Posts Tagged ‘oil sands’
An Open Letter to Norway’s Prime Minister – “Instruct the Board of Statoil to withdraw from Canadian tar sands”
Open letter to:The Norwegian Government, attention of Prime Minister Jens StoltenbergThe government must instruct the Board of Statoil to withdraw the company from Canadian tar sandThe Norwegian oil company Statoil’s engagement in extraction of oil from tar sand in the traditional homeland of some of Canada’s First Nations has been controversial from the start in…
Read MoreBig Win for Beaver Lake Cree Nation!
A huge day of celebration for Beaver Lake Cree Nation! Alberta Court of Appeal tossed Canada and Alberta’s efforts to overturn the decision that lets them proceed to trial to stop the tar sands expansion. So no more delays by the Crown. This trial is moving ahead! BEAVER LAKE CREE NATION’S RIGHT TO TAR SANDS TRIAL…
Read MoreGathering Steam…. updates on BLCN and Fish Lake
Some important developments in both our key programs to share with you. For both, we currently have a bit of time to raise the funds that will be needed. It’s the pause that refreshes, so to speak.BEAVER LAKE CREE MOVE TOWARDS TRIAL DATEIn the category of “Patience is a virtue,” we bring you this update. …
Read MoreNRDC Blog: New Analysis Shows Simple Math: Keystone XL Pipeline = Tar Sands Expansion = Climate Change
(This blog is so informative, we thought we should share it!)New research confirms what we have heard time and again from the industry itself: the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline will be a direct cause of an increase in tar sands oil development. More tar sands oil taken out of the ground means more dangerous pollution that…
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