Kingston, Ontario (Press Release) — Residents of Kingston must fill out a 10-page form and submit a resume (* ‘by noon on 19 April 2013’, pg 4) in hopes of being allowed to ask questions or voice their concerns about an Enbridge plan to pump 300,000 barrels of oil and bitumen from the Alberta tar sands… Keep Reading
The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten has announced it is in possession of all 251,287 Wikileaks documents – far more than the almost 1,900 cables that WikiLeaks itself has published. And one of the earliest releases by Aftenposten focuses on former Canadian Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, who – according to the article – was deeply shaken by… Keep Reading
Environment Minister Jim Prentice has appointed an independent Advisory Panel of leading scientists to report on the current state of environmental research and monitoring in the region around Alberta’s oil sands – in particular, industrial pollution in the Athabasca River and connecting waterways. The panel are to make recommendations to the Minister to ensure that… Keep Reading
