It's all change in Canada with the dramatic ousting of anti-environment Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, writes Carol Linnitt. Under the new Liberal PM Justin Trudeau things are looking a lot better for climate, science, environment, transparency and First Nations. But Canada is still set to go into the Paris climate talks with the same weak level of commitment.
… Canada's new Liberal government - an … Linnitt DeSmog.ca | 21st October 2015 News Canada Politics Climate Emissions Oil Tar … trudeau-gay-pride-cut.jpg It's all change in Canada with the dramatic ousting of …
UK banks helping to finance oil giant Total's exploitation of tar sands on the world's fourth largest island despite lack of adequate environmental controls or regulation
… Madagascar fears repeat of Canada's tar sands devastation Tom Levitt | 1st June 2011 News Tar Sands Oil Energy Canada Madagascar tarsands.jpg Canada has struggled to limit the pollution …
Canadian coastal communities are faced with rising sea levels as the government continues to support destructive tar sands mining
… | 1st October 2009 Activism Tuktoyaktuk Canada Climate Change Take Action Campaigns … of Tuktoyaktuk on the northern coast of Canada is facing the steadily rising Arctic … opposition from environmental groups, Canada is continuing with the controversial …
Andrew Nikiforuk warns us that the Canadian pro-Bitumen lobby will stop at nothing - including ignoring democratic processes and barefaced lying - to promote the dirty, carbon-rich substance.....
… | 4th October 2013 Comment Tar Sands Canada Politics Energy bitumen.jpg It takes 2 … hydrocarbons and therefore slow the growth of Canada's "economic driver." And that would be bad news for Stephen Harper: Canada's Conservative Prime Minister. He's a …
A day of action is planned this Saturday to highlight the destructive impact of Canada's tar sands industry. In London, this includes a demo-fest at the Canadian High Commission
… to highlight the destructive impact of Canada's tar sands industry. In London, this … a demo-fest at the Canadian High Commission Canada holds the largest reserves of tar sands … of local waterways with toxic chemicals . Canada plans to increase production from …
An attempt to classify tar sands oil as more environmentally-damaging than conventional oil would effectively ban its sale within European Member States
… moves to ban imports of tar sands oil from Canada William McLennan | 29th March 2011 News … of tar sands in the world are held in Canada , which plans to increase production … Directive will halt the tar sands expansion. Canada had argued the move would create a …
Study contradicts Alberta government and industry claims that pollutants are from natural sources and not from the expanding production of oil from tar sands
… Canada tar sands industry ignoring toxic river … 2010 News Tar Sands Oil Energy Climate Change Canada tarsands.jpg Study findings back up the … expanding production of oil from tar sands Canada's rapidly expanding tar sands industry …
Greenpeace activists block Shell's tar sands oil extraction operation in protest at its environmental cost
… Activists force tar sand mine to close in Canada The Ecologist | 16th September 2009 News Energy Tar Sands Mining Canada Climate Change Copenhagen tarsands.jpg … climate change,' said Mike Hudema, Greenpeace Canada climate and energy campaigner from …
The US government is being sued for $15 billion for its cancellation of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline last year in order to combat climate change. The legal challenge under NAFTA sends a warning to all countries contemplating similar 'free trade' agreements.
… Trans-Canada sues US for $15 billion over KXL … Trade Climate Change Law Oil Tar Sands USA Canada EU UK Corporations kxl-protest-cut.jpg … deals, energy infrastructure corporation TransCanada has commenced legal actions against the …
Even the most optimistic forecasts for the potential of CCS technology to reduce CO2 emissions are not enough to make the development of tar oil sands comparable with other fossil fuels, says a new report
… production of oil from tar sands deposits in Canada, says a new report. The oil sands in Canada are the largest reserve of petroleum in … year we published a report which found that Canada’s tar sands could increase atmospheric …
There is an urgent need for intersectionality and accountability across the charity sector.
… While tar sands deposits exist globally, Canada’s tar sands are the biggest energy … source of greenhouse-gas emissions in Canada, and deforestation is also a major … in April this year - was when Greenpeace Canada did a tar sands action outside Canada …
Climate activists stage mass protest outside headquarters of tar sands funder RBS as campaigners urge holidaymakers to boycott Canada
… created by a love of oil in Alberta, Canada Climate activists stage mass protest … as campaigners urge holidaymakers to boycott Canada The protest movement against the … have fiercely criticised the operation in Canada, describing it as the 'single most …
Oil extraction from tar sands is causing large-scale environmental damage, say activists
… of oil from the tar sands of Alberta in Canada will reach the UK later this month. … from First Nations, the group that speaks for Canada's aboriginal people, will join in the … 27th to 31st. The Athabasca tar sands in Canada is the second largest known deposit of …
Oil companies planning 'billion-pound blunder' into environmentally damaging tar sands production in Canada, says Co-op/WWF report
… tar sands oil production refinery in Alberta, Canada Oil companies planning 'billion-pound … damaging tar sands production in Canada, says Co-op/WWF report The … Earth As the price of oil increases again, Canada's tar sands once more look like a giant …
TransCanada has just made a big mistake by bringing its $15 billion lawsuit against the US government for refusing the Keystone XL pipeline, writes Sam Cossar-Gilbert. The move has exposed the real nature of 'trade deals' like TTIP and TPP - and why all democrats must rally to defeat them.
… 2016 Comment Trade Law Oil Tar Sands USA Canada EU Corporations kxl-shout-cut.jpg TransCanada has just made a big mistake by bringing … along the pipeline's route. Now, TransCanada, the company behind the pipeline, is …
A report from BP's recent AGM where activists fought to raise awareness of the oil giant's investment in tar sands - includes an interview with George Poitras, member of Mikisew Cree indigenous First Nation
… company Value Creation. The oil sands in Canada are the largest reserve of petroleum in … damaging tar sands production in Canada, says Co-op/WWF report INVESTIGATION … Earth As the price of oil increases again, Canada's tar sands once more look like a giant …
Royal Dutch Shell group's dissident shareholders will press for a review of its tar sands project in Canada, at the oil firm's annual meeting in May
… for a review of its tar sands project in Canada, at the oil firm's annual meeting in … the company's controversial investment in Canada's tar sands at his first annual general … Earth As the price of oil increases again, Canada's tar sands once more look like a giant …
As the price of oil increases again, Canada's tar sands once more look like a giant cash cow to the industry. Now, the only thing standing between the 400 ton bulldozers and rampant environmental destruction may be a small group of First Nations people...
… As the price of oil increases again, Canada's tar sands once more look like a giant … the remote oil-boom town of Fort McMurray. Canada's tar sands yield around 1.7 million … since the Kyoto agreement was signed, Canada’s have increased 26 per cent. No wonder …
A new report reveals Shell's expanding investment in the most polluting fuels, attempts to scupper plans to act on climate change and the complicity of top executives in continued gas flaring in Nigeria
… Ogoni Nigeria Human Rights Tar Sands Canada Liquefied Natural Gas flare1.jpg Shell … world. Shell is the owner of huge tracts of Canada’s tar sands, a major investor in …
Investors want oil giants to answer questions on their involvement in the environmentally damaging extraction of oil from tar sands
… in Canadian tar sands. The oil sands in Canada are the largest reserve of petroleum in … Earth As the price of oil increases again, Canada's tar sands once more look like a giant …
The Midwest's largest ever anti-tar sands demonstration took place in Minnesota last weekend, writes David Goodner, cementing a new alliance of diverse communities united in resisting the pollution and destruction of tar sands exploitation, processing and transportation.
… Indigenous leaders came all the way from Canada, from the very heart of tar sands oil … against women, people and the land. "In Canada, we have more than 1,200 missing or …
This morning (28 October) in London, protesters dressed as Hallowe'en Zombies posed outside the European Commission office in London with a banner saying "Stop CETA rising from the dead - Toxic trade deals belong in the grave."
… grave." The controversial trade deal between Canada and the EU was due to be signed on …
From the 21st to 27th March thousands of people in the UK will be involved in a week of action on climate change. So why is Climate Week making some greens so angry?
… Earth As the price of oil increases again, Canada's tar sands once more look like a giant … damaging tar sands production in Canada, says Co-op/WWF report INVESTIGATION …