A prominent Indigenous leaders’ group has urged First Nations to not buy into the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, saying the project poses significant financial risks and could become the “modern-day economic version of a smallpox blanket.”
Tag: Oil and Gas
Court rules to cancel energy lease on land sacred to tribes
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Attorneys for a Louisiana oil and gas company have asked a federal judge to reinstate a drilling lease it held on land considered sacred to Native American tribes in the U.S. and Canada.
Tensions rise after RCMP clear road of protesters as B.C. pipeline conflict continues
HOUSTON, B.C. — The access road that has been blockaded by First Nations protesters since Sunday has been cleared by the RCMP and can now be used to bring water and other supplies to more than 500 pipeline workers, Coastal GasLink says.
Wet’suwet’en members prepare for winter, plan to stay until Coastal GasLink work halted permanently
CGL's plans threaten sacred headwaters, says Wet'suwet'en spokesperson at access road checkpoint
Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs Evict Coastal GasLink from Territory
Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs representing all five clans of the Wet’suwet’en Nation have issued an eviction notice to the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline company.
Enbridge Reaches Agreement with Shippers to Place the Line 3 Replacement Pipeline into Service in Canada
Enbridge reaches agreement with shippers to place the Canadian portion of the Line 3 replacement pipeline into service by the end of 2019.