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    28 Activists Arrested at Kinder Morgan Pipeline Construction Site

    28 Activists Arrested at Kinder Morgan Pipeline Construction Site

    Despite a court-ordered injunction barring anyone from coming within 5 meters (approximately 16.4 feet) of two of its BC construction sites, opponents of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion sent a clear message Saturday that they would not back down. Twenty-eight demonstrators were arrested March 17 after blocking the front gate to Kinder Morgan’s […]

    Risky Move: Canada Shipping More Tar Sands Oil by Rail

    Risky Move: Canada Shipping More Tar Sands Oil by Rail

    By Justin Mikulka The Motley Fool has been advising investors on “How to Profit From the Re-Emergence of Canada’s Crude-by-Rail Strategy.” But what makes transporting Canadian crude oil by rail attractive to investors? According to the Motley Fool, the reason is “… right now, there is so much excess oil being pumped out of Canada’s […]

    Bill Nye Confronts Justin Trudeau Over Kinder Morgan Pipeline

    Bill Nye Confronts Justin Trudeau Over Kinder Morgan Pipeline

    At a recent sit-down at the University of Ottawa, TV personality and science advocate Bill Nye confronted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about his approval of the controversial Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. “I’ve been to Fort McMurray, Alberta. It really is an amazing place in the most troubling way,” the Science Guy said, […]

    ‘Keep It in the Ground’ Approach to Fossil Fuels on Public Lands Would Cut Climate Emissions, Study Confirms

    ‘Keep It in the Ground’ Approach to Fossil Fuels on Public Lands Would Cut Climate Emissions, Study Confirms

    By Justin Mikulka Limiting fossil fuel production on U.S. federal lands would reduce both global oil consumption and overall carbon emissions, according to a new study by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), a research organization focused on sustainable development. In the study, SEI researchers specifically examined the policies proposed in the “Keep It in the […]

    Canada Pipeline Feud Becomes Trade War as Alberta Boycotts B.C. Wine

    Canada Pipeline Feud Becomes Trade War as Alberta Boycotts B.C. Wine

    By Andy Rowell They say that oil and water do not mix. And now the proverb applies to oil and wine. There is an escalating tension in Canada between the Albertan and British Columbian (B.C.) governments over the disputed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline, which is due to transport tar sands from Alberta to the […]