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Obama stands up to Big Oil and polluter politicians

Blog entry by Phil Radford, Daryl Hannah | January 19, 2012

Yesterday, President Obama stood up to Big Oil and its puppets in the US Congress, denying a permit for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. This is encouraging news for the communities whose air and water would have been directly...Read more >

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Chasing down the truth of Harper’s “oil sands advocacy strategy”

Blog entry by Keith Stewart | January 30, 2012

I’ve spoken with a lot of politicians over the years, but I’ve never had one run away from me before. Perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised, as it’s no secret that our federal Minister of Natural Resources doesn’t have a lot of time... Read more >

Federal government refuses to protect caribou

Blog entry by Catharine Grant, Forest Campaigner | January 27, 2012

Environment Minister Peter Kent is still refusing to issue an emergency order to protect Alberta’s woodland caribou, despite a court order last July asking him to in light of scientific evidence. Kent has suggested that the existing... Read more >

Confidential federal tar sands strategy targets Aboriginal and green groups

Feature story | January 26, 2012 at 14:34

As controversy increases over the Harper government’s attacks on environmental groups, Greenpeace Canada today released internal government documents obtained under Access to Information legislation showing that the Harper government has... Read more >

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