCTION IN SEPTEMBER

24/08/17

Author:

Eric Plummer

Link:

hashilthsa.com

Despite opposition from Indigenous leaders and the provincial government, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is moving ahead, with construction set to begin in September.

Kinder Morgan plans to twin the existing pipeline running from central Alberta to British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, increasing capacity from 300,000 barrels of oil a day to 890,000. The company has announced its intention to begin construction next month on private land, which could include the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby and a tank farm near Simon Fraser University.

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Kinder Morgan's Pipeline Faces Threats From Political Groups

24/08/17

Author:

Staff

Link:

Nasdaq

Kinder Morgan Inc.'s KMI $5.8-billion oil pipeline expansion is threatened by the political overtures of British Columbia, which is not in favor of this project and vows to join the legal fight against it by teaming up against Canadian federal approval of the project.

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Big business and big oil lose climate battle in pipeline review

24/08/17

Author:

Elizabeth McSheffrey

Link:

National Observer

August 23rd 2017

Canada's National Energy Board has rejected recommendations from big business and big oil, agreeing for the first time in its history to consider both upstream and downstream greenhouse gas emissions while reviewing a major pipeline project.

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At the Eleventh-Hour, BC’s Wild Salmon in Crisis

24/08/17

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First Nations Leaders

At the Eleventh-Hour, BC’s Wild Salmon in Crisis

(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, B.C. – August 24, 2017) The Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) and the First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA) are shocked and infuriated by Cook Aquaculture’s release of 305,000 specimens of an invasive salmon species into the waters of BC and Washington.

The UBCIC and the FNWSA have continuously advocated for the removal of open net-pen salmon farms in our waters and for BC and Canada to support a transition to on-land closed-containment aquaculture.

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British Columbia

Fisheries

Environmental Reforms - Urgent Engagement Needed

24/08/17

Author:

Elizabeth May

Dear Friends and Supporters,

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Climate Change

Supreme Court’s colonial roots are showing

12/08/17

Author:

Azeezah Kanji

Link:

The Star

Jerry Natanine, community leader and former mayor of Clyde River, speaks during a press conference on Parliament Hill following a ruling at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on July 26. Clyde River's legal counsel Nader Hasan looks on. (SEAN KILPATRICK / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Two recent decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada — Clyde River v Petroleum Geo-Services Inc. and Chippewas of the Thames First Nation v Enbridge Pipelines Inc. — are being hailed as landmark cases on Indigenous peoples’ right to be consulted about projects that threaten to damage their traditional territories.

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Indigenous Peoples

Six Glaring Issues with the Supreme Court Line 9 Decision

12/08/17

Author:

David Gray-Donald

Link:

The Bullet

On 26 July, the Supreme Court of Canada announced its decision regarding Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline. The Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, located near London, Ontario, had argued that due process had not been followed in the government approving significant changes to the existing pipeline. The Supreme Court ruled against the Chippewas of the Thames, and in favour of the National Energy Board and, in effect, Enbridge.

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Indigenous Peoples