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Canadian Protesters Keep Shutting Down the Line Nine Oil Pipeline
Activists chained themselves to a valve in the name of Indigenous land claims before being arrested on Monday.
Three People Locked Themselves to a Canadian Pipeline and Shut It Down
For 40 years, Line 9 carried crude oil from east to west, but this year the National Energy Board gave Enbridge the green light to reverse the pipeline’s flow, sparking opposition.
Canadian Activists Show There’s a Very Easy (But Dangerous) Way to Shut Down Pipelines
Earlier this month, activists shut down Enbridge's controversial Line 9 not long after it was reversed to flow east to Montreal.
First Nation Leaders Say Tensions with the Canadian Authorities Are at a 25-Year High
Two and a half decades after the Oka land dispute in Quebec turned deadly, Indigenous leaders from coast to coast tell VICE it could easily happen again.
First Nation's Last Chance Appeal Against Line 9 Has Its Day in Ontario Court
The project, which the NEB approved with conditions in February and is now awaiting final approval.
Line 9 Pipeline Could Start Pumping Heavy Oil Soon Despite First Nations Court Challenge
"Canada has never consulted us on this project and it's their constitutional obligation to do so," says one First Nation councillor.
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police Report Said Anti-Oil Activists Were National Security Threats
We spoke to some environmental and aboriginal activists to see if they were worried about a coming crackdown.
Enbridge Bailed On Its Own Open House in Aamjiwnaang
But they still gave out some environmental Starter Emergency Kits that are really only useful if you get lost in the woods.
Activists Across Ontario Are Targeting Enbridge’s Associates
On Monday, activists delivered a blow to oil pipeline giant Enbridge by locking employees out of affiliated banks, political offices, and other businesses.
Quebec Is At the Forefront of Canada’s Petro-Economy Expansion
With pipelines stalled in BC and the US, Quebec is the last frontier—for now—in the fight to stop tar sands oil from being exported around the world.
This Canadian Artist Halted Pipeline Development by Copyrighting His Land as a Work of Art
Peter von Tiesenhausen has a novel approach to dealing with assholes from oil companies—he claims his land counts as copyrighted art and charges them $500 an hour to meet with them.
New Oil and Gas Pipelines Could Pose a Serious Threat to Canada’s North West
“This is not a feasible project. There’s too much opposition to it and we’re really not willing to risk our territories, our waters, for projects that aren’t even economically sound."