South Dakota Supreme Court Dismisses Keystone XL Appeal
South Dakota’s Supreme Court ruled that an appeal from opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline lacked jurisdiction, leaving the hurdle of state regulators’ approval unresolved. TransCanada awaits land easements and eyes a 2019 start. nearby Nebraska cases and Ponca land deeds add potential obstacles.
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Terry Cunha
Montana
South Dakota
Nebraska
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Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Yankton Sioux Tribe
Dakota Rural Action
South Dakota High Court
Public Utilities Commission
Cunha
Nebraska Public Service Commission
Art
Helen Tanderup
U.S
Oklahoma
Tanderup
Brad Jolly
Nebraska Supreme Court
Seaweed as livestock feed eyed by Canadian researchers
Canadian scientists at Lethbridge and Victoria study seaweed digestion by cow gut microbes with help from the University of Saskatchewan. They focus on Bacteroides uniformis NP1 to unlock seaweed energy and weigh practical hurdles for large scale use.
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Nature Communications
University of Saskatchewan
Wade Abbott
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Lethbridge Research and Development Centre
Abbott
University of Victoria
Alisdair Boraston
Scotland
Oil and gas workers still mainly old white males despite diversity gains
A PetroLMI study shows Canada's energy sector grew to almost 190000 jobs from 2006 to 2016 and became more diverse yet remains dominated by older white men. The share of workers 55 or older rose to 17 percent in 2016 from 10 percent in 2006, while under 25 fell to seven percent. Visible minorities rose to 13 percent, Indigenous people to 6.3 percent, and university grads to 26 percent.
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Notley calls two byelections for mid July
Premier Rachel Notley has scheduled byelections in Innisfail Sylvan Lake and Fort McMurray Conklin for July 12. Vacancies followed resignations by Don Macintyre and Brian Jean, with candidates Devin Dreeshen Nicole Mooney Abigail Douglass among those running.
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Innisfail Sylvan Lake
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Brian Jean
United Conservatives
Innisfail-Sylvan Lake
Devin Dreeshen
NDP
Nicole Mooney
Abigail Douglass
Alberta Party
Dreeshen
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