Northwest Coast Energy News is republishing this story on spills and other waste from the North Dakota shale oil and gas boom from the U.S. investigative site Pro Publica. Of most interest to readers here in northwest BC is ProPublica's map of the spills in North Dakota, which is linked to in the story but not […]
Author: Editor Northwest Coast Energy News
Links January 17, 2012
January 17, 2012
CBC Harper says pipeline debate should be left to Canadians First Nations to raise 'bread and butter issues' with Crown NPR Canada's Harper Says His Country Is 'Held Hostage' By U.S. In Pipeline Debate Black Press Enbridge oil pipeline won't happen Edmonton Journal Cabinet can't overturn NEB decision if it rejects Northern Gateway: academics Toronto […]
Links January 12, 2012
January 12, 2012
Reuters Analysis: Ottawa courts local anger with pipeline jibes Globe and Mail Clark’s new chief of staff advised Harper, lobbied for Enbridge Kitimat weighs up the risks of oil and gas Why not end the Northern Gateway in Prince Rupert? B.C. coast is hostile country for oil, pipeline panel told Is there a better route […]
Links: January 9, 2011
January 9, 2012
Globe and Mail Northern Gateway: the unheard argument For the Harper government, the Gateway must be open The Northern Gateway pipeline, politics and the law A cast of thousands awaits officials at Gateway hearings The Guardian Oil sands pipeline battle turns ugly Vancouver Sun Barbara Yaffe: Harper government undermining pipeline review with 'radical' cracks Spending […]
The grounding of a ship off Christmas Island, an Australian territory, is turning into an environmental disaster, according to local news reports. A Panama-flagged cargo ship carrying phosphate, the MV Tycoon split in two at Flying Fish Cove off Christmas Island Sunday afternoon. Local authorities say a huge swell ripped the ship from its moorings. […]
Updated Container ship Rena beaks up off New Zealand coast BBC Stricken cargo ship Rena breaks up off New Zealand New Zealand Herald Coast under threat as Rena splits up TV NZ Warnings after Rena breaks apart The Australian New Zealand braces for oil spill as Rena splits on reef CP via Winnipeg Free Press […]
Links January 6, 2012
January 6, 2012
Vancouver Sun series Oil spills costly to companies and environment, yet seem inevitable despite technology Financial Post Tiny port, new energy battleground Chinese companies take the long view on Northern Gateway pipeline Georgia Straight ForestEthics responds to new poll on Northern Gateway oil pipeline Globe and Mail China’s oil-sands deal will have lasting impact Athabasca […]
Michigan Pipeline Michigan OKs plan to replace 15 miles of Enbridge gas pipeline Lansing Journal Michigan has approved a plan by Enbridge Inc. to replace some sections of a pipeline that leaked more than 800,000 gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River near Marshall in 2010. The Michigan Public Service Commission on Wednesday approved plans […]
Gitxsan protestors ordered to end blockade by Sunday
December 8, 2011
First Nations Members of the Gitxsan First Nation who are objecting to the deal signed between Enbridge and the Gitxsan Treaty Office have been served an injunction ordering them to end their blockade of the office in Hazelton by Sunday. CFJW Gitxsan Protesters Vow to Defy Court Injunction Protesters continue to bar access to the Gitxsan […]
Cleanup worker files whistle blower lawsuit over Kalamazoo oil spill
December 7, 2011
Energy Environment Law The Kalamazoo Gazette reports in Judge to hear whistle-blower lawsuit of Kalamazoo River oil spill worker A Calhoun County judge next week will hear a whistle-blower lawsuit from a former Kalamazoo River oil spill cleanup worker who said he was fired after telling the media and state and federal agencies that crews […]