Showing posts with label tar sands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tar sands. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
'Extreme' fossil fuel investments have surged under Donald Trump, report reveals | Environment | The Guardian
Sharp rise globally in the dirtiest fossil fuel investments reverses progress made after the Paris agreement, with tar sands holdings more than doubling in Trump’s first year in office....
Sunday, May 7, 2017
Minnesota lawmakers are trying to fast-track oil pipelines and curb regulation
Late last year, Canada's prime minister, noted internet bae and progressive cabinet-appointer Justin Trudeau, approved two new tar sands oil pipelines. Not only did the move complicate the country's efforts to reduce its greenhouse gas footprint, but it also paved the way for a pipeline project through northern Minnesota, through native treaty land, and through some of the only wild rice waters in the world....
https://thinkprogress.org/line-3-minnesota-b4bdd746e032
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Tribes in Canada and U.S. join forces against tar sands pipeline development
Dozens of native tribes from Canada and the United States have joined forces against Alberta’s tar sands crude oil transport with the signing of a treaty Thursday.
Calling for a clean and sustainable economy, tribes said any further pipeline or rail development for Canadian tar sands puts indigenous territories and waterways at serious risk to toxic spills. In the Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Expansion, tribes also said development “will unquestionably fuel catastrophic climate change.”...
https://thinkprogress.org/tribes-join-forces-against-tar-sands-15955ea90f72#.whuid4y55
https://thinkprogress.org/tribes-join-forces-against-tar-sands-15955ea90f72#.whuid4y55
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