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Oilsands out of reach? Rejected aboriginal bid sparks backlash

Posted on March 17, 2012

Storm of criticism over its decision to reject a proposal for the first aboriginal-owned bitumen refinery in the oilsands.

Northern Wisconsin Chippewa tribes might use treaties to halt or slow proposed mine

Posted on February 19, 2012

Armed with its status as a sovereign nation and powerful treaties with the federal government, the Bad River Chippewa tribe has the legal muscle to do what Democratic opponents of an iron mine proposed for northern Wisconsin have so far been unable to do: halt or delay the project.

Navajo Nation President Receives $14 Million Royalty Check from Peabody Energy

Posted on January 9, 2012

The $14 million check was a welcome payment for mined coal on the Navajo Indian Reservation. Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly met with executives from Peabody Energy and accepted the check on behalf of the Navajo Nation.

POOR BEAR: Oglala Vice President confronts Obama on Tarsands

Posted on October 28, 2011

"stunned" by opposition in the U.S. to the Keystone XL oil… TAGS: article U.S. Congressmen Tour Oil Sands on Alberta’s Tab (Alberta) — Three U.S. congressmen toured the installations at the Athabasca Oil Sands on October 18 and came out gushing

Will Keystone XL Pipeline's oil be exported, or stay in U.S.

Posted on October 18, 2011

Keystone XL pipeline to a company with financial ties to the… TAGS: 10/8/2011 article Keystone pipeline: Why the oil sands conduit will get built (New York) — Jobs and energy prices will ultimately push the Obama administration to approve the

Keystone XL: State Department denies bias towards oil industry

Posted on October 8, 2011

year. He doesn't spend a lot of time… TAGS: 9/29/2011 article Alberta to probe aboriginal health near oilsands (Alberta) — The Alberta government has agreed to study the health of aboriginal people and their communities downstream from the

Alberta Government to Study Health Downstream from Oil Sands

Posted on October 2, 2011

with the government of Alberta over the next few years to study health in communities downstream from the oil sands

Nebraskan pipeline opponents defy eco-warrior stereotype

Posted on October 1, 2011

gas emissions, either, or pondering the fate of ducks that fly into the tailings ponds in Alberta's oilsands. Keystone XL Pipeline article MN activists call on Obama to stop Keystone XL pipeline (Minnesota) — The Twin Cities Tar Sands Action group

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