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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 22h
Danielle Smith orders Edmonton City Council to drop its infill housing policy albertapolitics.substack.com/p/danielle-s...
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Danielle Smith orders Edmonton City Council to drop its infill housing policy
Respect for local democracy? Forget about it! This isn’t a request from Alberta’s premier; it’s an order!
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
But, but… offering Alberta’s water to Americans is “ridiculous.” Offering it to massive, U.S.-owned AI data centres? Apparently that’s different. 🤔 #ABPoli
Meme-style four-panel graphic featuring Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The top-left panel shows Smith with a serious expression beneath the label “Danielle Smith.” The top-right panel reads, “OFFERING ALBERTA’S WATER TO AMERICANS.” The bottom-left panel shows Smith smiling and raising one hand. The bottom-right panel reads, “OFFER ALBERTA’S WATER TO AI DATA CENTRES.” The contrasting facial expressions and repeated wording create a satirical comparison between Smith calling the reported offer of Alberta water to Americans ridiculous and concerns about water being made available for AI data centres.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
📣 Today we are #TogetherAgainstMisinformation❗ I want to focus on hateful & stigmatizing lies about immigration. ZERO evidence that immigrants increase crime (on the contrary!). What lie do you wish would die❓ Go science. Go evidence. Go compassion! cc @scienceupfirst.bsky.social
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Ontario Greens @ontariogreens.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Doug Ford is ripping out bike lanes in Toronto starting next week. This will make our street less safe, add pollution to our cities and make congestion worse, not better. Join the thousands of people fighting to reverse Doug Ford's bike lane ban: gpo.ca/bikelanes
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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Bueller? Ferris Bueller's Day Off Scene
ALT: Bueller? Ferris Bueller's Day Off Scene
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The freedumb convoy are the Alberta separatists They are the traitors They were always traitors IMO, their convoy wasn't about wearing a mask or taking a vaccine, it was about bringing down the Trudeau government & they always worked with the Trump regime, IMO #ableg #abpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is calling out Smith’s claims she had no idea separatists were meeting with the US State Department… While pointing out they raised the alarm on this months ago. With receipts. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🇨🇦 Red Deer was packed with proud Canadians last night! It was incredible to see so many people energized and ready to stand up for our future in Canada. If you requested a mail-in ballot, be sure to send it back as soon as possible. Advance voting runs Oct. 13-17, and Election Day is Oct. 19.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Impeach his ass 👇
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Lawrence Herzog 🇨🇦 @lawherz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Lies and weasel words. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is deliberately obtuse because she wants to wait until she sees the results so she can twist and bend them to her will. A woman with zero integrity, zero courage and zero respect for democracy and good governance. #abpoli
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Alberta premier unclear when asked to define threshold for questions 1 to 9 on referendum ballot | CBC News
On Thursday, CBC News asked Premier Danielle Smith to define what she considers a strong mandate and what the thresholds will be for taking action on each question.
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
All lanes are Alberta provincial government lanes
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In the #HoC for Friday #QP. Mendès in the Big Chair. Garnet Genuis led off, decrying this morning’s bad job numbers, using apocalyptic terms. Turnbull reminded him we are in a trade war and they have cut taxes.
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hodgson pledges oil and gas at ‘heart’ of economic strategy as national electrification stalls www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/08/n...
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Hodgson pledges oil and gas at ‘heart’ of economic strategy as national electrification stalls
While Canada's energy minister pitches natural resources as central to a "recalibration" of economic risk, new Canadian Climate Institute figures show the country slipping further from its emissions g...
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 09/10/2026
The UCP wants you to get bogged down on the policy debates around infill. Don't be fooled. Their intrusion into local democracy reveals something far more troubling to folks across the political spectrum. drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/this-isnt-...
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This isn’t about infill
The UCP government’s intrusion into municipal authority raises much deeper concerns
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Maryanne W @uptownone.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The good doctor would approve of this bench in this place with this sentiment.
Marker on a bench to a great man Memorial bench in a park with a bike parked behind it
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Awww, what a shame. globalnews.ca/news/1209127...
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U.S. lenders sue Jeff Rath for $112M, allege he concealed First Nation firing | Globalnews.ca
Two American litigation funders allege the Alberta separatist leader misled them into financing First Nations lawsuits even after his firm had been fired.
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MacScot🇨🇦 @mlm7.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Say no to the Nine
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Reports of US meddling a ‘very serious matter’: defence minister www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/07/n...
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Reports of US meddling a ‘very serious matter’: defence minister
Leaders of Alberta’s separatist movement are reported to have discussed exchanging Alberta’s natural resources for US support of their cause. Minister of Defence David McGuinty says his government fin...
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
It’s no surprise that the Most Hated Man on Earth thinks Canada should be busted up and sold for scrap albertapolitics.substack.com/p/its-no-sur...
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It’s no surprise that the Most Hated Man on Earth thinks Canada should be busted up and sold for scrap
Still, it’s helpful to know that someone as widely despised by normal humans as Elon Musk thinks ill of Confederation
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Data versus Democracy www.nationalobserver.com/special-repo...
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Data versus Democracy
Gargantuan data centres are popping up across Canada, bulldozing local planning and environmental protections — while the artificial intelligence they enable is causing chaos in the information sphere...
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Joly threatens ‘full force of the law’ over Cleveland-Cliffs’ Stelco job commitments www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/07/n...
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Joly threatens ‘full force of the law’ over Cleveland-Cliffs’ Stelco job commitments
Mélanie Joly told reporters that the chief executive of US-based Cleveland-Cliffs has supported steel tariffs and therefore cannot characterize the company's plan to lay off up to 500 workers due to t...
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Quebec election was yet another example of the flaws inherent in our first past the post system, one that rewards division and creates false majorities. Mark Carney should fix them. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/08/o...
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The Quebec election was yet another example of our electoral system’s flaws. Mark Carney should fix them
It was more than a decade ago when former prime minister Justin Trudeau promised to change Canada's electoral system. Mark Carney should finish the job.
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
All hail electrification. But let’s talk about the hard part www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/08/n...
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All hail electrification. But let’s talk about the hard part
The IEA and climate negotiators want to set a target for shifting the economy to run on electricity. Upfront costs are just one of the obstacles.
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Tariffs expose Canada's need for food independence www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/08/o...
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Tariffs expose Canada's need for food independence
Every dollar Ottawa puts into food capacity needs a matching commitment for the farmers, processors, truck drivers and community workers who turn it into food on a table.
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Quebec election was yet another example of our electoral system’s flaws. Mark Carney should fix them  www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/08/o...
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The Quebec election was yet another example of our electoral system’s flaws. Mark Carney should fix them
It was more than a decade ago when former prime minister Justin Trudeau promised to change Canada's electoral system. Mark Carney should finish the job.
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A Kelvin wave is moving toward BC’s coast. What could that mean for coastal communities? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/08/n...
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A Kelvin wave is moving toward BC’s coast. What could that mean for coastal communities?
The effects of this year’s “super El Niño” are beginning to reach Pacific coastlines, carried in part by an advancing Kelvin wave. Its arrival may be nearly imperceptible, but its impacts could ripple...
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is very bad and she should be removed from cabinet immediately. She probably should have been removed months ago.
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Toronto tenants fear eviction without compensation as Hydro One expands power infrastructure www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/08/n...
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Toronto tenants fear eviction without compensation as Hydro One expands power infrastructure
The tenants received notice saying they need to be out by the end of next month, but have not been offered compensation.
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Carney picks 'a very noisy year' as yardstick to beat for ocean noise www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/08/n...
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Carney picks 'a very noisy year' as yardstick to beat for ocean noise
There are only 76 whales left in the genetically distinct Southern Resident orca population. While a shortage of their main food source, chinook salmon, and pollutants have driven their decline, the u...
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Diane Marie 🇨🇦 @dianemarie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Danielle Smith says that she has to consult with Albertans about the federal expansion of MAID to include those suffering from an *incurable disease* having the capacity to make an advanced decision. When did Smith ever consult in any meaningful, sincere, good-faith manner? /2
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Musk says Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec should separate www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/07/n...
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Musk says Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec should separate
The celebrity investor's support for separatism follows revelations of deep ties between Republican operatives and Alberta separatists. Musk was a critical supporter of Donald Trump in the 2024 electi...
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Liberal MP calls for more safeguards in new bill to fast-track development projects Story by CBC/Radio-Canada
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
War Showed How to Respond to Canada's Housing Crisis via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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War Showed How to Respond to Canada’s Housing Crisis | The Tyee
Government once built plentiful homes fast. Today is different, but there’s plenty to learn from Wartime Housing Ltd.
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🇨🇦 YYC Albertans Deserve Better - Fire the UCP @vote4trudeau.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Canada: Love it or leave it.
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What Separatists Offered the US, and Smith's Strange Blinders via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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What Separatists Offered the US, and Smith’s Strange Blinders | The Tyee
Alberta’s premier claims top-secret clearance. How was she blindsided by latest bombshell news?
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s time to send Danielle Smith and the UCP a resounding message they’ll never forget: Yes to Canada! No to the Nine! albertapolitics.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
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It’s time to send Danielle Smith and the UCP a resounding message they’ll never forget: Yes to Canada! No to the Nine!
Guest post by Bradley Lafortune: In Alberta, we stand for fairness and we recognize it’s time for Alberta to turn the page on this divisive campaign
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Elephant in the room Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province. Behind the cross-border effort to sway Alberta’s secession vote The Globe and Mail
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
How to Engage Alberta, the Jilted Lover of Confederation via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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How to Engage Alberta, the Jilted Lover of Confederation | The Tyee
A couples therapy approach could help heal the divide.
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ottawa designates Alberta’s latest bitumen pipeline to the Salish Sea a project of national interest albertapolitics.substack.com/p/ottawa-des...
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Ottawa designates Alberta’s latest bitumen pipeline to the Salish Sea a project of national interest
Rest easy in the knowledge God’s in His fossil-fuelled Heaven and all’s right with the Petrosphere!
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Alberta Is Still My Home: Watching From Europe As The Province I Love Is Pulled Apart prairiesexposed.substack.com/p/alberta-is...
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Alberta Is Still My Home: Watching From Europe As The Province I Love Is Pulled Apart
A guest contribution from an Albertan living in Europe
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BC's Big, and Now Secret, Natural Gas Giveaway via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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BC’s Big, and Now Secret, Natural Gas Giveaway | The Tyee
Tax credits let companies pay little for resources. What do the parties say?
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Carney Fast-Tracks Oil Pipeline, Promises Environmental Protection via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...
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Carney Fast-Tracks Oil Pipeline, Promises Environmental Protection | The Tyee
Announcing funding to prepare BC for oil spills is ‘a warning sign all on its own,’ UBCIC women’s rep says.
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How to Engage Alberta, the Jilted Lover of Confederation via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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How to Engage Alberta, the Jilted Lover of Confederation | The Tyee
A couples therapy approach could help heal the divide.
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Carney's push for new pipeline hits flashpoints across Canada www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/01/n...
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Carney's push for new pipeline hits flashpoints across Canada
Mark Carney's decision to list the Pacific Link Pipeline as a 'project of national interest' is drawing concern from environmental, political and Indigenous groups.
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Who emboldened Canada’s white nationalists? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/30/o...
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Who emboldened Canada’s white nationalists?
The fact that about 30 masked men had the temerity to intrude on Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc land speaks to how emboldened this noxious group has become. It’s worth exploring how that happened.
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Offsetting for habitat loss almost never works. Ottawa wants more of it www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/01/n...
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Offsetting for habitat loss almost never works. Ottawa wants more of it
New policy proposed in Bill C-39 will allow developers to buy credits or pay fees to compensate for the habitats they destroy.
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BC Ferries Heads to $1.3-Billion Deal with US-Owned Fuel Supplier via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...
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BC Ferries Heads to $1.3-Billion Deal with US-Owned Fuel Supplier | The Tyee
Despite Eby’s ‘buy Canadian’ focus, a firm with MAGA connections is the likely contract winner.
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
DULF Wins Constitutional Challenge, Judge Applauds Their Work via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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DULF Wins Constitutional Challenge, Judge Applauds Their Work | The Tyee
Compassion club co-founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum will avoid prison and Canada told to update its drug laws.
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rnretiree.bsky.social @rnretiree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pump the Brakes on the West Coast Oil Pipeline, Washington Says via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Pump the Brakes on the West Coast Oil Pipeline, Washington Says | The Tyee
A letter obtained by The Tyee shows the state’s Ecology Department has serious concerns about spill risks and tanker traffic.
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