Elizabeth McSheffrey
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News, Energy
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October 6th 2016
After dumping more than 200,000 litres of chemicals into the North Saskatchewan River, Husky Energy has reimbursed the James Smith Cree Nation for clean up efforts.
The first-of-its-kind industry-wide deal will cap international aviation emissions at 2020 levels and mandate that member states offset growth in emissions by investing in environmental initiatives.
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says free, prior and informed indigenous consent means the right to say yes or no to resource projects.
Her government may not have the legal power to stop Ottawa from imposing its climate plan, but it’s warning the Trudeau government against pressing ahead without having the provinces on side.
The broadsides on articles linking the Koch brothers to Canada might have had another purpose: to direct prying eyes away from their company’s history in this country.
What brain trust would appoint a downtown Calgary oil and gas lawyer to judge the credibility of young homeless Indigenous women such as the complainant in this case? I’m still scratching my head.
