PLANET IN PERIL

NATIONAL OBSERVER Canada’s late biennial climate change accountability report came out this morning, projecting increases in greenhouse gas emissions. More here.

NATIONAL OBSERVER TransCanada Corp put “substandard materials” in an Alberta natural gas pipeline that blew up in 2013, Canada’s pipeline regulator said, as it finally responded to a four-year old warning from a whistleblower with a new industry-wide safety order . Story here.

NATIONAL OBSERVER Dust blown away from stockpiles left over after oil sands upgrading is very likely a key source of a cancer-linked pollutant commonly found in the northern Alberta region, concludes a new peer-reviewed study.  Story here.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL The Alberta government’s attempt to balance competing interests in the oilsands region has failed to protect aboriginal rights, lands and health from industrial development, says an unreleased report . More here.

CBC News Proposed crude oil pipeline would also cut through 69 municipalities in the province. Details here.

CommonDreams As pipeline approval process faces overhaul, new federal audit shows "systemic" failings within Canada's National Energy Board. More here.

National Observer Pipe stored on a railway siding in Manitoba. PinP photo. British Columbia has put its foot down on Kinder Morgan’s controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion . More here.

on Earth - NRDC Meadowlark  PinP  photo. North Dakota’s oil and gas boom is scaring away grassland birds. More here.

The Nation The current text doesn’t even mention “fossil fuels” and lacks strong language on human rights. More here.

NATIONAL OBSERVER Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced today that she is imposing a limit on oil sands emissions and phasing out all coal power usage in her province by 2030 in a major push to curb greenhouse gas emissions.  STORY HERE.

NATIONAL OBSERVER Green Party leader Elizabeth May denounced National Energy Board (NEB) reviews of both the Energy East and Trans Mountain Pipeline proposals as frauds – and warned that Justin Trudeau faces a legal mess.   Story here.

BloombergBusiness Canada plans to formally ban oil tanker traffic on the northern coast of British Columbia, adding another hurdle to Enbridge Inc.’s Northern Gateway pipeline proposal. Story here.

CommonDreams Decision is 'the beginning of the end of Chevron's abusive and obstructionist litigation strategy,' says Ecuadorian activist. Story here.

CommonDreams Coast Guard said up to 250,000 gallons of refining byproduct may have spilled into waterway. Story here.

NATIONAL OBSERVER The United States has its Clean Power Plan. Canada has the tar sands. Story here.

thump The Nexen pipeline that spurted 5 million liters of thick, black bitumen emulsion into the northern Alberta wilderness could have been leaking for two weeks before it was discovered. Story here.

Common Dreams Rupture near Fort McMurray may be one of province's largest. Story here.

inside climate news Tar sands' carbon emissions will continue to rise, but the province's new government signals a change in direction. Story here.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL Rainbow Lava - Canadian tar sands.  Tailings contain a host of toxins including bitumen, naphthenic acids, cyanide, phenols and metals such as arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead and zinc. Photo Credit - Beautiful Destruction. Alberta’s oil sands producers have suffered another hit to their reputation, as a group of prominent scientists and academics called for a moratorium on further development due to environmental concerns. Story here.

Common Dreams Evidence of struggling tar sands sector suggests opportunity to slow the rate of growth 'significantly.’ Story here.