News and Analysis
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Environmental groups demand an end to B.C. government – Science World partnership on LNG
The Wilderness Committee, the Council of Canadians, allied environmental groups and concerned citizens have signed on to an open letter ...
Council of Canadians calls on BC and Science World to end LNG promotional seminars
Science World at Telus World of Science, Vancouver.
The Council of Canadians, the Wilderness Committee, allied environmental groups ...
Fredericton chapter welcomes fracking legislation
New Brunswick premier Brian Gallant has introduced legislation for a provincial moratorium on fracking.
The Globe and Mail reports, "Mark ...
Communities 3, Fracking Industry 0 – Quebec, New York and New Brunswick say ‘no’ to fracking!
Communities are celebrating three victories against fracking this week. Quebec, New York and New Brunswick all rejected fracking after years ...
Kavanagh calls for provincial hearings on CETA in Newfoundland & Labrador
Council of Canadians St. John's chapter activist Ken Kavanagh is calling for public hearings on the Canada-European Union 'free trade' ...
Right to Water Gets Major Boost in a Historic Judgement by the Mumbai High Court
Struggle for access to water by slum dwellers got a major boost in India with the judgement on December 15th ...
Premier Davis should hold public hearings before deciding on CETA support
Ottawa —The Council of Canadians says that Newfoundland & Labrador Premier Paul Davis should commit to holding public hearings in ...
CETA, Energy East and LNG implications with Repsol purchase of Talisman
Spain's Repsol SA has just bought Calgary-based Talisman Energy Inc., the fifth largest oil and gas producer in Canada, for ...
TransCanada bird study “either incompetence or intellectual fraud”
In an article in today’s Le Devoir newspaper, a bird biologist makes a scathing assessment of TransCanada’s impact assessment ...
Fracking companies ride roughshod over Ann Craft’s rights
Both the provincial government and companies have failed Alberta resident Ann Craft in two separate incidents involving fracking and ...
Barlow denounces CETA for promoting mining injustice
The Canada-European Union 'free trade' agreement will likely mean more environmentally-unsustainable mining, freshwater destruction and violations of Indigenous title rights ...
Newfoundland & Labrador premier threatens to withdraw support for CETA
There is a new tension in finalizing the Canada-European Union 'free trade' agreement.
The Globe and Mail reports, "Newfoundland is ...
