Apr 07, 2016 / Clean Economy / Climate Change
Clean Drinking Water: More Important than Dirty Oil
Like most Canadians, I’m so used to turning on the tap and taking a sip of water that I don’t even think about what…Read More
Mar 29, 2016 / Climate Change
How will a warming climate impact water in Canada?
At Environmental Defence, we work hard to safeguard Canada’s water as well as our shared climate. This World Water Week, we wanted to take…Read More
Jan 08, 2016 / Climate Change
TransCanada wants to build Energy East, the largest-ever proposed tar sands oil pipeline from Alberta all the way to Saint John, New Brunswick. As…Read More
Oct 27, 2015 / Clean Economy
Public opposition to pipelines helping to keep carbon in the ground
From protests against the KinderMorgan pipeline in B.C., to last spring’s massive Act on Climate march in Quebec City, to the diverse march for…Read More
Jul 28, 2015 / Clean Economy
The Massive Nexen Oil Spill and the Illusion of Safety
Last week, Canada had one of its largest oil spills ever. And this was from a brand-new, state–of-the-art pipeline owned by tar sands oil…Read More
Jul 02, 2015 / Clean Economy
TransCanada’s weak attempt to spin Canada’s inaction on climate isn’t fooling anyone
On the world stage, Canada is known as a climate laggard, not a climate leader. And oily spin from pipeline companies doesn’t change this….Read More
May 26, 2015 / Clean Economy
Time for the NEB to scrap the Energy East project application
Anyone who has ever filed their taxes knows that you have to have your paperwork finished before the deadline. But such rules don’t seem…Read More
Apr 22, 2015 / Clean Economy
Energy East would ship oil through Eastern Canada – not to it
TransCanada has spent millions on advertising, desperately trying to convince Canadians that Energy East is about getting oil from Western Canada to eastern Canadians….Read More
Feb 04, 2015 / Clean Economy
The beginning of the end for Keystone XL
On a sweltering hot day in July of 2013, President Obama made a historic speech on climate change at Georgetown University. Speaking to a…Read More
Nov 27, 2014 / Clean Economy
Closing the gate after the horse left the barn: TransCanada fires Edelman
Yesterday, TransCanada fired its PR firm – Edelman, two weeks after Edelman’s strategy document for TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline was leaked to the public. That document…Read More