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New Website Launches to Counter Industry's Tar Sands Spin

Hannah McKinnon | Posted 05.16.2013 | Canada
Hannah McKinnon

TarSandsRealityCheck.com, which launches today, offers fact-checked, easy to understand information about Canada's tar sands. Created by academics, ec...

Energy Minister Gives West-East Pipeline Tentative Nod

CP | Terry Pedwell, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.03.2013 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The federal government is firming up its support of two projects that would see oil from Alberta piped to Atlantic Canada.Natural Resources M...

What is so "Public" About the Enbridge Hearings?!

Ian Carey | Posted 07.29.2012 | Canada
Ian Carey

Public hearings are rarely closed to the public. But that's exactly what happened at the National Energy Board (NEB) hearings in London, Ontario to review Enbridge's Line 9 proposal -- the first part of Enbridge's plan to build a route to move tar sands oil through Ontario and Quebec. In short, they kicked us out.

Governments Need to Come Clean on Tar Sands Oil

Gillian McEachern | Posted 11.23.2011 | Canada
Gillian McEachern

The oil industry is used to getting its way without much fuss, but now thousands of citizens, unions, legislators and celebrities have come together to fight for the energy future they want. It has been inspiring, but it also raises an important question: shouldn't every decision about a new energy project face this type of scrutiny?