VANCOUVER - The mayor of British Columbia's most populous city is making his fight against Kinder Morgan's oil pipeline expansion a key plank of his re-election campaign.British Columbia municipalities go to the polls on Nov. 15 and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and his Vision Vancouver party released an environmental platform Sunday that makes the Trans Mountain expansion proposal its top priority."Mayor Robertson and Vision will continue to say a loud, firm `No' to the federal government [Read more]
B.C.’s anticipated LNG tax expected to dominate debate at B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - Liquefied natural gas is poised to get top billing during the British Columbia fall legislative session, but the Opposition and environmental groups have plans to shift the focus.Politicians return to the legislature Monday for a session scheduled to last until Nov. 27.Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon will read a throne speech that lays out the government's agenda.Finance Minister Mike de Jong said the Liberal government plans to introduce two separate pieces of legislation that focus on LNG, [Read more]
Worker dies in accident at Manitoba oilwell site
VIRDEN, Man. - A worker has been killed at an oilwell work site in Manitoba.RCMP say a crew was working at the site in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone on Tuesday when a worker was struck by the weight arm of a pump jack.The 20-year-old from Wapella, Sask., was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health is assisting with the investigation.The name of the worker is not being released. [Read more]
Opening of carbon capture project in Saskatchewan draws global interest
ESTEVAN, Sask. - A carbon capture and storage project touted as the world's first commercial-scale operation of its kind attracted international attention Thursday at its opening in southeastern Saskatchewan.SaskPower said more than 250 people from at least 20 countries attended the unveiling of the $1.4-billion facility that is to take carbon dioxide released by the Boundary Dam power plant near Estevan and release the gas deep underground using a steel pipeline for storage.The aim is to reduce [Read more]
Natives, residents slow traffic on Nova Scotia highway to protest gas project
STEWIACKE, N.S. - Mi'kmaq protesters and residents of a rural community slowed traffic on a Nova Scotia highway Wednesday in a bid to stop construction of a natural gas storage facility they fear will contaminate local waterways.Organizer Cheryl Maloney said about 100 people lined Highway 102 near Stewiacke to hand out pamphlets and wave placards as part of a peaceful protest about 60 kilometres north of Halifax.Maloney said First Nation bands want the $100-million project stopped because they [Read more]
Emissions control and LNG tax coming for B.C. fall sitting: finance minister
VICTORIA - The issue of a liquefied natural gas tax is set to heat up debate during British Columbia's fall legislative session, but the potentially controversial issue of emissions controls is also part of the package.Finance Minister Mike de Jong said the Liberal government plans to introduce two separate pieces of legislation focusing on LNG — taxes and emissions reporting.De Jong said the tax legislation will be tabled within the next two weeks and the emissions reporting bill is due in late [Read more]
Washington hears of Plan B for exporting oil: an ‘Arctic Gateway’
WASHINGTON - With pipeline plans facing opposition in the West, the East, and the South, a Canadian premier is in the U.S. this week promoting an alternate route for exporting oil: the North.The premier of the Northwest Territories is in Washington, D.C., this week promoting an "Arctic Gateway" to carry oil through his region to international markets.Bob McLeod has been promoting the plan in meetings with the Exxon oil company, the American Petroleum Institute, the Canadian embassy, and in [Read more]
Enbridge aims to grow beyond oil pipelines; eyes gas, international projects
CALGARY - Enbridge Inc. is eyeing new opportunities outside of its home base of North America, including early-stage plans to build a multibillion-dollar pipeline through Colombia.The Calgary-based company (TSX:ENB) said Tuesday it's in talks with five shippers in the South American country about building a 760-kilometre pipeline from oilfields in the interior to its west coast. From there, the crude can be exported to Asia.The pipeline could cost around $6 billion, although a final estimate has [Read more]
Nova Scotia introduces legislation to ban high-volume hydraulic fracturing
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is moving ahead with legislation that would ban high-volume hydraulic fracturing for onshore oil and gas, but the proposed law also includes an exemption that would allow fracking for testing and research purposes.Energy Minister Andrew Younger insists the exemption in the Petroleum Resources Act does not provide a loophole for the shale gas industry."Anybody could come to the door and ask for whatever they want," Younger said. "What this allows is for cabinet to consider a [Read more]
Nova Scotia natives plan to slow highway traffic to protest natural gas plan
STEWIACKE, N.S. - A group of Mi'kmaq protesters and their supporters are planning to slow down traffic on one of Nova Scotia's main highways this week in a bid to stop construction of a natural gas storage facility near Alton.Group spokeswoman Cheryl Maloney says the protesters planned to light a ceremonial fire and set up a teepee Monday near Highway 102 north of Stewiacke, but the actual traffic slow-down won't happen until Wednesday morning.Some of the 20 or so protesters at the site, about [Read more]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 455
- 456
- 457
- 458
- 459
- …
- 547
- Next Page »