‘We’re Under Assault’: Feds Quietly Approve Deepwater Oil Drilling Off Nova Scotia
While much of the country’s attention was focused on the rapidly escalating stand-off between Alberta...
Canada’s Offshore Petroleum Boards Under Fire for Conflict of Interest
Rumoured changes to the way the federal government makes decisions about offshore oil and gas...
How Oil Lobbyists Pressured Canada to Allow Drilling in a Marine Park
Sharks, sea turtles, corals, wolffish — the 1,200 kilometre Laurentian Channel off the southwest coast...
BP Wants to Drill Underwater Wells Twice the Depth of Deepwater Horizon in Canada
BP Canada plans to drill up to seven exploratory wells off the southeast coast of...
Industry Sways Feds to Allow Offshore Drilling in Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area
If an ocean valley becomes federally protected but seismic work and offshore drilling is allowed...
Inuit Fight to Protect Territory from Oil Industry’s Seismic Blasting
The Arctic’s Baffin Bay and Davis Strait region is home to seals, bowhead whales, polar...
Shell Gives Up Nearly 40-Year Fight for Expired Arctic Permits, Opening Up Conservation Area
Canadian conservation groups are celebrating the proposed creation of an Arctic marine conservation area in...
Nova Scotia to Repay ExxonMobil $100M in Royalty Return as Hospital Replacement Postponed
By James Hutt, Director of the Nova Scotia Health Coalition. As Nova Scotia is forcing...
