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Joint Release: The Charges Against Imperial Oil are Necessary but Do Not Substitute for Reform of the Provincial Energy Regulator
After two years of tireless work by Indigenous communities, environmental organizations, and the public demanding governments hold Imperial Oil accountable for its egregious behaviour, the AER has finally laid charges against the company. It is a victory that Imperial Oil will have to face the courts for releasing millions of litres of toxic waste into […]
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Indigenous leaders say lack of oversight on tailings spills a danger to water rights – CBC
Jan 27, 2025 Report found only 3 per cent of Alberta spills investigated, spill recovery volumes overstated The chief of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation says new research on how the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) oversees oilsands spills puts weight behind a negligence lawsuit the First Nation has filed against the regulator. “We’ve always speculated […]
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The charges against Imperial Oil are necessary but do not substitute for reform of the provincial energy regulator
January 23, 2025 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE CANADA, ALBERTA BEYOND FOSSIL FUELS, ALBERTA WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION, CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, CANADIAN PARKS AND WILDERNESS SOCIETY NORTHERN ALBERTA, CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK CANADA – RÉSEAU ACTION CLIMAT, COUNCIL OF CANADIANS- EDMONTON CHAPTER, INDIGENOUS CLIMATE ACTION, KEEPERS OF THE WATER Joint Statement by Indigenous and environmental groups on […]
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Indigenous climate advocates say tailings spills study confirms what they already know – Alberta Native News
January 17, 2025 By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A recently released scientific study on the Alberta Energy Regulator’s (AER) poor monitoring of tailings spills merely confirms what Indigenous people have long known to be true, says the executive director of Indigenous Climate Action (ICA). Sherwood Park-based geologist Kevin Timoney’s report, published […]
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The Alberta Energy Regulator lays nine charges against Imperial Oil Resources Limited for release at Kearl Oil Sands Processing Plant
CALGARY, AB, January 17, 2025 – The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has laid nine charges in relation to an industrial wastewater release at Imperial Oil Resources Limited’s Kearl Oil Sands Processing Plant. The charges are related to a berm overflow of industrial wastewater that occurred at the Kearl plant that was reported to the AER on […]
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Alberta First Nation voices ‘grave concern’ over Kevin O’Leary’s proposed $70B AI data centre – CBC
Jan 16, 2025 Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation concerned about environmental impact of Wonder Valley An ambitious plan from celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary to build the “world’s largest” AI data centre in northern Alberta is facing opposition from a First Nation in the region. In December, O’Leary Ventures announced plans to build Wonder Valley, a $70-billion […]
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Native woman works to transform the way we approach power and policy: ‘It’s not consumed by money’ – TCD
January 13, 2025 “It is about time that we receive this level of investment into Indigenous leadership in climate policy and solutions.” After oil and gas companies contaminated her community with toxic waste, Eriel Tchekwie Deranger did not stay silent. The executive director and co-founder of Indigenous Climate Action is spearheading a movement to reimagine […]
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Cold Lake First Nations chief says he’s ready to defend the federal Impact Assessment Act in court – The Hamilton Spectator
Dec. 19, 2024 (ANNews) – The chief of Cold Lake First Nations says he plans to intervene in the provincial government’s court challenge of the federal Impact Assessment Act on the feds’ side. This comes after a group of Treaty 6 First Nations in northern Alberta wrote to federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven […]
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Alberta First Nation sues province over flood mitigation plans – CTV News
Dec. 18, 2024 The Siksika First Nation has launched a lawsuit against the provincial government over its plans to build a new dam and expand the Ghost Reservoir, a move the band says would impact its treaty rights on the Bow River. Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertips(opens […]
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Indigenous and environmental coalition hold media conference during oil sands conference – The Gateway Online
“The prestige of university researchers who collaborate with industry is appropriated by corporations to greenwash their operations,” U of A professor emerita says. On December 10 at 12:00 p.m., a coalition of Indigenous and environmental organizations held a media conference in response to the International Oil Sands Tailings Conference (IOSTC). The University of Alberta hosted […]
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