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Canada: B.C. Premier Christy Clark Warns of National Crisis Over Pipeline
Posted by Globe and Mail: Gary Mason on October 23rd, 2012
Globe and Mail: Any move by Ottawa to green-light the Northern Gateway pipeline over British Columbia's objections would ignite a national political crisis, says Premier Christy Clark.
Putting its foot down on a provincial matter would fan the flames on both sides of the debate and run afoul of political reality: the pipeline will only get built if it has the "social licence" to proceed, Ms. Clark said.
She made the comments in a wide-ranging interview with The Globe and Mail, in which she softened some of...
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Low Electricity Prices Lead Dominion to Decommission Wisconsin Reactor
Posted by E and E: Gabriel Nelson and Hannah Northey on October 23rd, 2012
E and E: Richmond, Virginia-based Dominion Resources Inc. said Monday it will shut down and decommission the Kewaunee Power Station near Green Bay, which would make it the first U.S. nuclear reactor to be permanently retired since 1998.
The company said the decision was purely based on economics, which may signal trouble for other nuclear power plants at a time when cheap natural gas and the slowly recovering economy are holding down electricity prices in many parts of the country.
Dominion President...
Canada: Northern Gateway Protesters Vow to Lie Down in Front of Bulldozers to Stop Pipeline
Posted by CTV: Andy Johnson on October 23rd, 2012
CTV: Thousands of protesters demonstrated against the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline Monday in B.C., vowing to lie down in front of bulldozers if necessary.
When asked by a speaker whether they were willing to block machinery if the project is approved, thousands shouted "Yes!"
However, the demonstration in front of the provincial legislature in Victoria didn't take the violent turn that some expected it to. Organizers had said demonstrators would be carrying out acts of civil disobedience during...
Canada: Shell’s Tar Sands Expansion Could Violate First Nations Treaties
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 23rd, 2012
SustainableBusiness: The residents of Fort Chipewyan, an indigenous community near the Arctic Circle, that lives directly downstream from Canada's tar sands in Alberta, are officially challenging tar sands expansion there on constitutional grounds - saying it violates their rights under Canada's First Nations treaties. For the first time, a Canadian First Nation will officially challenge tar sands development on the grounds of aboriginal rights. If this test case is successful, it would embolden indigenous groups across...
Earth First!ers Lock Down NC DENR Headquarters
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on October 23rd, 2012
EcoWatch: This morning seven people locked themselves to the front of the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, in protest of the state’s continued path towards the legalization of fracking for natural gas. Environmentalists across the state have organized and campaigned against hydrofracking legislation for more than a year, which resulted in a veto of SB 820 this past summer by Beverly Perdue. The legislature overrode the veto shortly after during...