Michael Toledano
How Canada's First Nations Might Halt the Development of the Tar Sands
The constitutionally protected rights of indigenous people to hunt, fish, trap, and be consulted when new developments are being built are under attack. Following extreme deregulation to quickly develop Canada's oil-rich tar sands, indigenous rights...
Indigenous Lawsuits Could Paralyze Canada's Tar Sands
This wave of litigation responds to Canada’s new regulatory climate, in which energy projects no longer require environmental assessments.
Rob Ford Isn’t Worried about a Cracked Pipe Called Line 9
Enbridge's notoriously cracked Line 9 pipeline runs close to many homes, bodies of water, and subways in Ontario, prompting many citizens, councillors, and activists to demand closer inspection and transparency in its operation. Now, a local group is...
Toxic Air Is Forcing Canadians to Abandon Their Homes
Albertans have been experiencing a litany of terrifying health problems due to the emissions of heavy oil operations near Peace River.
Can a Big Oil-Funded Regulator Fix Peace River, Alberta's Toxic Air Problem?
After residents of the rural Reno and Three Creeks communities testified before the big-oil funded Alberta Energy Regulator that they have been experiencing a litany of terrifying health problems due to emissions from the oil operations near their...
Free Subliminal Ads? Corporations Get to Tell Kids What They Should Learn
Oil sands companies and tech giants can have a say in what kids learn in Alberta, Canada schools.
Alberta’s Corporate Curriculum: Reading, Writing, and Bitumen
In Alberta's Ministry of Education's sweeping new rewrite of public school curriculum, the Ministry has included oil sands operators, tech giants, and textbook publishers among their key stakeholders, claiming their involvement will benefit children...
Line 9’s Approval Puts Millions of People at Risk
It seems illogical to use the most populated stretch of Canada as a transport corridor for toxic and highly volatile fuels, but the National Energy Board of Canada has approved Enbridge’s request to do just that by authorizing the company to flow tar...
We Interviewed Dr. John O’Connor, One of the First Tar Sands Whistleblowers
Dr. John O'Connor is a Fort McMuarry physician who first spoke out about the potential impact of tar sands on the public back in 2006. Soon after that, he was accused of misconduct by Health Canada and his medical licence was in jeopardy. We...
Albertans Are Abandoning Their Homes Due to Toxic Air
Residents of several Alberta towns say they have been experiencing horrifying health problems as a result of living near oil fields, and they want the government and oil companies to own up to it. Now they're facing harsh resistance from industry...
Enbridge's Line 9 is Cracked All Over
Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline has thousands of “crack-like features.” In the coming months, hundreds of sections of the pipe will be dug up for inspection in Ontario and Quebec in a massive sweep of Enbridge “integrity digs.” If Enbridge deems it...
Will the Northern Gateway Pipeline Push Through Unsurrendered First Nations Land in BC?
A few weeks ago the National Energy Board of Canada conditionally approved Enbridge’s plan to build twin pipelines called the Northern Gateway in northern Alberta and B.C. It was a grotesquely unpopular decision, with environmental concerns so...