Pay the piper! B.C. Premier Christy Clark asks Alberta Premier Alison Redford for larger share of oil revenues in exchange for Pipeline crossing B.C.
“Pipe Dreams”: Alberta Premier says not a chance
Drones vs. Cranes
Over citizens’ protests, Britain installs rooftop missiles on residential buildings for Olympic security.
In other news, Texas moves to protect Crane nesting sites on Private land.
Enbridge CEO Pat Daniel: Blowing Smoke?
Multi-million dollar PR campaign for Northern Gateway Pipeline Project rings false after U.S. regulatory watchdog issues damning report warning of “pervasive systemic problems, mistakes and missteps”
Enbridge acted like “Keystone Cops” after disastrous Michigan pipeline rupture
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman blasts Enbridge for mishandling 840,000 gallon oil spill which caused $800 million in damages.
Raising livestock humanely: it’s all fine until the final chop!
“Summertime, and the livin’ is easy; come the Winter, we’ll be soup for the queasy.”
[Happy Canada Day.] Joe Canadian makes Citizen’s arrest of Stephen Harper for Destruction of the Environment
Harper Conservatives pass law expanding Citizen Arrest Powers. Harper Government’s gutting of environmental protection laws will cause serious harm to Canadian Environment
“Lonesome George”: Lonesome no more?
The last of his species: Giant Galapagos Tortoise, “Lonesome George”, dies at age 100.
Bad Fences make Bad Neighbours
US Republicans support Bill to build border fences through protected ecosystems and across key mammal migration routes.
Rio: +20, Earth: -20 [“Peter Can’t”]
Canada’s Environment Minister Peter Kent says the lack of solid commitments, timelines and numbers at Rio Earth Summit is a “good thing”.
Hung, Drawn and Cultured 