Tag: AFL in the News
The Mistake that Cost Norway Huge in Oil Wealth
/Spooked by ’80s recession, it sped up extraction of crude worth way more today. Eighth in a series. There was a time when it made good sense to convert hard […]
Read more »Enbridge, Gateway pipeline foe spar over impact
/CALGARY, Alberta, Sept 24 (Reuters) – A lawyer for Enbridge Inc said on Monday that a prominent economist opposed to its Northern Gateway oil pipeline to Canada’s West Coast is […]
Read more »Lougheed legacy brought into play at pipeline hearings
/The late Peter Lougheed’s enduring legacy in Alberta’s oil industry was evident Monday as the former Alberta premier was cited by both proponents and opponents of the contentious Northern Gateway […]
Read more »Enbridge, union square off over where Alberta bitumen should be upgraded
/EDMONTON – Comments made by the late Peter Lougheed hung over public hearings Monday about a pipeline that would ship bitumen from Alberta’s oilsands to Asian markets. Both sides in […]
Read more »Unions under attack as backbone of progressive causes
/The Left should remember what the Right has known for years How ironic that the Right seems more aware than the Left of the crucial importance of unions to progressive […]
Read more »Enbridge, union clash over bitumen pipeline project
/Bitumen pipeline placement Comments made by the late Peter Lougheed hung over public hearings Monday about a pipeline that would ship bitumen from Alberta’s oilsands to Asian markets. Both sides […]
Read more »Lougheed legacy cited by both sides in Northern Gateway pipeline debate
/EDMONTON – Both sides in the Northern Gateway pipeline debate claimed support from former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed during some testy moments at hearings into the proposed 525,000-barrel-a-day pipeline that […]
Read more »Northern Gateway Pipeline hearings continue in Edmonton
/Hearings dealing with the Northern Gateway Pipeline continued in Edmonton, Saturday, and for the first time backers of the project were given the chance to cross examine those opposing it. […]
Read more »The only sector where you can’t have a union is the only one with no health and safety rules? Explain, please…
/Literally everybody – and that includes Alberta Premier Alison Redford – knows that permitting an industry to “voluntarily” self-regulate the health and safety of its own workers amounts to a […]
Read more »Enbridge’s Northern Gateway benefits questioned at hearing
/The benefits to the oil industry of Enbridge Inc.’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline may be exaggerated and its costs to the economy and environment underestimated, hearings into the project heard […]
Read more »First nation’s lawyer questions benefits of pipeline
/The benefits to the oil industry of Enbridge Inc.’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline may be exaggerated and its costs to the economy and environment underestimated, hearings into the project have […]
Read more »Enbridge’s Northern Gateway benefits questioned at hearing
/The benefits to the oil industry of Enbridge Inc.’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline may be exaggerated and its costs to the economy and environment underestimated, hearings into the project heard […]
Read more »New farm safety rules ‘useless’
/New farm safety rules ‘useless’ Experts hit out at voluntary certifications A provincially funded research body says a leaked proposal for voluntary safety certification of Alberta’s agriculture industry won’t curb […]
Read more »Redford cuts Asia trip short as Peter Lougheed tributes pour in
EDMONTON — Premier Alison Redford is cutting short her trip to Asia and returning home as a result of the death Thursday of her friend and mentor, former Alberta Premier […]
Read more »Mountains of tributes pour in for Alberta premier Peter Lougheed
/An outpouring of love and respect has touched the hearts of Peter Lougheed’s family in the wake of his death Thursday at age 84. A simple bouquet of white roses […]
Read more »Lougheed’s death prompts Redford to cut short trade mission
/As accolades for former premier Peter Lougheed continued flooding in Friday, current Premier Alison Redford is cutting short her trade trip to Asia in honour of the Alberta icon who […]
Read more »Editorial: A calm, cool look at hotly contested Northern Gateway pipeline
/When Prime Minister Stephen Harper declared this summer the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline is “in the vital interest” of Canada, critics could be forgiven for suspecting the fix was in, […]
Read more »CLAC mulls leaving confederation
/The Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) will consider withdrawing from the world’s largest trade union confederation and joining another organization, when the union gathers this week for two separate […]
Read more »Northen Gateway Pipeline will raise the price of crude oil for Canadian refineries
Posted on September 10, 2012 by Mihaela Mardare — 1 Comment ↓ “Northern Gateway Hearings. The Alberta Federation of Labour says the Enbridge pipeline project will actually eliminate Canadian jobs” […]
Read more »Canadian price of crude oil would rise with the creation of Northern Gateway pipeline
/Listen to the first segment of Part 3 of CBC’s “As It Happens” for Tuesday, September 4th titled “Northern Gateway Hearings. The Alberta Federation of Labour says the Enbridge pipeline […]
Read more »The Get Out of Fail Free Card Mission
Explanation of why the creation of the Gateway pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat BC will raise the price of crude oil for Canadian refineries. Segment III titled, “Northern Gateway Hearings. […]
Read more »Projected Northern Gateway figures err on the side of caution
Exactly how much will Enbridge Inc.’s Northern Gateway pipeline benefit Canada? In a report submitted to the National Energy Board, Enbridge says $38-billion. But in a federal review panel hearing […]
Read more »Federal hearings resume on Enbridge oilsands pipeline
(Edmonton Journal; Sept. 4) – Enbridge will be grilled this week on its $6 billion Northern Gateway project as hearings enter the final phase where interveners can challenge the company’s […]
Read more »Enbridge challenged on pipeline benefits
/Forecasts are too rosy; critics claim Enbridge faced tough questions Wednesday on its predictions that more than $300 billion in economic benefits will flow from its proposed $6-billion pipeline to […]
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