ALBERTA: A SPILL FILLED SUMMER: It’s been another spill-filled summer in the spill-prone province of Alberta. With Alberta averaging over two oil spills a day over the past 37 years , there are many spills that we don’t know...

Right now in Alberta, tar sands bitumen is spilling into the environment at four different sites , one directly underneath a lake. All four spills have been spilling for months and the Alberta and Canadian governments know all about...

As the Alberta government was celebrating the State Department analysis into the effects of the KeystoneXL tar sands pipeline, several Peace River residents were at a  hearing talking about the tar sands emissions  that they've been...

Please sign and share the petition!   Just two days after you helped secure the denial of CNRL’s application to re-start operations at the site of its four on-going, tar sands blow-outs , Greenpeace has learned that CNRL filed...

On Friday, a coalition of First Nation and settler groups living along the Athabasca River called Keepers of the Athabasca launched a unique fundraising campaign . Graphic by Chelsea Flook Help send a message to CNRL...

Yesterday the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) released its report into the on-going emission and health issues in Peace River, Alberta. Residents in Peace River, since the 90’s, have been complaining about health effects they...

I remember my grade two school teacher Mrs. Chalmers. She was an amazing educator.  While she didn’t like my unfinished art project, she made me want to learn about our connection to the natural world and taught me about the importance...

For the past week I have been amazed, humbled, and inspired by the power of people. This last week an area between the Washington monument and the US Capitol building in Washington D.C. was transformed into a meeting place, a...

Plains Midstream’s Rainbow pipeline spill was one of the largest spills in Alberta’s history. It lasted for over eight hours as Plains Midstream failed to diagnose the problem and attempted to restart their line three times, each time...