Greenpeace Protesters Facing Arrest Over Enbridge Demonstration

Four Greenpeace protesters have been arrested and released following a non-violent demonstration on the sixth floor of 505 Burrard Street yesterday. Four Vancouver residents, three women and one man ranging in age...

Kalamazoo River Oil Spill: 800,000 Gallons of Oil Leak into Water

A State of Emergency Has Been Declared After 800,000 Gallons of Oil Leaked in to the Talmadge Creek, Which Flowed in to the Kalamazoo River in Michigan Crews are working hard to try and clean-up and contain an oil...

Third oil sand pipeline hits roadblock, delayed for further study

In the United States, there are currently three major tar sands pipeline projects, in varying stages of approval or development: Keystone, Keystone XL, and Alberta Clipper. (Sierra Club) With respect to the Keystone Project, the Department of State issued a Presidential...

Update: Mackenzie Valley pipeline project

After the release of the "long-awaited report" analyzing the feasibility of the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline project set to run from Canada's Arctic to the border of Alberta, the future of the project is...

Mackenzie pipeline report online December 30, 2009

As another pipeline proposal comes to the headlines in Canada, aboriginal groups and communities in the Northwest Territories of Canada continue to ponder the idea and possible outcomes of this environmentally...

Europe gas pipeline deal agreed

" Four European Union countries and Turkey have signed an agreement to construct the long-planned 3,300km Nabucco natural gas pipeline. Once completed, the line will bring up to 31 billion cubic metres of gas a...

China taps into Russia’s ESPO oil pipeline

An agreement has been reached this week between Russia and China regarding oil from the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline that Russia began building in the Spring of 2006.  “This is a unique agreement...

EnCana seeking tips on BC pipeline bomings, $500 000 reward

In response to a rash of EnCana pipeline bomings in northeastern BC, the oil and gas giant is fronting a $500 000 reward for tips on the attacks.  " "We take the bombings of our facilities very seriously. The safety of our workers and the people who live in the...

Europe Starts To Feel Gas Shortages as Russia and Ukraine talk

Negotiations over renewing the supply of Russian gas to Ukraine have been on and off since the end of December, but no resolution is in sight as Naftagas and Gasprom continue to battle it out for the mutually...

Palin urges Obama to seek closer ties with Canada

Governor Sarah Palin spoke to CTV's Canada Am from Fairbanks Alaska today, just after signing the deal with TransCanada pipeline.  She's granted the company US$500 million to plan the pipeline, with...

War News for Saturday, November 22, 2008

" The French MoD is reporting the death of a French ISAF soldier from a mine explosion near the Darulaman camp south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, November 22nd. One additional soldier was wounded in the attack. Nov. 20 airpower summary: Iraq Halts 400,000 B/D Oil...

Despite sanctions, Iran promises to supply gas to Europe (Updated)

Iran reasures Europe that sanctions are not blocking its Persian Pipelin project to provide them wiht gas by 2014. "According to plans drawn up by Tehran, Turkey will be a key transit route for Iranian...

RCMP arrest man in pipeline bombing probe

Barry Artiste Op/EdWell certainly not the jihadist many surmised was behind the terrorist bombing of a Northern British Columbia gas pipeline, more like a disgruntled 20 something with nothing better to do. ...

Iran ready to pump gas to Armenia

The Iran-Armenia gas pipeline whic opened on March 19, 2007 provides "Armenia with an alternative to the gas it now imports from Russia." As the winter approaches, “Iran will pump three million...

Nigerian rebels MEND declare ceasefire

" Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:32:50 GMT The Nigerian militant MEND group has unilaterally declared ceasefire in southern oil region of the country following a week of assaults.  "Effective 0100 Hrs, September 21,...

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