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    Big Oil Cheers Trump’s ‘New NAFTA’ But Mexico Could Complicate Things

    Big Oil Cheers Trump’s ‘New NAFTA’ But Mexico Could Complicate Things

    By Steve Horn While the oil and gas industry has lauded the new trade deal that may soon replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a provision added by Mexico, along with its new president’s plan to ban fracking, could complicate the industry’s rising ambitions there. The new agreement, known as the United States–Mexico–Canada […]

    Enbridge Pipeline Explosion Forces First Nations Community to Flee

    Enbridge Pipeline Explosion Forces First Nations Community to Flee

    A 36-inch natural gas transmission pipeline owned and operated by Enbridge exploded around 5:45 p.m. in rural land north of Prince George, British Columbia on Tuesday, the Canadian pipeline company said in a media release. The blast forced 100 people to evacuate from the nearby Lheidli T’enneh First Nation as a precaution, Enbridge said. “I […]

    Oxygen Loss in Canada Linked to Climate Change

    Oxygen Loss in Canada Linked to Climate Change

    By Tim Radford Oceanographers have identified an act of slow suffocation, as oxygen loss grows near one of the world’s richest fishing grounds, and are linking the change to human-triggered global warming. They have measured a dramatic drop in levels of dissolved oxygen deep in the Gulf of St Lawrence, in eastern Canada, and they […]

    Christopher Walken, Christina Ricci to Star in Anti-GMO Movie

    Christopher Walken, Christina Ricci to Star in Anti-GMO Movie

    Hollywood actors Christopher Walken and Christina Ricci are set to star in the new “anti-GMO” movie Percy, Deadline reported. The film is based on the true story of Percy Schmeiser, a canola farmer from Saskatchewan, Canada who was sued by agriculture giant Monsanto over patent infringement in 1998. Walken will play the title character and […]

    Artists and Activists Rise to Fight Climate Change

    Artists and Activists Rise to Fight Climate Change

    Environmentalists and creative minds around the world are gearing up for this month’s major climate action events. This weekend, people in 89 countries will mobilize for the Rise for Climate global grassroots movement. It will feature 748 local events and rallies across the globe, as well as the largest-ever West Coast climate march to be […]

    Stunning Victory for Indigenous Nations as Canada Halts Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

    Stunning Victory for Indigenous Nations as Canada Halts Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

    A Canadian court “quashed” approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on Thursday, a major setback for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose government agreed to purchase the controversial project from Kinder Morgan for $4.5 billion Canadian dollars (U.S. $3.5 billion) in May. It’s a stunning victory for Indigenous groups and environmentalists opposed to the project, […]