Arkansas Spill Fuels Arguments for Keystone XL Opponents

ICTMN Staff
April 03, 2013
Viscous crude from the Alberta oil sands of Canada continues to flow along the streets and down the driveways of residents in Mayflower, Arkansas, as ExxonMobile struggles to conta...

'The Tar Sands Disaster': Canadians Against Keystone XL, in The New York Times

ICTMN Staff
April 01, 2013
"If President Obama blocks the Keystone XL pipeline once and for all, he’ll do Canada a favor," writes Thomas Homer-Dixon, an international affairs instructor at the Balsillie Scho...

Exaggerated Consultation Claims, Factual Errors in State Department's Keystone XL Environment Report Rankle Natives

Rob Capriccioso
March 15, 2013
Consultation? Depends on your definition. Cultural preservation survey? The Yankton Sioux Tribe, the alleged conductor of said survey, says it didn’t happen...

Athabasca Chipewyan Launch Treaty 8 Challenge to Shell Canada Over Oil Sands

David P. Ball
October 05, 2012
A First Nation whose land sits in the heart of the Alberta oil sands has ramped up its legal battle against the vast industrial development, which has generated controversy because...

Federal Budget Cuts Are 'Gutting' Environmental Review Process, UBCIC Grand Chief Says

ICTMN Staff
May 08, 2012
The federal government has not only slashed the health budgets of several aboriginal-focused organizations but also has revamped the environmental assessment process in order to fa...

Ottawa Blasts 'Radicals,' Blames 'Foreign Interests' for Northern Gateway Opposition

ICTMN Staff
March 14, 2012
As hearings continue over the Northern Gateway pipeline, the Canadian government is accusing its opponents of being beholden to foreign influence...

Business Hall of Fame Inductees Emphasize Community

ICTMN Staff
February 14, 2012
If you build community, the profit will flow...

Contentious Northern Gateway Hearings Open, Webcast January 10-11

ICTMN Staff
January 10, 2012
First Nations leaders presented evidence on Tuesday during the first day of community hearings about the Enbridge pipeline proposal called Northern Gateway...

Harper Reiterates Intention to Sell Tar Sands Oil to China

ICTMN Staff
December 26, 2011
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will speak frankly on national Canadian television about his intention of selling tar sands oil to China if the United States does not approve the Key...

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Suing Shell Canada

ICTMN Staff
December 01, 2011
Claiming that Shell Canada has held back on promised funds meant to mitigate the effects of oil sands development on its territory, the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) is s...

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