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Jean McLaren 87 Kinder Morgan protester Burnaby Mountain Mychaylo Prystupa

87-year-old Kinder Morgan protester handled delicately by police (VIDEO)

"I had a good day!" McLaren told a reporter, before ducking into a police vehicle.

Farm owner fears his horses will be “swimming in oil”

A farm dedicated to helping people could be jeopardized by oil in Energy East pipeline

Enbridge's knee-jerk reaction to poll doesn't change BC's opposition to Northern Gateway

Yesterday afternoon, Enbridge released a video with the apparent purpose of discrediting my firm’s poll about the Northern Gateway pipelines and tanker proposal. The video takes the...
Chief Phil Lane Jr.

Oglala Sioux vow to stop Keystone XL on the ground if Obama won't say no

Indigenous grassroots organization has been touring United States and Canada offering direct action training to nations committed to standing with the Sioux.

Enbridge promises minimum precautions, ignores seismic instability

NGP experts admitted to ignoring a Natural Resources Canada document on seismic instability in Douglas Channel.