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Environmentalists say Alberta government keeping them out of oilsands hearing

2013-09-05 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Canadian Press: Alberta environmentalists argued in court Thursday that the provincial government is keeping them out of hearings on a proposed oilsands development at least partly because of their concerns about the industry. The accusation emerged in court documents filed in support of the Oilsands Environmental Coalition's bid to have a judge overturn a decision by Alberta Environment's northern region director denying the coalition the chance to present its concerns in hearings on a proposal by Southern Pacific...

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Environmentalists say Keystone fails Obamas test

2013-08-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

FuelFix: Environmentalists on Thursday asserted that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline fails President Barack Obama`s test for approval, because it would exacerbate global warming. The project is the "linchpin" to unlocking the development of Alberta, Canada`s oil sands using particularly energy intensive techniques, according to a report issues by the Sierra Club, Environment America and other groups. "The Keystone XL presidential permit decision is so important precisely because it has critical implications...

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Is the NSA surveillance program really about spying on environmentalists?

2013-08-26 18:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: At the Guardian, Nafeez Ahmed, executive director of the Institute for Policy Research & Development, has an idea about what might be driving the massive expansion of the NSAs domestic surveillance program that weve learned so much about lately. Its not concerns about religious fundamentalists who hate America. Instead, he suggests, the government is worried about environmental activism: But why have Western security agencies developed such an unprecedented capacity to spy on their own domestic...

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Australia: Environmentalists gear up for legal fights after $40bn gas hub declared illegal

2013-08-19 11:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Environmental groups are gearing up for a succession of legal battles over developments after the Western Australian supreme court ruled the environmental approval of a $40bn gas hub was illegal. WA chief justice Wayne Martin decided that the proposed facility at James Price Point in the Kimberley should not have been approved due to an invalid environmental approval process. The judgment is a further embarrassing blow to WA premier Colin Barnett, who has enthusiastically backed the onshore...

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