Tar Sands

VANCOUVER -- Protesters have organized another blockade in B.C.'s Lower Mainland while calling on Justin Trudeau's government to cancel the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

The latest railway blockade was organized by the Extinction Rebellion, the same group of climate-focused activists responsible for shutting down the Burrard Street Bridge in downtown Vancouver last year and a number of other demonstrations in the region.

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Climate-changing methane emissions from oilpatch twice as high as thought, study shows

13/11/20

Author:

Bob Weber

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National Observer

The Syncrude oil sands extraction facility is reflected in a tailings pond near the city of Fort McMurray, Alta., on June 1, 2014. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

November 12th 2020

Emissions of a potent greenhouse gas from Canada's oilpatch are nearly twice as high as previously thought, says newly published federal research.

The findings on methane from Environment Canada researchers could complicate regulatory attempts to nearly halve releases over the next five years, says an environmental group.

"That target will not be met unless the regulations are significantly strengthened," said Dale Marshall of Environmental Defence.

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Canada, Saudi Arabia named ‘worst performers’ in report on fossil fuel funding

13/11/20

Author:

Carl Meyer

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National Observer

Canada and Saudi Arabia are the “worst performers” amongst their respective peers when it comes to the scale of support for oil and gas production, a new report says.

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Global clean tech opportunities abound, just not in Canada

12/11/20

Author:

Will Dubitsky

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National Observer

renewable energy image -In 2021, renewables investments, for the first time in history, will be greater than investments in the oil and gas sectors combined. Photo credit: shutterstock

September 11th 2020

Global developments suggest a Canadian migration to a green economy is critical to competitiveness. However, if one tries to find Canadian clean tech manufacturing/innovation companies listed on a stock market, one will likely come up with nearly zero, while the number of Canadian-based oil and gas firms offering stocks is seemingly infinite.

Canada has got its priorities wrong.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Canada needs more resilient energy sector, oilpatch worker group says

04/11/20

Author:

Carl Meyer

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National Observer

Workers wearing Iron & Earth clothing set up solar panels. Photo courtesy of Iron & Earth / Facebook

November 4th 2020

A director at a group of oilsands workers committed to renewable energy development says the pandemic has demonstrated the need to build a better Canada that’s more equal and more resilient.

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Action: Help uphold the rights of Secwepemc land defenders at the annual meeting for the Trans Mountain pipeline

01/11/20

Author:

Brent Patterson - PBI

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Peace Brigades International-Canada

October 31, 2020

Canada ratified the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination more than 50 years ago on October 14, 1970.

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention.

In December 2019, the Committee called on Canada to “immediately cease construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project … until free, prior and informed consent is obtained from all the Secwepemc people.”

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O’Regan says he will ‘monitor’ methane rules. Critics say it’s time to strengthen them

30/10/20

Author:

Carl Meyer

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National Observer

Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan, seen here in September, says “the regulations ... were established using our best available data, and forecasts will change over time...” Photo via SeamusORegan/Twitter

October 30th 2020

Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan says Canada will look “very closely” at whether to tighten rules around a potent form of carbon pollution if “future data and modelling” convinces him it’s warranted.

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Reassessment of Need for the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project

29/10/20

Author:

David Hughes

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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

report cover - Reassessment of Need for the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project

Production forecasts, economics and environmental considerations

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Trump to issue permit for $22-billion railway between Alaska and Alberta to transport oil, other resources

29/09/20

Author:

Jeffrey Jones

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The Globe and Mail

An oil sands strip mine near Fort McMurray, Alta. in 2015. IAN WILLMS/THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Sept. 27, 2020

Proponents of a $22-billion railway linking Alberta and Alaska can start work on a host of Canadian and U.S. approvals it will require after Donald Trump announced that he will issue a presidential permit allowing the border crossing.

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Tar Sands

At an annual public meeting, the government-owned project was accused of holding back information

Production forecasts, economics and environmental considerations

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