[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - January 29, 2015
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Energy East could leak 2.6 million litres per day undetected
The Canadian Press is reporting that an independent study of the Energy East pipeline indicates that leaks as large as 2.6 million litres per day could go undetected. The study was commissioned by the MRC d’Autray- a municipal government in Quebec that will be crossed by TransCanada’s proposed pipeline.... The SCADA leak detection system used by TransCanada cannot detect leaks less than 1.5% of daily volume. Energy East would be the largest pipeline in North America with a daily volume of 170 million litres- nearly all of which would be destined for export.
Barlow says layoffs at Tim Hortons part of #HarpersRecord
Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow has tweeted this editorial cartoon given the news of layoffs at Tim Hortons.
NWT chapter presents "Stephen Harper: The Musical" on February 14
The Council of Canadians Northwest Territories chapter will be presenting "Stephen Harper: The Musical, How to Survive and Thrive in the Dying Days of the Empire of Oil" in Yellowknife on February 14.
Premiers need to see climate change as the elephant in the room
Folks in Ottawa: Join us this Friday at 12 pm outside the Delta Hotel (101 Lyon Street North between Queen and Albert streets) to push the premiers on this point.
Northwest Territories chapter calls for fracking moratorium
CBC reports, "An N.W.T. group opposed to hydraulic fracturing is rallying support for a moratorium in the territory until all of the controversial practice's potential impacts are reviewed. Fracking Action North, a coalition of residents affiliated with the N.W.T. Chapter of the Council of Canadians, Ecology North, and Alternatives North, is asking for people to sign a petition supporting a moratorium and comprehensive review under the territory's Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act."
Campbell River chapter to organize public forum against Discovery LNG export terminal
The Council of Canadians Campbell River chapter and Timberline Earth Club will be hosting a public forum on LNG development and fracking on February 11. The speakers at the forum will be Vancouver-based Council of Canadians organizer Leila Darwish and Dr. Eoin Finn.
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