Native group calls for pipeline boycott
Posted: January 18, 2010Nathan Vanderklippe, Globe and Mail, Jan. 16, 2010--A small B.C. first nation is making a personal...Read More
Aboriginal Rights
Many aboriginal groups are being left out of the process and run over in the race for development of the tar sands. First Nations in Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories have claimed that traditional lands are being destroyed for tar sands exploration and extraction, and First Nations are not being included, or properly compensated for their lost and destroyed lands and water supplies.
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Aboriginal Rights Articles
Nathan Vanderklippe, Globe and Mail, Jan. 16, 2010--A small B.C. first nation is making a personal...Read More
Beaver Lake Cree Nation A "Threat To The Oil Industry" Says Former Harper Aide
Posted: December 10, 2009[NOTE: FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS CASE, CHECK OUT: http://www.raventrust.com] Derek Armstrong,...Read More
Freighter crash 'foreshadowing':Incident shows dangers of oil tankers in northern waters, First Nations say
Posted: October 6, 2009Judith Lavoie, October 2, 2009, Victoria Times Colonist--A damaged freighter that limped into...Read More
Haida Nation says no way to oil tanker traffic
Posted: September 3, 2009Alex Rinfret, September 2, 2009, Charlotte Island Observer--Plans by a Calgary company to pipe...Read More
First Nations take oilsands concerns to U. K.
Posted: September 1, 2009Hanneke Brooymans, August 28, 2009, Edmonton Journal---Three First Nations people from northern...Read More
Métis add voices to criticism of oilsands risk report
Posted: August 5, 2009Carol Christian, August 5, 2009, Fort McMurray Today--Following the outrage voiced earlier by First...Read More
ATHABASCA CHIPEWYAN FIRST NATION LEADERSHIP APPALLED AND SHOCKED BY THE CANADIAN DEFENSE AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS INSTITUTE
Posted: July 29, 2009Mike Mercredi, July 27, 2009--The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nations leadership is shocked and...Read More
WE ARE A THREAT TO THE OIL INDUSTRY
Posted: July 28, 2009Mike Mercredi, July 27, 2009, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation--ATHABASCA CHIPEWYAN FIRST NATION...Read More
Group opposes Leech Lake oil pipeline
Posted: July 24, 2009Associated Press, July 23, 2009, BEMIDJI, Minn. - A grass-roots group on the Leech Lake Indian...Read More
Minnesota tribes fight Enbridge oil pipeline
Posted: July 24, 2009John Myers, July 10, 2009, Duluth News Tribune, DULUTH, Minn. (MCT) – Saying the environmental...Read More
Corporate Profile of ENBRIDGE! Read it now and watch an interview featuring Richard Girard discussing the profile.
Windsor Community Roundtable--A Case Study Find out how one community in Ontario has generated local action and awareness around the tar sands developments. Your community could be next! Check it out
"TAR SANDS SHOWDOWN" by, Tony Clarke is now available for purchase! Buy it here.
Check out Tony Clarke on YouTube talking about the tar sands.
Toxic Trail Exposure: Youth Delegation Tracks Tar Sands in Great Lakes Region A report by the Polaris Institute that summarizes the findings and recommendations of 10 Ontario youth who traveled to Sarnia, Detroit and Windsor in August 2009. Read the Report
The Polaris Institute has created a series of 10 factsheets on different issues associated with tar sands development Read the Factsheets
11 Million Litres a Day: The Tar Sands' Leaking Legacy A report from Environmental Defence Read the Report
Financing of fossil fuels and renewable energy by Canadian banks A report by RainForest Action Network Read The Report
Pumped up: How Canada subsidizes fossil fuels at the expense of green alternatives KAIROS released a report on federal government subsidies to the oil and gas sector, including the tar sands. Read More
Federal Government Missing in Action on Most Destructive Project on Earth – the Tar Sands [February 2008] A report from Environmental Defence highlighting the downstream effects of tar sands development. Read More