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Industry, governments discuss conditions for oil sands water release – Financial Post

16/12/13 Oil sands producers are talking with the federal and Alberta governments about conditions under which water from the industry’s tailings ponds could be released into the environment. Officials say…

Balancing indigenous rights, energy plans – StarPhoenix

DECEMBER 16, 2013 Whether the issue is of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline in British Columbia or shale gas extraction in New Brunswick, First Nations are asserting a more active…

NWT plans to borrow millions for massive power expansion – The Globe and Mail

Dec. 16 2013 The Northwest Territories is planning a sweeping expansion of its electrical grid, with hopes of unlocking new mining projects and lowering power bills in remote communities. As…

British Columbia First Nation vows to take Taseko (T.TKO) project to court – Stockhouse

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. _ The First Nations fighting a proposed gold and copper mine in the British Columbia Interior say it’s a disgrace that the provincial mines minister is pressuring…

Canada’s Indigenous First Nations Threaten $600 Billion in Energy Deals – OilPrice.com Canada’s Indigenous First Nations Threaten $600 Billion in Energy Deals – OilPrice.com

12 December 2013 Canada’s aboriginal “First Nations” have unexpectedly emerged as a potential force threatening to derail the plans of Canadian Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s plans to turn western…

Is the Northern Gateway truce ‘much ado about nothing’? – Alberta Oil Magazine

Why Clark and Redford’s truce on the Northern Gateway makes for interesting political theater, but nothing else December 11, 2013 A month before the 2013 British Columbian election that returned Christy…

BC First Nations eye LNG equity stakes – The Globe and Mail

Dec. 11 2013 First Nations leaders in British Columbia are seeking multibillion-dollar loan guarantees from the federal government to enable them to take ownership stakes in various liquefied natural gas…

Letter: Community benefits from hunting in far North – Kelowna Capital News

To the editor: “Dead Polar Bear Picture Fires Up Arctic Storm” It was so disappointing to read this headline regarding the posting on Twitter of a dead polar bear by…

The 10 Most Overused Buzzwords on LinkedIn (Infographic) – Reuters

For the fourth year in a row, LinkedIn has released a list of the top 10 overused buzzwords in its members’ profiles. We’ve changed a lot in a year, apparently. While…

Canada’s housing market most overvalued in the world, Deutsche Bank says – The Globe & Mail

Property market overvalued Canada is home to the world’s most overvalued housing market, Deutsche Bank says in a new study that suggests overvaluation to the tune of 60 per cent.…

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