Tsilhqot’in vow to ‘stand ground’ against New Prosperity Mine at Taseko AGM

Behind doors closed even to media, Taseko Mines Ltd. boasted 2011 profits of $86.3 million Canadian [$83.1 million USD] at its annual general meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 1.

Pechanga.net | June 10, 2012 | 2:53 pm

Oilsands out of reach? Rejected aboriginal bid sparks backlash

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

Pechanga.net | March 17, 2012 | 8:05 pm

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

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.

Pechanga.net | February 19, 2012 | 11:02 am

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

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.

Pechanga.net | January 9, 2012 | 9:58 pm

POOR BEAR: Oglala Vice President confronts Obama on Tarsands

"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

Pechanga.net | October 28, 2011 | 5:23 am

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

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

Pechanga.net | October 18, 2011 | 3:03 am

Keystone XL: State Department denies bias towards oil industry

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

Pechanga.net | October 8, 2011 | 4:50 pm

Alberta Government to Study Health Downstream from Oil Sands

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

Pechanga.net | October 2, 2011 | 6:35 am

Nebraskan pipeline opponents defy eco-warrior stereotype

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

Pechanga.net | October 1, 2011 | 6:35 am