Topic: Western Canada

Energy Voices Oil by train runs out of track

Shipping oil by rail used to be the answer to tight pipeline capacity and cheap Canadian crude, Schaeffer writes, but the question now is: Has that train left the station?

Energy Voices Pipelines can't keep up with North American oil boom

The oil boom in North Dakota and Western Canada is overwhelming pipeline capacity, Graeber writes. Shipping more oil by rail could help ease the glut.

State Department has no major objections to Keystone XL pipeline

The Keystone XL pipeline cleared another hurdle towards approval late Friday as the US Department of State raised no major objections in its latest environmental review. The lengthy report says Canadian tar sands are likely to be developed, regardless of whether the US approves the Keystone XL pipeline.

Energy Voices Will trains derail the Keystone XL pipeline?

The Keystone XL pipeline could fall by the wayside given the increased interest in the transportation of crude oil via rail, Graeber writes. With more crude travelling on trains, will rail overtake Keystone XL and other pipelines as the preferred method of oil transport?

RFK Jr. arrested: Celebs, enviros arrested at Keystone pipeline protest

Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune also was arrested — the first time in the group's 120-year history that a club leader was arrested in an act of civil disobedience.

Keystone XL pipeline action coming in 'near term,' says Kerry

Keystone XL pipeline, a flashpoint in the debate over climate change, will receive a "fair and transparent" review from the US State Department, secretary of State John Kerry said Friday. Kerry said he hopes to make an announcement about the Keystone XL pipeline in the 'near term.'

Hawaii tsunami: Smaller waves than predicted after Canada quake

Hawaii tsunami: Initial tsunami waves are small. But Hawaii residents got a good test of tsunami preparedness in the wake of Saturday's magnitude 7.7 earthquake off Canada.

What is a 'blue moon' anyway?

August 31 will arrive with a blue moon, and it won't happen again for three years. What exactly is a blue moon? And where did it get its name?

Canada town hit by landslide; 4 thought missing

The landslide struck Thursday morning above the shores of Kootenay Lake, tearing through the tiny community of Johnsons Landing.

How to watch the transit of Venus without blinding yourself (+video)

The transit of Venus across the solar disk won't make it okay to stare into the sun. Here's how to watch this rare astronomical event safely. 

Keystone XL pipeline: TransCanada tries again

The Canadian firm has submitted new plans for a pipeline that is designed to avoid environmentally-sensitive acreage in Nebraska.

California ready to cut greenhouse gases. Next, doing it.

After five years, California has put in place rules to cut greenhouse-gas emissions statewide back to 1990 levels. But lingering effects of the recession have pushed implementation back a year to 2013.

Inside the Keystone pipeline: How much would it really help US consumers?

Politicians paint a rosy picture of lower gas prices and abundant supply, but Canadian firms behind the Keystone pipeline expect it to supply Gulf Coast export markets and raise Midwest oil prices.

Keystone pipeline rejected over politics, say Republicans

Obama says he rejected the Keystone pipeline because mandated deadlines would not allow proper a fair review, but Republicans are accusing him of putting politics ahead of sound policy.

Obama welcomes home troops from Iraq

In his Saturday radio address, President Obama said US troops returning from Iraq offer lessons about the nation's character. In their address, Republicans said troops are most concerned about finding a good job.

Government shutdown? Congress suddenly uniting to avert it.

Government shutdown looms because of the absence of spending legislation. But GOP, Democratic leaders are sounding bipartisan notes to resolve conflict over payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits and avert a government shutdown. 

Lunar eclipse will turn moon a fire red

Saturday's lunar eclipse promises to make the moon appear supersized and bright red for skywatchers in the Western United States and Canada. 

NASA satellite falls on Canada as space junk. No one hurt.

The 6-ton UARS satellite — the biggest piece of space debris to fall from the sky since Sky Lab in 1979 — fell back to Earth early Saturday morning. Debris is reported to have been found near Calgary, Canada.

Meatless Monday: Zucchini tomato goulash

This hearty goulash creates a lively side dish or vegetarian meal.

America's best (and most boring) neighbor: Canada

Canadians have much to be grateful for, including little attention from the US.

Dinosaur graveyard unearthed in Canada; could be world's largest

Dinosaur graveyard bonanza! Paleontologists have unearthed what could be the world's largest dinosaur graveyard, a vast Cretaceous bone bed consisting of fossils from a plant-eating horned dinosaur.

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

HBO’s World War II blockbuster ‘The Pacific,’ Norah Jones’s new tour, ‘Up in the Air’ on DVD, and more.

Greener travel? Japan tests pond scum as jet biofuel

The Monitor's View: A flood flows to the heart

Empathy and economics connect people near and far to the Midwest floods.