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Lawsuits pile up as Kinder Morgan opponents prepare next pipeline battleground in the courts

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While the provincial and federal governments may have announced their support for Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline, opponents are continuing to strengthen their fight against the project in court.

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Thousands pledge to fight Kinder Morgan in the streets

December 12, 2016
| Following Justin Trudeau's approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, thousands of people have pledged to do whatever it takes to stop the project.
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Why the Trudeau government must restore the Navigable Waters Protection Act
By
Emma Lui
| December 9, 2016

This morning I presented to the Standing Committee on Transport, Communities and Infrastructure via video conference at their last meeting to review the Navigation Protection Act (NPA), formerly the Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA).

This is the act that was gutted by the former Harper government, leaving only 97 lakes, 62 rivers and 3 oceans protected under the act. The Trudeau government has committed to review environmental and freshwater legislation including the NPA, the Fisheries Act and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.

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Kinder Morgan approval stirs feelings of betrayal in Canadians who voted for Trudeau

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Cynicism is part and parcel of the Liberal strategy to get elected at any cost -- but the disconnect between rhetoric and action is impossible to maintain for any length of time.

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Pipeline puts Alberta's Notley offside with other NDPers
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Karl Nerenberg
| November 30, 2016

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Late Tuesday afternoon, Prime Minister Trudeau and his government gave the green light to a pipeline that would carry heavy-oil through the most densely populated part of Western Canada.

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Trudeau's Kinder Morgan approval final, cynical betrayal to Canadians who voted for real change
By
Michael Stewart
| November 29, 2016

As expected, Justin Trudeau defied the popular will of Canadians, scientists, environmental groups, municipalities, the province of B.C. and the sovereignty of First Nations by approving the embattled Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline.

The pipeline will run from Edmonton to Burnaby, B.C. carrying 895,000 barrels of diluted bitumen per day to oversea markets. It's owned by Kinder Morgan, a Texas-based corporation with a well-earned reputation for arrogance and cost-cutting. Since Kinder Morgan purchased Trans Mountain in 2005, there have been four major spills along that route, including Burnaby itself in 2007. The president of Kinder Morgan Canada Ian Anderson said just last month that he wasn't "smart enough" to know if climate change was real.

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Kinder Morgan can't buy social license with ad blitz, but it's doing its darnedest
By
Robert Hackett
| November 29, 2016

Any metro Vancouver resident watching TV, checking websites, or browsing the local weekly in recent months could hardly avoid the multi-media barrage from extractivist corporate entities.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers' "EnergyCitizens", B.C. LNG, and Kinder Morgan know how to massage one-sided and misleading messages, without actually lying. They have public relations budgets that no environmental group can match and the expertise to make their pitches within narrowly defined advertising standards policies.

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Opposing the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion

November 29, 2016
| Justin Trudeau will soon announce his decision on Kinder Morgan’s plans to expand its Trans Mountain pipeline, and ship almost 900,000 barrels of oil per day down to Burrard Inlet in Vancouver.
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If 'Canada is back' on climate change, Trudeau should steer clear of Trans Mountain pipeline
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Seble Samuel
| May 26, 2016

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We live in a world where words are big. They hold inside them promises, ideals and expectations. The big climate words of the year came from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau proclaiming Canada "is back" on climate change.

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Despite widespread resistance, NEB recommends Kinder Morgan pipeline for approval

Rueben George about to talk to media about the NEB recommendation.

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The National Energy Board (NEB) has recommended the approval of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, despite widespread opposition amongst affected communities and First Nations.

The report contains 157 conditions, including expanded marine oil spill response, detailed carbon offset plans and holding $1.1 billion in liability insurance.

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