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Canadas Trudeau Orders Tanker Ban on B.C. North Coast
2015-11-14 07:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Canadas new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today instructed his incoming cabinet members to work together to formalize a moratorium on crude oil tanker traffic on British Columbias north coast. In mandate letters to Transport Minister Marc Garneau and Hunter Tootoo, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard made public Friday, Trudeau says he expects the ministers to formalize the moratorium as a top priority. Environmentalists say the ban ends Enbridges Northern Gateway pipeline...
Transition Alberta off oil sands, climate thinkers urge Trudeau
2015-11-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Observer: Alberta and its oil sands needs to be the focus of the Trudeau government's climate action if it is serious about helping limit dangerous planetary warming to two degrees this century, warned a national group of environmental thinkers. Climate Action Network Canada held a national media press conference Monday to give its recommendations to the federal government in advance of the Paris UN climate treaty talks, Nov.30 to Dec.11. Their toughest advice was focused on Alberta's crown energy jewel....
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Keystone XL Rejection: Indigenous Resistance Exults, Trudeau Disappointed
2015-11-08 11:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indian Country: Indigenous activists and environmentalists hailed President Barack Obamas rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday November 6, calling it a victory for Mother Earth and a step toward shutting down the Alberta oil sands entirely. In the fight against Keystone XL our efforts as indigenous peoples, whether Lakota, Dakota, Assiniboine, Ponca, Cree, Dene or other, has always been in the defense of Mother Earth and the sacredness of the water, said Tom Goldtooth, head of the Indigenous Environmental...
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French envoy says Trudeau will push others on climate at Paris talks
2015-11-07 03:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: The Trudeau governments pro-environment stance will inspire other reluctant countries to sign on to an ambitious agreement at the upcoming Paris climate change conference, Frances ambassador said Friday. Nicolas Chapuis said that even though its still early days, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has indicated he will play an influential role. Hes going to come with something. We expect it will rally those who are still not totally comfortable with the agreement, Chapuis told The Canadian...
Canada's Trudeau Expresses Disappointment In U.S. Decision On Keystone XL
2015-11-06 22:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Canadian Company TransCanada took a blow Friday when President Obama announced he was rejecting its request to build the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline would have helped transport hundreds of thousands of barrels of Canadian tar sands oil from Alberta to U.S. refineries. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed disappointment.
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