Shut Down the Tar Sands

Feb 17, 2013 by

While citizens in Nebraska and all over the USA watched and waited for the decision of Nebraskan Governor Heinman regarding his...

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ACTION: Join IEN at the Rally ...

Feb 16, 2013 by

Voice opposition to the Keystone Oil Pipeline    The Indigenous Environmental Network will join 350.org, Sierra Club and hundreds of...

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Dispatches from the Front-line...

Feb 13, 2013 by

Women of the Land Speak:  Dispatches from the Front-lines of the Tar Sands to Renewables February 17, 2013 7pm – 10 pm  Speakers...

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KXL Petition is Growing…...

Feb 8, 2013 by

Friends & Supporters, The “Tell President Obama to Stop Construction of the Southern Leg of Keystone XL” petition has...

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Ta’Kaiya Blaney on First Natio...

Feb 7, 2013 by

She’s only 11 years old, but she’s already been working for environmental justice for a few years now. Here, she addresses the...

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Tell President Obama to Stop C...

Feb 6, 2013 by

  Sign this petition to tell President Obama to stop Keystone XL in its entirety. This means not only denying TransCanada a...

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Bold Nebraska, Natives protest...

Jan 30, 2013 by

January 28, 2013 7:00 pm By KEVIN ABOUREZK/Lincoln Journal Star Cowboys hats and shawls adorned a coalition of more than 100 ranchers...

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International Treaty to Protec...

Jan 27, 2013 by

Signed on January 25th 2013 International Treaty to Protect the Sacred from Tar Sands Projects The representatives from sovereign...

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Ethical Enbridge? The real sto...

Jan 23, 2013 by

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Tribes and Allies Gather on Ya...

Jan 22, 2013 by

Unprecedented gathering marks the 150th anniversary of 1863 Peace Treaty - ACTION ALERT — January 21, 2013 Indigenous Nations...

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As State Department nears comp...

Jan 21, 2013 by

The State Department is close to completing a draft of an environmental review that will help determine whether President Obama...

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Why Canadian Tar Sands are the...

Jan 21, 2013 by

By Lorne Stockman [Editor's note: Today, scientists and advocates speaking at the National Press Club in Washington unveiled new...

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ENBRIDGE OMNIBUS ROUTE REVISIO...

Jan 17, 2013 by

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 17, 2013 At the end of December, Enbridge submitted significant changes to their application to the Joint...

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Lubicon Lake Nation Take A Sta...

Jan 17, 2013 by

Little Buffalo, AB – In solidarity with actions across the country today, the Government of the Lubicon Lake Nation will set up...

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Enbridge Expansion Fact Sheet:...

Jan 14, 2013 by

by Marty Cobenais on Saturday, January 12, 2013 In 2009 Enbridge Energy L.P. received a Presidential Permit to construct the Alberta...

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New Tar Sands study supports F...

Jan 9, 2013 by

January 9, 2013 Fort McMurray, AB – This week a new study was released showing chemicals from tar sands production in Northern...

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Gathering to Protect the Sacre...

Jan 9, 2013 by

January 3, 2013 Treaty Councils Oceti Sakowin Makoce Anpetu Waste Mitakuyepi: The Ihanktonwan Oyate Treaty Steering Committee is...

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Another Looming Cliff of Grave...

Jan 5, 2013 by

By Robert Redford, Reader Supported News 04 January 13 The wake up call that Hurricane Sandy gave us was but one of many just in the...

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Application for a Presidential...

Jan 3, 2013 by

“We intend to fight this expansion….Enbridge is planning to reverse other pipelines to make this extra oil flow to the...

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Canada’s Indigenous Move...

Jan 2, 2013 by

Are the country’s First Nations groups being denied their rights and being targeted by the government? Canada’s Idle No...

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Yellowstone River Oil Spill

Jan 2, 2013 by

Delayed Response From Exxon Made Matters Worse, Feds Say BILLINGS, Mont. — Delays in Exxon Mobil Corp.’s response to a major...

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Clayton Thomas-Muller #IdleNoM...

Dec 22, 2012 by

Harper said sorry for residential schools…yeah, we remember that sound bite! Harper is not the first white man to try to placate...

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Tar Sands In Minnesota

Dec 22, 2012 by

Marty Cobenais, Pipeline Organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network talks about Minnesota and Tar Sands pipelines in the...

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Quebec-Ontario pipeline will c...

Nov 30, 2012 by

Enbridge wants to reverse flow of pipeline, ship more crude through it Canadian press November 30, 2012 MONTREAL — A number of...

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You heard it here: Northern Ga...

Oct 21, 2012 by

BY JEFFREY SIMPSON The Northern Gateway pipeline that Enbridge proposes to build from Alberta’s bitumen oil to the Pacific coast of...

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Nobel Women’s Initiative...

Oct 11, 2012 by

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Athabasca Chipewyan First Nati...

May 22, 2012 by

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation present grievances to Shell Chairman, board and shareholders May 22, 2012/The Hague, Netherlands –...

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‘Freedom Train’ Protesting Nor...

May 2, 2012 by

Petition in Support of Freedom Train 2012 We call on Parliament to recognize the decision that has been taken by the Yinka Dene...

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Shareholders, protesters line ...

Apr 15, 2012 by

By Tom Bergin LONDON | Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:59pm BST (Reuters) – BP will run the gauntlet of protests from environmentalists and...

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Eventful meeting for BP bosses

Apr 12, 2012 by

BP’s top bosses contended with screaming environmental protesters, a backlash on executive pay and more anger over the...

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Activists accuse BP of ‘...

Apr 12, 2012 by

Protesters at the London AGM criticize the company’s use of a chemical dispersant and say the ecological disaster is far from...

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Crystal Lameman’s statement on...

Apr 12, 2012 by

Hand delivery of Beaver Lake First Nations Community Member, Crystal Lameman’s statement on BP operating in her homelands “We...

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Keystone Pipeline Faces Indige...

Oct 18, 2011 by

October 18, 2011 Geoff Dembicki, Special to CorpWatch – October 4th, 2011 In mid-September this year, as sharp winds howled...

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Mother Earth Accord

Sep 16, 2011 by

Tribal Government Chairs and Presidents, Traditional Treaty Councils, and US property owners, with First Nation Chiefs of Canada,...

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NCAI: Resolution against the K...

Jun 16, 2011 by

The National Congress of American Indians Resolution #MKE-11-030 Title: Opposition to the Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and...

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Enbridge Pipeline Faces Prospe...

May 12, 2011 by

Friends of Wild Salmon, May 12, 2011 500-Strong Crowd Rallies Outside Northern BC Municipalities Convention in Prince Rupert “I will...

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What Are The Tar Sands

Jan 1, 2010 by

The tar sands or bitumen (a mixture of sand, clay and heavy crude oil) underlie 140,000 km2 of Alberta’s boreal forest, an area...

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Tar Sands Facts

Jan 1, 2010 by

Tar Sands Facts: The technical term for the oil extracted from tar sands is crude bitumen, which is defined as a viscous (thick),...

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