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Salish Sea Winter Gathering

Kinder Morgan's letter to potential NEB hearing intervenors called "undemocratic", even "disgusting"

Some experts fear the 15-page letter will intimidate people unfamiliar with the process into withdrawing their applications.

Lawsuits and massive civil disobedience to come, Enbridge pipeline opponents warn

Environmental groups say choices now include legal avenues, political campaigns and direct action.

NEB Northern Gateway decision being handed down Thursday – in Calgary

National Energy Board Joint Review Panel on Enbridge Northern Gateway Project decision to be handed down Thursday in Calgary.

Harper government's spy coordinators have some 'splaining to do

Was the NEB's fair and open environmental review process a pipe dream all along?

Harper government's extensive spying on anti-oilsands groups revealed in FOIs

Independent federal agency, National Energy Board, directly coordinated effort between CSIS, the RCMP and private oil companies.

Inside Stephen Harper's political theatre

At the Joint Review Panel hearings on the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway oil sands pipeline, everyone was on script.

In Vancouver, a hundred percent opposed to Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline at JRP hearings

At the National Energy Board Joint Review Panel on "EnGate", depth, passion and respectful listening characterized a flawed but vital democratic process.
Victory Square crowd

Joint Review Panel hearings in Vancouver: keeping the public out of the hearing room may be illegal, lawyer says

Speakers one Day 1 of the Joint Review Panel hearings in Vancouver discuss climate change and keeping the public out

Enbridge's proposal to ship dangerous tar sands oil eastward puts communities at risk: activists

More dirty tar sands oil eastward to Montreal? Yes, according to a news release sent to us by Environmental Defence this morning, stating pipeline giant Enbridge's proposed plan to ship “heavy crude...

Harper shameless: Elizabeth May

PM Stephen Harper says decision on Northern Gateway will be based on science, not politics, but Green Party MP Elizabeth May calls such rhetoric shameless pretending given Budget Bill C-38 impacts.