EnergyEnbridge Pipeline
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Canada revs up for fight over second tar sands oil pipeline (2/20/2012)
(Canada) -- The prime minister is talking about being "held hostage" by U.S. interests. Radio ads blare, "Stand up to this foreign bully." A Twitter...
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Over 1,000 people turn out in Prince Rupert to protest Enbridge pipeline (2/20/2012)
(British Columbia) -- First Nations and residents of a community on British Columbia's North Coast are protesting a proposed pipeline which would carry crude oil...
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B.C. First Nation leaders call for resignation of oil pipeline negotiators (2/18/2012)
(British Columbia) -- Leaders of a northern British Columbia First Nation opposed to an ownership partnership with Enbridge on the controversial $5.5-billion Northern...
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B.C. energy minister slams local council over opposition to Enbridge pipeline (2/16/2012)
(British Columbia) -- B.C. Energy Minister Rich Coleman has criticized Terrace city council for its decision to oppose the $5.5-billion Northern Gateway oil pipeline.
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Canada PM vows to ensure key oil pipeline is built (2/11/2012)
(China) -- Canada's prime minister on Friday made his strongest comments yet in support of a proposed pipeline from oil-rich Alberta to the Pacific coast, saying his...
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Alta. MP wants law to block foreign funding of environmentalists (2/10/2012)
(Ottawa) -- A Conservative MP on Thursday called for federal legislation that would both block foreign funding of the “radical” Canadian environmental...
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Enbridge won't negotiate with first nations (2/10/2012)
(Canada) -- Oil giant Enbridge says it will not offer better financial terms to aboriginal bands standing in the way of a major oil pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific...
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Alberta seeks way to pay for B.C. support of pipeline (2/8/2012)
(Alberta) -- The Alberta government is looking to clear a path for the oil sands through British Columbia by upping the economic benefits for its western neighbour...
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Enbridge won't offer natives better terms (2/8/2012)
(Canada) -- Canada’s Enbridge Inc (ENB.TO) will not offer better financial terms to aboriginal bands standing in the way of a major oil pipeline from energy-rich...
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Hundreds rally against Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline (2/5/2012)
(British Columbia) -- More than 600 protesters have taken to the streets of Prince Rupert, B.C., to oppose Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline from Alberta...
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First Nations in Alberta & NWT Sign Save the Fraser Declaration Opposing the Proposed Enbridge Pipeline and Tankers Project (2/4/2012)
(Alberta) -- This afternoon, First Nations from Alberta & the Northwest Territories added their names and support to a formal declaration opposing the Enbridge...
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Northern Gateway would hurt economy, study says (2/2/2012)
(Canada) -- A study endorsed by opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline proposed by Calgary-based Enbridge says it would cause an oil "price shock" to...
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Reverse Enbridge oil pipeline, urge Suncor, union (2/2/2012)
(Canada) -- The idea of more Western Canadian oil flowing east found backing from Canada's biggest energy company and one of the country's largest unions at the...
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NWT, Alberta chiefs sign declaration against pipeline (1/31/2012)
(Alberta) -- Chiefs from Alberta and the Northwest Territories signed a declaration in Edmonton Friday which opposes the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline.
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Harper avoids questions on initiating Crown-First Nations talks on Enbridge pipeline (1/30/2012)
(Ottawa) -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper sidestepped questions Monday on whether the federal government plans to directly engage with the dozens of First Nations that...
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Alberta aboriginals face dilemmas over Gateway pipeline proposal (1/29/2012)
(Edmonton) -- At a west Edmonton hotel last week, Cree elders, chiefs and young people invited Enbridge lawyers and members of the government-appointed panel weighing...
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Alberta aboriginals face dilemmas over pipeline (1/29/2012)
(Alberta) -- At a west Edmonton hotel last week, Cree elders, chiefs and youth invited Enbridge lawyers and members of the government-appointed panel weighing the pros...
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Atleo says Enbridge requires 'consent' of First Nations for Northern Gateway (1/29/2012)
(British Columbia) -- The world received two blunt messages this week on Enbridge Inc.'s proposed $5.5-billion oilsands pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia...
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Experts doubt First Nations could stop pipeline (1/29/2012)
(Edmonton) -- The world received two blunt messages this week on Enbridge Inc.'s proposed $5.5-billion Northern Gateway pipeline from Alberta to B.C.'s northern...
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Pipeline will not cross Dene Nations land, elders vow (1/29/2012)
(Edmonton) -- The Northern Gateway pipeline will never be built on their land, said the Dene First Nations. “We will be the wall that Enbridge cannot break through...
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“Baker Twins” oppose pipeline (1/27/2012)
(California) -- Hearings for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline are taking place in Edmonton this week. Several First Nations along the proposed route are...
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Harper government plays down oil sands document (1/26/2012)
(Canada) -- The federal government disassociated itself on Thursday from an embarrassing official policy paper that said the country’s independent energy regulator...
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Aboriginal group wants preferential hiring if Gateway pipeline approved (1/24/2012)
(Edmonton) -- The lead community-industry liaison for the Enoch Cree First Nation finds herself in a bit of a “bind” when it comes to the controversial...
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Brothers ask Enbridge to listen (1/24/2012)
(British Columbia) -- It was a tale of two provinces at the National Energy Board hearings Tuesday -- and of two brothers. In B.C., the pipeline generated heated protest...
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Gateway pipeline hearings land in Edmonton (1/24/2012)
(Edmonton) -- The Northern Gateway pipeline hearing landed Tuesday in Edmonton, the capital of the province relying on the project to open new markets for its vast...
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Enbridge subsidiary pays Mohawk council $1 million for pipeline right of way (1/22/2012)
(Ontario) -- The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, a First Nation community in eastern Ontario near the U.S. border, officially recognized a $1-million payment on Friday from...
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Keystone XL Pipeline
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Keystone XL Pipeline: Texas Farmer Wins Temporary Restraining Order Against TransCanada (2/18/2012)
(Texas) -- A coalition of environmentalists, conservative property rights activists and landowners are mounting a full court press against TransCanada in an attempt to...
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BLOG: 'Marine guardian' backs Keystone XL pipeline, fracking (2/17/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- "Take the Keystone XL pipeline, for example," gushed Catherine Reheis-Boyd, a strange type of "marine guardian." "We...
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Feb. 7 Hearings a Mixed Bag; House Republicans Show their True Colors (2/12/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- In an open executive session of the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, Sen. Orin Hatch (R-UT) withdrew his amendment to the Senate proposed...
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Keystone XL benefits from taxpayer subsidies (2/11/2012)
(USA) -- Sen. Mitch McConnell claimed recently that the Keystone XL Pipeline “doesn’t require a penny of our taxpayer money all the president has to do is...
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Rehberg co-sponsors bill to approve Keystone XL pipeline (2/10/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., said Thursday he’s among the co-sponsors of a bill that would immediately approve construction of the...
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Keystone XL Pipeline Review Lacked 'Expertise And Experience,' State Department IG Finds (2/9/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- The State Department did not improperly conduct its review of the Keystone XL pipeline, the Department's Office of the Inspector General...
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Native Sun News: Oglala Sioux Tribe calls Keystone XL rally (2/8/2012)
(South Dakota) -- Saying it’s only “natural” to oppose tar-sands crude-oil development, Oglala Sioux Tribal Vice-President Tom Poor Bear convoked a Feb...
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Oglalas’ Keystone XL Pipeline Position Issued (2/5/2012)
(South Dakota) -- The Oglala Lakota Nation is grateful that President Obama denied a permit for the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, but is concerned that his decision...
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Republicans warned of 'splendid fight' over Keystone (2/3/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- Republican efforts on Capitol Hill to revive the Keystone XL pipeline risk causing a "splendid fight" that could finally doom the $7-...
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On the Plains, a Rare Chance at Trans-Partisan Politics (2/1/2012)
(Nebraska) -- Long before the Occupy movement swept the country—over two years ago—a political revolt began in one of the reddest states in America. Farmers...
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Why the GOP Loves Keystone XL and Wants Congress to Approve the Pipeline (1/31/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- Senate Republicans announced a bill on Monday that would allow Canadian oil company TransCanada to begin construction of its proposed $7 billion...
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Hoeven offers Keystone XL pipeline authorization bill (1/30/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., joined by 43 other Republican senators and one Democrat, introduced a bill Monday to authorize the construction of the...
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The GOP’s Plan To Corner Obama On The Keystone Pipeline (1/30/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- Republicans are pushing full speed ahead to authorize the Keystone XL pipeline via congressional action after President Obama rejected it on the...
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Competitor plans Keystone XL alternative (1/28/2012)
(Nebraska) -- While the political debate rages over the future of the Keystone XL pipeline, a competitor is proposing a line that would cut across Missouri and provide...
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Pipeline rejection is a huge Native American victory (1/28/2012)
(Tennessee) -- First, make no mistake: It was Native Americans who spearheaded and bore the brunt of the campaign against the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline.
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Native Sun News: Tribes cheer denial of Keystone XL permit (1/27/2012)
(South Dakota) -- Tribal leaders and Native American organizations from the United States and Canada thanked U.S. President Barack Obama for denying TransCanada Corp....
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Hearing on pipeline's future (1/23/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- The future of the Keystone XL pipeline could become a little clearer Wednesday when key officials testify on Capitol Hill about the controversial...
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IRON EYES: Keystone XL will not go away (1/23/2012)
(USA) -- The U.S. Congress recently put the Department of State and president Obama under the gun by placing a 60 day deadline on the Obama administration to either Deny...
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Debra White Plume: A Thread in the Beautiful Fabric of Resistance (1/22/2012)
(South Dakota) -- Water is finite, and sacred. “Mni wicozani”, through water there is life. We must drink clean, nourishing water to live. Just as Mother...
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State Department Reports Little Economic Benefit to Rejected Keystone XL Pipeline (1/22/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- While some Keystone XL Pipeline supporters insist that President Barack Obama’s rejection of the project on January 18 will be costly for the...
20 Total Articles on this Issue
Mining & Drilling
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Shell wins approval of Arctic spill response plan (2/17/2012)
(Alaska) -- Shell Oil cleared one of the last remaining hurdles to Arctic offshore drilling Friday as the federal government said it has approved the company's spill...
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Montana coal swap revised to make deal more even (2/17/2012)
(Montana) -- Hoping to placate critics of a proposed three-way coal swap involving the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus is offering new legislation to make...
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Indigenous Leaders Call for Ecuador Government to Stop Oil Leasing Plans (2/12/2012)
(Ecuador) -- Indigenous leaders from Ecuador’s Amazonian lowlands are calling for the government to drop plans to auction 21 leases near the Peruvian border for...
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Get the Frack Out Of Here! (2/8/2012)
(Wyoming) -- John Fenton’s water went bad about six years ago. “Our water well’s only 12 years old,” he says. “We drilled it when we built...
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Other News
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OP/ED: Indian Tribes Hop Aboard Obama’s “Clean Energy” Gravy Train (2/21/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- As part of its Tribal Energy Program, the U.S. Department of Energy is providing $6.5 million to various American Indian tribes for “clean...
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US Tribal Nations To Benefit From Renewable Energy Funding (2/20/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) is bankrolling $6.5 million in clean energy projects on Tribal Lands; which U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu says...
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OP/ED: Natural Gas: Don’t Bet on It (2/19/2012)
(New York) -- The natural gas industry has spent tens of millions of dollars trying to convince consumers that their product is the proverbial “silver bullet...
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Congress urged to open Native land to energy development (2/18/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- Alaskans from Rep. Don Young to Tara Sweeney, senior vice president of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, testified Thursday before the...
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Fort Peck leader asks for speedier permit, lease processes (2/18/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- If Congress is serious about encouraging energy production in Indian Country, it can start with speeding up the time it takes to get permits, leases...
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Tribes want to regulate oil exploration on land (2/18/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- Indian tribes want take over regulation of oil and gas exploration on their land from the federal government, tribal representatives told a House...
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Agua Caliente receive federal funds for wind-solar project (2/17/2012)
(California) -- The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians today received $214,415 in federal funds to help develop a joint wind-solar energy project on tribal land.
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NM tribes get federal funding for energy projects (2/17/2012)
(New Mexico) -- The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded more than $1 million to American Indian communities in New Mexico to develop clean energy projects.
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Tribal clean energy projects win $6.5 million from DOE (2/17/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- As part of the Obama administration's commitment to strengthening partnerships with Tribal Nations and supporting tribal energy development, U.S...
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Fort Peck leader asks for speedier permit, lease processes (2/17/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- If Congress is serious about encouraging energy production in Indian Country, it can start with speeding up the time it takes to get permits, leases...
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Penobscot Nation receives $1M federal grant toward wind development project (2/16/2012)
(Maine) -- The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $1 million to the Penobscot Indian Nation that will help the tribe move forward in its attempt to install a 227-...
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Tribes back bill to ease federal oversight of Indian-land energy projects (2/16/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- Tribal officials told a House committee Wednesday that federal regulation of energy projects on Indian lands is a “major bottleneck”...
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Black Mesa calls on EPA to place Navajo Generating Station on sound environmental footing (2/15/2012)
(Arizona) -- Black Mesa Trust, an indigenous grassroots Hopi environmental, education and advocacy group serving the Native peoples of Black Mesa in northern Arizona,...
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Tribes back bill to ease federal oversight of Indian-land energy projects (2/15/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- Tribal officials told a House committee Wednesday that federal regulation of energy projects on Indian lands is a “major bottleneck”...
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Indian and Alaska Natives Support Plan to Increase Energy Production, Job Creation, on Tribal Lands (2/15/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- Today, the Subcommittee on Indians and Alaska Native Affairs held a legislative hearing on H.R. 3973, the Native American Energy Act that promotes...
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U.S. Approves First Nuclear Plants Since 1978. Should Indian Country Be Worried? (2/12/2012)
(Georgia) -- By a vote of 4 to 1, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has given the go-ahead for the construction of two new nuclear reactors in Georgia.
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Nine Graduate From Navajo Generating Station’s ‘Do or Die School’ (2/12/2012)
(New Mexico) -- Nine men recently graduated from the Navajo Generating Station’s (NGS) intensive entry training program. The course is difficult to get into and...
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VIDEO: Dine' Louise Benally responds to Navajo Attorney General on Coal Fired Power Plants (2/11/2012)
(Arizona) -- Louise Benally, Dine' from Big Mountain, resisting relocation on Black Mesa, describes the destruction caused from Peabody Coal's coal mining on...
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Battle over Cape Wind’s future is costing millions of dollars each year (2/11/2012)
(Massachusetts) -- Construction on Cape Wind hasn’t even started. But those windmills cast long shadows over the Obama administration’s latest plan to devote...
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I-Team: Paiute Tribe Partners With Environmentalists to Close Power Plant (2/11/2012)
(Nevada) -- Half of all the electricity produced in North America is from coal, and about a third of all the power consumed in the Las Vegas Valley comes from one coal-...
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