Fort McMurray Today: Oilsands pipelines to the U.S. blasted

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The president of a national union was "shocked" and "dismayed" this morning to learn of the federal government's approval of two pipelines via a phone call from Today.

A further twist shortly after that phone call revealed the National Energy Board had also not been informed of the government's decision. That board gives final approval for pipeline applications.

These applications, according to Dave Coles, president of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, were not supposed to have been approved before considering a request from the federal natural resources standing committee. CEP has a formal petition before cabinet asking that the pipelines not be approved.

A press release issued by Enbridge Tuesday lauding the decision is what prompted the call to CEP, a known opponent of the pipelines, citing the need for better Canadian energy security.

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http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/Local%20News/401055.html

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Our only hope is the court now.

Imperial Oil loses bid to get Kearl water permit reinstated

Imperial Oil Ltd.'s attempts to get a water licence reinstated for its $8-billion Kearl oilsands project hit a snag Wednesday when a federal judge dismissed the company's request.

In a decision filed in Ottawa, Federal Court Judge Douglas Campbell upheld an earlier decision to pull the water licence for the proposed development.

The permit was revoked earlier this year after another court ruled the environmental assessment on the project was incomplete.

The environmental group Ecojustice had challenged the assessment.

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/05/14/imperialkearl.html