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Enbridge pipeline gets thumbs-down from B.C. NDP
B.C.’s New Democrats have formally registered opposition to Enbridge's controversial proposal to build a pipeline from the Alberta oilsands to the port of Kitimat in northern B.C., arguing the risks outweigh the benefits.  Enbridge Pipeline6/16/2013
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Federal panel to hear final pitch for, against Northern Gateway
(British Columbia) -- The proponent and opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline will make their final pitches to a federal review panel starting Monday, at the last...
6/7/2013
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First Nations Key to Future of Northern Gateway Pipeline
(British Columbia) -- Just a few weeks ago, proponents of pipelines between the Prairies and the West Coast were preparing for the worst. Adrian Dix, the apparently...
6/4/2013
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BC government’s sneaky non-rejection of Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline
(British Columbia) -- Environmentalists across the country rejoiced at the news that the BC government formally opposed the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline. But...
5/31/2013
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B.C. officially opposes Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline
(British Columbia) -- The B.C. government has officially expressed its opposition to a proposal for the Northern Gateway pipeline project, saying it fails to address the...
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New approach needed to get First Nations' support for pipelines , report warns
(British Columbia) -- Aboriginal opposition is sufficient to kill West Coast pipeline projects such as Northern Gateway regardless of what happens with other governments...
5/6/2013
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Enbridge pipeline protesters close Ontario highway
(Ontario) -- A highway near Hamilton, Ont., was shut down for almost 90 minutes Monday morning as a group stopped traffic to protest Enbridge's plan to reverse the...
5/2/2013
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Northern Gateway dismisses report on risk of oil spills
(British Columbia) -- John Carruthers, president of Northern Gateway Pipelines, has dismissed a report by Simon Fraser University that calls into doubt the oil-spill...
5/1/2013
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Pipeline in Northwest Territories needs to be replaced: Grand Chief
(North Canada) -- In the Northwest Territories government inspectors are ordering a full engineering assessment of a troubled northern pipeline. The pipeline has sprung...
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Special: APTN sits down with the president of Northern Gateway Pipelines – Part 1
(North Canada) -- The president of the Northern Gateway Pipelines has been busy meeting with First Nations in an effort to get them onside with their pipeline project.
4/10/2013
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Enbridge pipelines draw protest in Bemidji
(Minnesota) -- An act of civil disobedience over oil pipelines on the Red Lake Indian Reservation ended with a moment of civility Wednesday.
4/4/2013
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Red Lake Band of Chippewa Determined in Blockade Atop Four Enbridge Pipelines in Minnesota
(Minnesota) -- More than a month after members of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa set up camp atop four oil pipelines to protest Enbridge Inc.’s alleged lack of...
3/23/2013
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Feds block proposed oil pipeline extension
(Washington D.C.) -- Federal regulators have rejected a request by Enbridge Inc. for the go-ahead to move forward with a proposed $2.5 billion oil pipeline expansion in...
3/17/2013
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Northern Gateway panel tangled in web of aboriginal interests
(British Columbia) -- A top Northern Gateway Pipelines official says the company is trying to balance the many competing interests in the project, and realizes it may be...
3/5/2013
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Protesters set up camp along Enbridge pipelines in northwestern Minnesota
(Minnesota) -- Just over a snowbank in rural Clearwater County, Minn., four orange posts stick out of the ground. They mark where four pipelines run underground,...
3/4/2013
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Red Lake Tribal Members Occupy Illegal Enbridge Pipeline on Their Land
(Minnesota) -- What happens when you’ve had enough of oil companies illegally passing pipelines through your tribal land? You practice self-determination and your...
2/1/2013
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Enbridge Faces Rising Opposition to Northern Gateway Pipeline With Protests, Arrests
(British Columbia) -- Opposition continues to grow against Enbridge's proposed 728-mile, $5.5 billion Northern Gateway pipeline, which would pump 525,000 barrels of...
1/31/2013
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Oil pipeline opponents may target rail shipments next
(British Columbia) -- Opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline are threatening to turn their sights on CN Rail, as at least one Alberta oil company explores the...
1/18/2013
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Northern Gateway oil pipeline: Vancouver hearings overwhelmingly opposed to project
(Vancouver) -- Supporters of the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline project do exist, but in Vancouver at least they are remaining completely silent.
1/3/2013
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The way to break the Northern Gateway logjam: aboriginal equity
(British Columbia) -- The bitter debate over the Northern Gateway oil pipeline project shows Canadian policy-making at its worst.
12/27/2012
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First Nations prepared to fight Harper government, Enbridge in international court
(British Columbia) -- Darla Goodwin wasn’t surprised when she first heard about the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. “We have ancient pictorials and...
12/14/2012
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Trans-Canada blockade planned by Manitoba First Nation
(Manitoba) -- People from Sandy Bay First Nation are planning to block the Trans-Canada Highway just west of Portage la Prairie on Saturday.
12/12/2012
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Scrutiny of Enbridge moves beyond potential spills
(British Columbia) -- Enbridge Inc. has long faced scrutiny for the impact its proposed $6-billion pipeline could have on northern British Columbia in the event of a...
12/6/2012
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Enbridge proceeding with $6.2B pipeline expansion
(North Dakota) -- Enbridge Corp. says it will proceed with a $6.2 billion program to increase pipeline capacity to open North Dakota and western Canada light oil...
12/5/2012
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Haisla First Nation withdraws from anti-Northern Gateway group
(Calgary) -- The Haisla First Nation has pulled out of an organization that has ardently fought the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline and called for greener practices...
12/4/2012
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‘Mother island’ of B.C.’s white spirit bear at risk from Enbridge Northern Gateway tankers: research report
(British Columbia) -- Tanker traffic associated with the Enbridge Northern Gateway project poses “significant, cumulative, adverse, and immitigable impacts”...
11/24/2012
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Spiritual Leaders Vow to Defend Mother Earth from Oil Sands and Pipelines With Spiritual Declaration
(British Columbia) -- Indigenous spiritual leaders from across the continent have launched a declaration to protect Mother Earth from the impacts of development in...
11/22/2012
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Marois raising Enbridge pipeline concerns with Redford
(Canada) -- The premier of Alberta has a meeting planned on the touchy subject of interprovincial oil flows — and, this time, the meeting's with a potentially...
11/21/2012
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Aboriginal activists vow protest over Enbridge pipeline
(Ontario) -- A pair of Six Nations activists told Hamilton councillors they will stage a violent protest if need be to fight against the Enbridge pipeline plan.
11/12/2012
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Enbridge’s ‘errata’ on caribou could prove a costly error
(British Columbia) -- By itself, the pipeline that Enbridge proposes to build across British Columbia might not pose a great threat to caribou. The problem is, the...
10/24/2012
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B.C. pipeline protesters target MLAs' offices
(British Columbia) -- A colourful crowd of costumed anti-pipeline protesters — including a papier mâché oil tanker — gathered in front of Premier Christy...
10/22/2012
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Thousands gather to protest pipeline at B.C. Legislature
(British Columbia) -- Several thousand protesters have gathered on the front lawn of the B.C. legislature today to oppose to the Northern Gateway Pipeline project.
10/10/2012
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Pipeline hearings met with protest
(British Columbia) -- The sound of beating drums and the voices of First Nations people united in protest greeted the first day of the Joint Review Panel hearings in...
10/9/2012
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Federal reps to be questioned at Northern Gateway hearings
(British Columbia) -- The environmental assessment panel examining the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline returns to British Columbia on Tuesday for final hearings that...
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Harris Says Enbridge's Approach to Northern Gateway Misguided
(British Columbia) -- A former Skeena Liberal M-L-A, who once worked for Enbridge, feels the pipeline company has taken the wrong approach in trying to sell the Northern...
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Protests send Enbridge message
(British Columbia) -- A small group of protesters greeted the environmental review panel weighing the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline Tuesday as the hearings returned...
9/29/2012
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Optional lesson plans highlight Northern Gateway risks
(British Columbia) -- The B.C. Teachers' Federation is offering new lesson plans that highlight the dangers of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline.
9/26/2012
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B.C. premier seeks pipeline meeting with Alberta's Redford
(British Columbia) -- B.C. Premier Christy Clark has invited her Alberta counterpart for a meeting on the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline when Clark is in Calgary...
9/20/2012
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New poll finds significant opposition to Enbridge and Kinder Morgan pipelines in BC
(British Columbia) -- A majority of British Columbians are against the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, and half are opposed to Kinder Morgan's proposed...
9/18/2012
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Enbridge's Northern Gateway benefits questioned at hearing
(Edmonton) -- The benefits to the oil industry of Enbridge Inc.'s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline may be exaggerated and its costs to the economy and environment...
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First nation’s lawyer questions benefits of pipeline
(British Columbia) -- The benefits to the oil industry of Enbridge Inc.’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline may be exaggerated and its costs to the economy and...
9/14/2012
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First Nations Plan Mass Sit-in in British Columbia
(Vancouver) -- First Nation leaders are part of over 80 influential leaders from the business, environmental, labor, academic, medical and artistic communities across...
9/12/2012
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Environmentalists plan sit-in to protest Northern Gateway
(British Columbia) -- Environmentalists are organizing what they’re calling the “largest act of peaceful civil disobedience” in Canada to protest the...
9/11/2012
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Stopping Line 9: Communities mobilize for Ontario's tar sands battle
(Ontario) -- The Northern Gateway pipeline might be dead in the water for now, but Enbridge's Line 9 could be pumping tar sands through Ontario soon.
9/6/2012
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Enbridge president says pipeline project would be pride of Canadian petroleum industry
(Edmonton) -- Hearings for the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline have begun in Edmonton. Pipeline giant Enbridge is expected to speak about the economics of the project.
9/4/2012
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Enbridge says Northern Gateway 'no different' from other projects
(Edmonton) -- Enbridge has told the National Energy Board that the company’s $6-billion plan to build a pipeline from the Alberta oilsands to the B.C. coast is...
8/30/2012
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Christian group objects to Northern Gateway pipeline
(Edmonton) -- The ecumenical group Kairos says the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat, B.C. would have serious implications on the economy,...
8/29/2012
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Enbridge pipeline facing opposition from all corners
(British Columbia) -- Opposition to Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline is emerging from all corners of British Columbia. A group of protestors marched around the...
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Government tries to block MP's questions at pipeline review
(Canada) -- The NDP's natural resources critic claims the government is trying to shut him up when it comes to questioning federal bureaucrats at the joint review...
8/27/2012
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Enbridge cleanup plan does not take bitumen into account
(British Columbia) -- Enbridge Inc.’s response plan for a potential spill of Northern Gateway oil into the pristine waters off British Columbia doesn’t take...
8/19/2012
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NDP leader considers Northern Gateway pipeline dead
(Canada) -- NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says he supports the idea of refining Alberta's oil in Canada instead of shipping crude to Kitimat, B.C., and then on to Asia, as...
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Northern Gateway review hobbled by budget cuts, critics say
(Canada) -- Critics of Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline from the Alberta oilsands to tankers on the British Columbia coast say there is no time for the...
8/14/2012
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Enbridge CEO says environmental groups have taken control of pipeline debate
(Edmonton) -- Environmental groups opposed to the Northern Gateway pipeline have seized control of the public debate, Enbridge Inc. CEO Patrick Daniel told a radio...
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Haida Nation prepared to fight Enbridge pipeline
(British Columbia) -- Opposition continues to grow in British Columbia against Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway project.
8/8/2012
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Federal regulators review Enbridge control centre
(Edmonton) -- Officials from the National Energy Board were in Edmonton on Wednesday to review an Enbridge pipeline control centre that was rebuilt and relocated after...
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N.W.T. aboriginal groups against northern gateway idea
(Calgary) -- Aboriginal groups are speaking out against N.W.T. Premier Bob McLeod's suggestion that the Northern Gateway Pipeline could run through the territory if...
8/7/2012
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Gateway pipeline standoff fails to give B.C. Liberals a boost with voters
(British Columbia) -- Premier Christy Clark’s high-profile campaign to seek a better B.C. deal from the controversial Northern Gateway project does not appear to...
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Harper defends independence of pipeline approval process
(British Columbia) -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper is defending the independence of the environmental review process underway for Enbridge's Northern Gateway...
8/6/2012
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Churches speaking out on Northern Gateway pipeline project
(Canada) -- Churches across Canada say they have a religious duty to speak out on the proposed Northern Gateway oilsands pipeline.
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U.S. allows Enbridge pipeline to restart
(Wisconsin) -- Enbridge Energy Partners will be allowed to restart a Wisconsin pipeline that has been repaired after a July 27 rupture spilled an estimated 1,200 barrels...
8/4/2012
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Enbridge Misses Heiltsuk Pipeline Hearings
(British Columbia) -- Preparing to attend and deliver testimony at the Northern Gateway hearing in Shearwater, B.C. this morning, Heiltsuk paddlers canoed across Lama...
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Northern Gateway pipeline could go north
(Northwest Territories) -- Should B.C. Premier Christy Clark follow through her promise to block the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline if her conditions for the project...
8/3/2012
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Carrier Sekani Tribal Council Fights Northern Gateway Pipeline with Ads
(British Columbia) -- The Carrier Sekani Tribal Council has tried to fight the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline with advertisements.
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COMMENTARY: Pipeline could shatter native status quo
(Canada) -- Shawn Atleo has found himself in a precarious position after winning another three-year mandate to head up the Assembly of First Nations, the most powerful...
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Tight deadline for Gateway review as political headwinds grow
(Ottawa) -- The federal government has imposed a strict deadline on a review panel to conclude the work on Enbridge Inc.’s controversial Northern Gateway pipeline...
8/2/2012
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Enbridge faces new conditions on pipeline restart
(Wisconsin) -- A U.S. regulator has imposed new conditions that Enbridge will be required to meet before it is allowed the restart its Line 14 pipeline which ruptured...
8/1/2012
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B.C. residents could be swayed on Northern Gateway pipeline
(British Columbia) -- A new Angus Reid poll shows 59 per cent of British Columbians oppose the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, but nearly half of those surveyed say...
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First Nations Want Premier to Say No to Pipeline Plans
(British Columbia) -- British Columbia's premier may be toughening her stance on the proposed Northern Gateway Project but some First Nations say it is not enough
7/31/2012
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B.C. natives willing to 'go to the wall' against Enbridge pipeline
(British Columbia) -- The proposed Enbridge pipeline is the largest issue ever faced by B.C.’s aboriginal community, native leader Stewart Phillip declared Monday...
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Feds block restart of Enbridge pipeline
(Wisconsin) -- Amid blistering criticism from a top Obama administration official, federal regulators on Tuesday said they would prohibit Enbridge Energy Partners from...
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‘Civil disobedience’ threatened if Enbridge pipeline is approved
(British Columbia) -- A senior Chief in BC is warning of civil disobedience if the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline is approved.
7/30/2012
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B.C. Enbridge pipeline critics say money not the issue
(British Columbia) -- First Nations leaders, local politicians and conservation groups say an oil spill at an Enbridge pipeline in Wisconsin proves the proposed Northern...
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Minor spill bad news for Enbridge as Northern Gateway fight escalates
(Canada) -- Repair work and clean-up efforts continue on a damaged Enbridge pipeline in rural Wisconsin, which released an estimated 1,200 barrels of oil on Friday.
7/27/2012
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B.C. premier 'playing Price is Right' with pipeline
(British Columbia) -- B.C. Premier Christy Clark is playing The Price is Right over the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline, but the land that the project would...
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Enbridge shuts large Canada-US pipeline after spill
(Wisconsin) -- Canada’s Enbridge Inc., already under fire from U.S. regulators over a massive oil spill two years ago, said on Friday it had shut a key pipeline...
7/25/2012
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The kid and the premier / An 11-year-old girl has become a poster child of the anti-pipeline protest
(British Columbia) -- In this corner, we have Premier Christy Clark, who, on the subject of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, has so far managed to hold most of...
7/24/2012
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B.C., Alberta premiers clash over Gateway pipeline revenue
(British Columbia) -- The fight between the premiers of B.C. and Alberta over how to divide the revenues from Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline is...
7/23/2012
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B.C. demands fair share of pipeline revenue, sparking showdown with Alberta
(British Columbia) -- British Columbia will not even consider the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline unless the province gets a much greater share of the economic...
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B.C.'s Northern Gateway demands trigger showdown with Alberta
(British Columbia) -- British Columbia has triggered a showdown with Alberta over energy royalties, saying it won’t support the controversial $6-billion Northern...
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Tzeporah Berman slams province's new "minimum requirements" as paving way for oil pipelines and tankers
(British Columbia) -- Well-known environmentalist and author Tzeporah Berman slammed the BC government's "minimum requirements" for the Enbridge Northern...
7/22/2012
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BC contemplates industry-pay model in pipeline demands
(British Columbia) -- The BC Liberal government is considering a proposal that would see oil companies fund a portion of the province’s spill response teams in...
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Gateway pipeline risks exceed rewards, B.C. Premier says
(British Columbia) -- British Columbia Premier Christy Clark is warning that the environmental risks associated with a plan to sell Canadian oil to Asia through the...
7/20/2012
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Alberta pipeline review to assure Canadians, minister says
(Alberta) -- A review of pipeline regulations ordered today by the Alberta government is not specifically meant to reassure critics of the Northern Gateway pipeline but...
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Enbridge plans $500-million safety upgrade for Gateway
(Canada) -- Facing widespread concern about the safety of oil pipelines, Enbridge Inc. promised to spend up to $500-million to reinforce its planned Northern Gateway...
7/18/2012
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Ottawa maintains support for Enbridge and Northern Gateway
(Ottawa) -- A scathing report out of the United States that criticized just about every aspect of Enbridge Inc.’s response to a pipeline spill in Michigan won...
7/15/2012
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U.S. report sounds death knell for pipeline
(British Columbia) -- If Enbridge has not yet got the message, it needs to be told: Its proposal to build the Northern Gateway pipeline through B.C. is dead.
7/14/2012
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Enbridge fiasco becoming political touchstone
(British Columbia) -- If they haven’t already, executives at Enbridge may want to commence action on Plan B – if there is one. The company’s dreams of...
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Tar Sands Express - Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline or the Railway? Or Both?
(British Columbia) -- As billionaires invest in the railways, and oil tanker traffic skyrockets along the BC coast, it looks as though the Enbridge Northern Gateway...
7/12/2012
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OP/ED: A "Yes" to Enbridge's Pipeline is a "No" to Ethics in Canada
(Canada) -- As the battle over Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline plays out, two key questions about the moral make-up of Canada will be answered.
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Thomson: Report on Enbridge damning
(Alberta) -- There are moments reading the U.S. government's report on the 2010 Enbridge pipeline leak in Michigan where you want to toss the document across the...
7/10/2012
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Report: Enbridge knew pipeline was faulty
(Michigan) -- A Canadian company’s failure to deal adequately with cracks in an oil pipeline and its slow response to a 2010 rupture in southwestern Michigan...
7/2/2012
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Record Fine Proposed for Enbridge for 2010 Michigan Oil Spill
(Michigan) -- Enbridge Inc. faces a proposed $3.7 million fine plus 24 enforcement actions for a crude-oil spill from a pipeline in the Kalamazoo River system in...
6/24/2012
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Enbridge staff ignored warnings in Kalamazoo River spill
(Edmonton) -- Enbridge pipeline controllers in Edmonton ignored repeated leak warnings for 17 hours before shutting down a pipeline that poured 20,000 barrels of oil...
6/20/2012
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Alberta oil spills highlight aging pipelines, lax regulations, say environmental groups
(Alberta) -- Environmental groups are pointing to three major oil spills in Alberta in the last six weeks as proof that the government needs stricter regulations and...
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Elk Point pipeline restarted after oil spill
(Alberta) -- A heavy crude pipeline is up and running, one day after 1,400 barrels of oil leaked at a pumping station near Elk Point, Alta. A gasket on a flange failed...
6/19/2012
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Crude oil leaks from Enbridge pipeline pumping station
(British Columbia) -- Enbridge Inc. says that heavy crude oil leaked from a pipeline pumping station near Elk Point, Alta. on Monday.
6/13/2012
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Enbridge pipeline opposed by former Tory minister
(British Columbia) -- A former Conservative federal fisheries minister is speaking out against the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, saying it poses a serious threat...
6/9/2012
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Who are ‘The Enbridge 18?’ A call to crowdsource Northern Gateway’s Aboriginal partners
(Canada) -- This week, the Canadian oil and gas company Enbridge — operator of “the world’s longest, most sophisticated crude oil and liquids...
6/5/2012
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Majority of aboriginal communities sign on to Northern Gateway
(British Columbia) -- Nearly 60 per cent of the aboriginal groups along the proposed route of the Northern Gateway Pipeline Project through B.C. and Alberta have signed...
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Some first nations want equity in Northern Gateway, but opposition remains
(British Columbia) -- With public hearings still under way on its controversial Northern Gateway project, Enbridge has announced that 60 per cent of the aboriginal...
5/30/2012
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Enbridge ad campaign intensifies pipeline battle
(Vancouver) -- The battle for the hearts and minds of British Columbians over a proposed oil pipeline has ramped up after Enbridge Inc. launched a multimillion-dollar...
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Proposed ND oil pipeline could be scrapped
(North Dakota) -- A Colorado company says its proposed $650 million pipeline that would move 150,000 barrels of North Dakota crude daily to a hub in Minnesota is at risk...
5/22/2012
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Mistrust, Frustration Deepen as Police Spying on Pipeline Critics Comes to Light
(Canada) -- Aboriginal leaders are outraged after secret documents revealed that police have been keeping tabs on critics of Enbridge Corp.’s Northern Gateway...
5/16/2012
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Enbridge plans reversal of oil pipeline to supply central Canada
(Canada) -- Enbridge is planning to reverse the flow of a key oil pipeline to boost the supply of Western Canadian oil to markets in Ontario and Quebec. Line 9 currently...
5/15/2012
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Hereditary Chief Arrest Decision to be Set for a Later Date
(British Columbia) -- The ongoing dispute for the Gitxsan First Nation for more than five months is now in the Hand of a BC Supreme court judge.
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RCMP allows Gitxsan to continue illegal blockade
(British Columbia) -- A blockade by members of the Gitxsan First Nation in Old Hazleton, B.C., has entered its sixth month and band members have no intention of backing...
5/14/2012
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Stalemate continues at Gitxsan treaty office
(British Columbia) -- They claim the Gitxsan Treaty Society is illegal and have not let anybody inside the building since last December. This is despite an injunction...
5/13/2012
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Walkom: Northern Gateway pipeline faces ‘unbreakable’ wall
(British Columbia) -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper may have the legislative muscle to ram his controversial oilsands pipeline through Parliament.
5/11/2012
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B.C. judge at wits’ end, compares Gitxsan protests to Caledonia
(British Columbia) -- Rarely has a judge been as blunt and outspoken in his condemnation of police and government and their reluctance to enforce the rule of law in this...
5/9/2012
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Enbridge AGM: Pipeline protest drums pits pipelines against land, water
(British Columbia) -- The proposed Northern Gateway pipeline appears locked on a collision course, as First Nations chiefs put Enbridge officials on notice again that...
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First Nations to Enbridge: 'The war is on,' decry pipeline 'time bomb'
(Toronto) -- Scores of West Coast First Nations and supporters ended a colourful and noisy protest against a proposed Enbridge oil pipeline Wednesday with a declaration...
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RCMP spied on B.C. natives protesting pipeline plan, documents show
(British Columbia) -- The RCMP has been spying on a group of British Columbia First Nations whose vocal opposition to Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline has...
5/7/2012
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Anti-pipeline Freedom Train chugs to Toronto
(Toronto) -- The Freedom Train recently arrived in Winnipeg. The coalition of First Nations groups from British Columbia is travelling across Canada by rail in protest...
5/3/2012
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B.C. pipeline protest finds support in Saskatoon
(Saskatchewan) -- About 100 people showed up in Saskatoon to show their support for a B.C. First Nation which is sending a delegation, by train, to Toronto to protest a...
4/30/2012
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Enbridge pipeline gets thumbs-down from B.C. NDP
(British Columbia) -- B.C.’s New Democrats have formally registered opposition to Enbridge's controversial proposal to build a pipeline from the Alberta...
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‘Freedom Train’ Protesting Northern Gateway Pipeline Crossing Canada
(Canada) -- As hearings continue on the Northern Gateway pipeline that would bring oil to the Pacific coast from the Alberta oil sands, a lack of trust hangs heavy in...
4/29/2012
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First Nations resist Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline with cross-Canada Freedom Train
(British Columbia) -- British Columbia's Yinka Dene Alliance will embark on a nationwide "Freedom Train" journey on Monday to defend First Nations laws...
4/16/2012
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Hundreds rally in Victoria against proposed Northern Gateway pipeline
(British Columbia) -- Leila Darwish says too many communities will be destroyed should the proposal for a $5.5-billion oil pipeline between Alberta’s oilsands and...
4/8/2012
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Analysis: Enbridge's Gateway pipeline still in legal swamp
(Calgary) -- A Canadian government attempt to speed up construction of Enbridge Inc's Northern Gateway oil pipeline to the West Coast is unlikely to prevent a flood...
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Despite promises that pipeline won't be "fast-tracked," aboriginals consider lawsuit
(Canada) -- The federal government's decision to put a cap on how long environmental assessment hearings can drag on isn't expected to affect the Northern...
4/7/2012
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Gateway pipeline: Anglican bishops fear ‘rubber stamp’
(Canada) -- It’s not often that six Anglican bishops get together to agree on something, as displayed by the long theological war within Anglicanism over whether...
4/6/2012
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Bishops say Northern Gateway pipeline hearings must be fair
(Canada) -- Anglican bishops in B.C. and the Yukon are calling on the Northern Gateway pipeline hearings to demonstrate integrity, fairness and freedom from political...
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Northern Gateway pipeline joint review loses First Nations tribe
(British Columbia) -- The Nuxalk First Nation of Bella Coola have withdrawn as interveners from the joint review process for Enbridge Inc.’s controversial Northern...
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Cheyenne River Welcomes Worldwide Participants to Anti-Pipeline Hunger Strike
(South Dakota) -- Cheyenne River Indian Reservation was recently the site of a two-day hunger strike, lasting from the evening of April 1 to the evening of April 3.
4/5/2012
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Pipeline review process hits another snag as second native band pulls out
(British Columbia) -- The federal review of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline has hit another setback this week after a coastal first nation community withdrew from...
4/3/2012
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Protesters force cancellation of first day of Northern Gateway hearings in Bella Bella
(British Columbia) -- Hearings on the Northern Gateway pipeline were expected to resume this week, with four days scheduled in the community of Bella Bella, British...
4/2/2012
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Bella Bella first nations council tries to get Enbridge's Northern Gateway hearing back on track
(British Columbia) -- Members of the Heiltsuk First Nation began negotiating with the review panel this morning in Bella Bella to try to get the scheduled hearings on...
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Environmentalists differ sharply on pipeline proposal
(British Columbia) -- As e-mail chains go, the one making the rounds on the environmental circuit this week came weighted with pedigree.
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First nations school protests Northern Gateway pipeline
(British Columbia) -- Public hearings on the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline resume on Monday in the coastal community of Bella Bella, where the federal review panel...
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Gateway hearing cancelled after protesters greet panel
(British Columbia) -- A public hearing for the Northern Gateway Project has been unexpectedly cancelled after panel members were met by protesters at the Bella Bella...
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Northern Gateway needs first nation consent, says Atleo
(British Columbia) -- Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo tells the Globe's Oliver Moore that first nations have the right to free, prior and...
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Pipeline review set to resume in Bella Bella after first nations protest
(British Columbia) -- The federal review of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline is set to resume Tuesday after the hearings were abruptly cancelled on the heels of a...
3/26/2012
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Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline targeted by over 2,000 protesters
(Vancouver) -- Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline protesters gathered for speeches from First Nations and environmentalists like 350.org's Bill McKibben, before...
3/14/2012
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Ottawa Blasts ‘Radicals,’ Blames ‘Foreign Interests’ for Northern Gateway Opposition
(Ottawa) -- As hearings continue over the Northern Gateway pipeline, the Canadian government is accusing its opponents of being beholden to foreign influence.
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Gitxsan Treaty Society say Judge Confirmed They Are Legal
(Canada) -- The Gitxsan Treaty Society or GTS has stated that the a BC Supreme Court judge has confirmed the GTS may attend to the necessary work they need to do and...
3/13/2012
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Decrying federal ‘bully tactics,’ B.C. natives vow to block pipeline
(British Columbia) -- Ottawa is headed for a legal showdown with British Columbia first nations if it insists on proceeding with the Northern Gateway pipeline, the...
3/11/2012
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Canadian Government Targeting Opponents of New Oil Sands Pipeline
(Canada) -- Environmental groups in Canada say they are now operating within a culture of fear aimed at silencing legitimate democratic dissent.
3/3/2012
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Enbridge Pipeline: First Nation Says An Oil Spill Is Inevitable And Would Wipe-Out Their Food Supply and Way of Life
(British Columbia) -- The Gitga'at Nation of Hartley Bay says an oil spill is inevitable if the Enbridge Northern Gateway oil tankers and pipeline project is ever...
3/1/2012
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Aboriginal Affairs turns over part of its consulting role to pipeline company
(Edmonton) -- Long before a public hearing began this year into a controversial pipeline proposed to carry Alberta oil to the B.C. coast, Indian Affairs and Northern...
2/29/2012
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Perils threatening the Northern Gateway pipeline
(Canada) -- The Northern Gateway pipeline project is ambitious enough that it is routinely compared to nation-building exercises like the construction of the Canadian...
2/25/2012
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Enbridge Complaint to United Nations: First Nations File Complaint That Harper Government Racism on Pipelines Violates International Law
(Geneva) -- The Yinka Dene Alliance has filed a complaint and sent a representative to the United Nations in Geneva about the Harper government's stated intention to...
2/23/2012
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48% support for northern B.C. pipeline, says poll
(British Columbia) -- Near half of British Columbians support plans for a pipeline to transport crude oil from Alberta to the West Coast port of Kitimat for shipping, a...
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Northern pipeline plan too risky, report says
(Canada) -- A pipeline that would move heavy bitumen to the northern British Columbia coast from Alberta's oilsands carries unacceptable risks, Canadian and American...
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Transport Canada OK's Northern Gateway supertankers
(British Columbia) -- Transport Canada has "no regulatory concerns" with Enbridge's proposed marine operations for the Northern Gateway pipeline, clearing...
2/21/2012
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COLUMN: First nations don’t have a pipeline veto, but they do have options
(Canada) -- The Conservative government has shown that it favours Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline to carry bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands to...
2/20/2012
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Canada revs up for fight over second tar sands oil pipeline
(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
(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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Pipeline opposition says intervenors 'muzzled' at Enbridge hearings in Prince Rupert
(British Columbia) -- The Joint Review Panel hearings in Prince Rupert on the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline are over, and many are feeling disillusioned...
2/18/2012
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B.C. First Nation leaders call for resignation of oil pipeline negotiators
(British Columbia) -- Leaders of a northern British Columbia First Nation opposed to an ownership partnership with Enbridge on the controversial $5.5-billion Northern...
2/16/2012
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B.C. energy minister slams local council over opposition to Enbridge pipeline
(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.
2/14/2012
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Enbridge offered B.C. first nations cash to study pipeline
(British Columbia) -- An aboriginal organization leading the fight to prevent oil tankers on the British Columbia coast once took money from Enbridge Inc., the company...
2/11/2012
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Canada PM vows to ensure key oil pipeline is built
(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...
2/10/2012
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Alta. MP wants law to block foreign funding of environmentalists
(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
(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...
2/8/2012
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Alberta seeks way to pay for B.C. support of pipeline
(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
(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...
2/6/2012
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Native Sun News: First Nations demand role in pipeline project
(British Columbia) -- Testimony in the tar-sands crude-oil capital of Edmonton, Alberta, Jan. 24-31, brought to light First Nations’ concerns about the Enbridge...
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Two thousand protest Enbridge oilsands pipeline in Prince Rupert
(British Columbia) -- The Prince Rupert police estimate that 2,000 people protested against the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline in Prince Rupert yesterday, in a rally...
2/5/2012
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Hundreds rally against Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline
(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...
2/4/2012
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First Nations in Alberta & NWT Sign Save the Fraser Declaration Opposing the Proposed Enbridge Pipeline and Tankers Project
(Alberta) -- This afternoon, First Nations from Alberta & the Northwest Territories added their names and support to a formal declaration opposing the Enbridge...
2/2/2012
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Northern Gateway would hurt economy, study says
(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
(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...
1/31/2012
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NWT, Alberta chiefs sign declaration against pipeline
(Alberta) -- Chiefs from Alberta and the Northwest Territories signed a declaration in Edmonton Friday which opposes the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline.
1/30/2012
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Harper avoids questions on initiating Crown-First Nations talks on Enbridge pipeline
(Ottawa) -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper sidestepped questions Monday on whether the federal government plans to directly engage with the dozens of First Nations that...
1/29/2012
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Alberta aboriginals face dilemmas over Gateway pipeline proposal
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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...
1/27/2012
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“Baker Twins” oppose pipeline
(California) -- Hearings for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline are taking place in Edmonton this week. Several First Nations along the proposed route are...
1/26/2012
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Harper government plays down oil sands document
(Canada) -- The federal government disassociated itself on Thursday from an embarrassing official policy paper that said the country’s independent energy regulator...
1/25/2012
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Northern Gateway panel hears from Albertans opposed to pipeline
(Alberta) -- Television trucks, placards and cameras – Derwayne Buffalo isn’t used to this sort of thing. He’s no environmental activist or lifelong...
1/24/2012
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Aboriginal group wants preferential hiring if Gateway pipeline approved
(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
(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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Environmentalists, aboriginals won't stop pipeline: minister
(Canada) -- The oil industry's "nation-building" attempt to link Canada's vast oilsands resources to Asian markets can't be stopped by protesters...
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Gateway pipeline hearings land in Edmonton
(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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Whistleblower Claims Prime Minister's Office Tried to Silence Enbridge Gateway Pipeline Critic
(British Columbia) -- The Prime Minister's Office tried to cut funding of a registered intervenor in the Enbridge Pipeline Review, calling ForestEthics Canada an,...
1/22/2012
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Enbridge subsidiary pays Mohawk council $1 million for pipeline right of way
(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...
1/20/2012
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B.C. First Nation rescinds earlier support for Northern Gateway deal
(Ottawa) -- An agreement struck by Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. last month, which was supposed to prove to Canadians that there is aboriginal support for the $5.5 billion...
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Gitxsan reject Enbridge deal on pipeline
(British Columbia) -- Gitxsan hereditary chiefs have rejected a deal signed by one of their negotiators with Enbridge over the energy firm’s proposed Northern...
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Joint Review Panel: Haisla send clear message
(Canada) -- The near two-year road to a Joint Review Panel recommendation on the Northern Gateway pipeline project began last Tuesday at the Haisla Recreation Centre in...
1/18/2012
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B.C. First Nation cancels pipeline deal with Enbridge
(British Columbia) -- British Columbia’s Gitxsan Nation has rescinded its agreement with Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline. The profit-sharing deal with...
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Enbridge Community Hearing Today in Prince George
(British Columbia) -- It's Prince George's turn tonight to host the National Energy Board's Joint Review Panel as it continues hearings into Enbridge's...
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Enbridge pipeline deal with B.C. First Nation collapses
(British Columbia) -- Enbridge, the company behind the controversial Northern Gateway Pipeline project, is conceding that an agreement with a B.C. First Nation has...
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Keystone decision puts more pressure on Northern Gateway proposal
(Alberta) -- The delay on the Keystone XL pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast has renewed calls to make the Northern Gateway pipeline from Alberta’s oilsands to the B.C....
1/17/2012
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No oil pipeline here: Enbridge Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel in Smithers finds 100% opposition
(British Columbia) -- It’s unanimous: all of the interveners who gave testimony to the Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel in Smithers oppose the Enbridge Northern...
1/16/2012
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Lone B.C. chief backs Enbridge pipeline to bring in more jobs
(British Columbia) -- His office door is nailed shut. A 24-hour volunteer watch by area residents has been on guard for his return since Dec. 5. Posters showing his face...
1/15/2012
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Aboriginal Leaders Angered by Outright Government Support of Northern Gateway Pipeline
(British Columbia) -- Aboriginal leaders from around the country came down on Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver this week for...
1/13/2012
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'Don't make our people collateral damage:' Haisla chiefs on pipeline
(British Columbia) -- Aboriginal chiefs say the Northern Gateway project puts their people in the crosshairs of possible disaster and they must put threats to their...
1/12/2012
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Aboriginal groups opposing Gateway got $16M funding
(Ottawa) -- B.C. aboriginal groups opposed to the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal have received almost $16 million in funding between 2008 and 2010 from Coast...
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Enbridge reports leak from U.S. pipeline as Northern Gateway hearings begin
(British Columbia) -- Canadian pipeline builder Enbridge reported a leak from one of its pipelines on the day public hearings began into the company’s planned...
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Pipeline hearings move on, aboriginal blockade stays
(British Columbia) -- Gilbert Johnson proudly pounds his fist against the piece of plywood he nailed over the doors of the Gitxsan Treaty Society Office last month....
1/11/2012
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As review begins for Gateway pipeline, a warning from wary first nations
(British Columbia) -- Not far from the dark waters that could one day carry supertankers of oil-sands crude to the Pacific Ocean, the pitched battle over the Northern...
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B.C. Finance Minister breaks ranks to bash pipeline critics
(British Columbia) -- B.C. Finance Minister Kevin Falcon went off script this week, deviating from his government’s carefully neutral stand on the proposed...
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Enbridge Review: First Nations Accuse Harper Government of Flouting Its Own Laws by Predetermining Outcome of Pipeline Review
(British Columbia) -- The Yinka Dene Alliance, a group of five First Nations who are leading opponents of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline project, are...
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Northern Gateway pipeline: benefits vs. concerns
(British Columbia) -- The Northern Gateway project is a proposal by Canadian oil and gas company Enbridge to build two pipelines stretching 1,177-km between the Alberta...
1/10/2012
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Chiefs say Northern Gateway pipeline is a ‘double-barrelled shotgun’ of risk
(British Columbia) -- An aboriginal chief says the Northern Gateway project puts his people in the crosshairs of possible disaster and that they must put their homes and...
12/27/2011
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Gitxsan First Nation demands pipeline supporters leave their jobs
(British Columbia) -- Gitxsan protesters opposed to the $5.5-billion pipeline from Alberta to the port of Kitimat, B.C., celebrated Christmas on the picket line with a...
12/22/2011
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Gitxsan chiefs put decision to shut down GTS in writing
(British Columbia) -- A group of Gitxsan hereditary chiefs say preliminary results from an online poll show 90 per cent of Gitxsan people are against the proposed...
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Two-thirds of Gitxsan chiefs oppose Northern Gateway pipeline
(British Columbia) -- Gitxsan opponents of a partnership deal with Enbridge on the controversial $5.5-billion Northern Gateway pipeline say they have the signed sup-port...
12/19/2011
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First Nations could stall Northern Gateway: Aboriginal Affairs
(British Columbia) -- Enbridge Inc.’s plans for the “Northern Gateway” pipeline may be delayed by legal challenges by aboriginal groups, the federal...
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