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Obama Administration bows to pressure, delays tar sands pipelineIn what can only be described as a major victory for green activists, the Obama Administration has announced it will delay a decision on TransCanada's controversial Keystone XL pipeline for 12-18 months.
"A done deal has come spectacularly undone. The American people spoke loudly and today the President responded, at least in part,"
- Bill McKibben, one of the major organizers of the fight against the pipeline. |
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Obama Administration bows to pressure, delays tar sands pipelineIn what can only be described as a major victory for green activists, the Obama Administration has announced it will delay a decision on TransCanada's controversial Keystone XL pipeline for 12-18 months. |
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Possible drug candidate to cure brain, other cancers found
Source: Globe and Mail, Mon May 16, 2011 |
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Cannabis electric car to be made in CanadaAn electric car made of hemp is being developed by a group of Canadian companies in collaboration with an Alberta Crown corporation. |
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Fortune 500 Companies Flex Market Muscle, Reject Tar SandsMajor US corporations are adding market pressure to the growing wave of opposition against tar sands expansion, giving tar sands producers a fresh reason to consider the consequences of their poor environmental street cred. |
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Canada’s boreal forest primed to be world’s best-protected ecosystemCanada’s boreal forest is on track to become the world’s best-protected ecosystem, says paper slated to be presented this week at an international conference on conversation issues. |
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From tree to green, urban forest plan takes rootEdmonton's urban forest could sprout a slightly different look under the city's first management plan expected by the end of the year. |
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Squirrel is surprise star of holiday photoThe couple had set the timer on their camera while posing at a lakeside in a national park in Canada. |
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Off the wall: The astonishing 3D murals painted on the sides of buildings by a trompe l’oeil artisAt first glance, it looks as if some natural disaster has shaken away the walls of these buildings to reveal architecture hidden for thousands of years. |
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Harper Government Launches $1-Billion Clean Energy Fund, Invests in New Technology, Creates JobsCanada will further demonstrate its leadership in the development and advancement of clean energy technologies thanks to the launch of the $1-billion Clean Energy Fund, announced today by the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, during an address to the University of Alberta. |
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Local boy, Ont. teen, link up to create safe water chains around worldEdmondton, Alberta, Canada - It was a crucial meeting to discuss helping the 1.1 billion people on Earth who don't have clean drinking water. |
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