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Tyee's Anderson on CBC radio today discussing Norway's oil wealth lessons for Canada
Mitchell Anderson, who travelled to Norway to report for The Tyee how that country of under five million people has managed its oil wealth differently than has Canada, will be a guest this afternoon on the CBC radio show On the Coast, which airs from three to six on AM690 and FM 88.1. Read more…
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Is Enbridge's fate tied to Gateway? New analysis suggests otherwise
Is Enbridge truly "beleaguered", as one recent Los Angeles Times story described it? Not according to a new Bloomberg analysis, which reveals the pipeline company's shares to be trading at their highest level in nearly thirty years. Read more…
For car sharing, Vancouver tops Seattle and Portland
On the same day The Tyee publishes Adam Pez's look at the growing success of car-sharing in Vancouver, a Seattle-based think tank releases its three-city comparison of who is best served by car sharing options. Read more…
Chinese bid for Nexen 'politically unthinkable' five years ago: Rubin
The $15 billion bid by a Chinese state-owned company to acquire Nexen, a major oil sands producer, indicates just how far Canada's economic priorities have shifted, argues acclaimed energy thinker Jeff Rubin. Read more…
Feds met privately with oil execs to discuss 'communications effort'
Top federal government policymakers met with several oil industry executives during the summer of 2009 to discuss an oil sands "communications effort", according to internal documents. Read more…
Two years later, abused Khaira forestry workers still waiting for redress
African immigrant workers subjected to racist taunts, management violence, inadequate shelter, bad food and bounced paycheques have still not been compensated for their ordeal, according to a statement released today by the British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre. Read more…
Alberta energy minister to announce launch of pipeline safety initiative
The Alberta government is launching a pipeline safety initiative. Energy Minister Ken Hughes is to make an announcement about it later Friday in Calgary. Read more…
Alternatives to Gateway pipeline 'might make more sense': Danielle Smith
Enbridge's Northern Gateway proposal may not be the best way to get Alberta's bitumen to the west coast, said Danielle Smith, the libertarian-leaning leader of Alberta's official opposition. Read more…
Conflict of interest concerns cause Whistler Tourism shakeup
Councillor Jayson Faulkner has stepped down from the board of Tourism Whistler over concerns raised by fellow board members that he is in a conflict of interest. Read more…
Wonky rules keep MPs blind to government spending: report
A new report says arcane rules are keeping MPs in the dark about the billions in government spending they should be scrutinizing. Read more…
Koch Industries-linked group hosts pro-carbon tax meeting
The American Enterprise Institute, a right-wing think tank with ties to Koch Industries and ExxonMobil, is taking intense heat from conservative commentators.
Why? For meeting in private with such "liberal" groups as the Union for Concerned Scientists and the Brookings Institution to discuss how to enact a national U.S. carbon tax. Read more…
Canada's 'brand' threatened by oil sands: 'secret' briefing notes
Unbridled oil sands expansion risks tarnishing Canada's global reputation, read briefing notes prepared for federal natural resources minister Joe Oliver. Read more…
BC premier calls Enbridge's US oil pipeline spill disgraceful
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - British Columbia Premier Christy Clark says if Enbridge Inc. plans to operate its planned pipeline in B.C. the way it did in Michigan where millions of litres of oil spilled, the company can "forget it." Read more…
NDP will push back against Tory attack ads, says Mulcair
The leader of the federal New Democratic Party, Thomas Mulcair, defended a party advertisement released yesterday that attacks Prime Minister Stephen Harper's economic record. Read more…
Oil sands debate not 'either-or': Liberal leader Rae
Federal Liberal leader Bob Rae thinks it's possible to reconcile oil sands development with environmental concerns.
Rae's 'third way' proposition could be indication of future energy policy for the Liberals, speculated one commentator, "as they attempt to claw their way back to relevance." Read more…
Safety, employment standards lack for commercial cleaners and guards: study
Many women and men working as cleaners and security guards in Canada's commercial buildings are getting a dirty deal, according to a study released by the Shareholders Association for Research and Education (SHARE). Read more…
NPA's Anton pens love letter to the oil sands
Had Suzanne Anton won Vancouver's last mayoral election, city hall would be a lot friendlier towards the oil sands industry and plans to greatly increase the amount of bitumen crude passing through Vancouver harbour. Read more…
US gov't issues health alert for fracking sands
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a health alert for oil and gas employees working with fine sands commonly used during the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing. Read more…
UNBC support workers in favour of strike
After two years of negotiations, support workers at the University of Northern British Columbia vote in favour of a strike mandate. Read more…
Enbridge faces $3.7 million in fines for 2010 Kalamazoo spill
Enbridge, Canada's pipeline giant, faces $3.7 million in fines for breaking as many as two dozen rules governing the safety of crude oil pipelines during its disastrous $750-million Kalamazoo River spill in 2010. Read more…
