Canada Oilsand Lawsuit Launched

onJul 28, 2008 @ 09:55 PDT

A lawsuit against Canada’s oilsands has been launched by the Cree First Nations in Northern Alberta.

The lawsuit (pdf) pits the Beaver Lake Cree band against the governments of Canada and Alberta, asking the court to rule invalid the government authorization for thousands of petroleum projects on the band’s core territory.

The lawsuit is just the latest in a string of opposition to the massive oilsands projects. Last week, 11 Greenpeace activists were arrested after trying to block a pipeline dumping tailings waste into one of the giant toxic tailings lakes.

For more information on the Alberta Oilsands check out DeSmog’s “Top 10 Facts About the Alberta Oilsands” page.

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ByTJ Jordan and Maria Clara Parente

onJun 17, 2026 @ 12:13 PDT

As fishing communities fight back, Petrobras is going all out to control the narrative, a DeSmog investigation finds.

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Why We Can’t Have Nice Things Like a Real Sovereign Wealth Fund

ByMitch Anderson

onJun 16, 2026 @ 09:39 PDT

Carney’s “Canada Strong” fund exposes the nation’s resource kryptonite: leaving critical decisions to local governments captured by industry interests.