has applied to Canada’s National Energy Board to reverse its direction of flow, so that it can pipe Alberta oil to Montreal. The pipeline giant admits that among the possible uses of Line 9 is transport of “heavy oil,” a category that includes bitumen, the hazardous raw material extracted from tar sands.

Tar sands profiteers now face the prospect of declining demand and declining prices in theU.S., while plans to export the product to the west coast have run into a wall of popular opposition in British Colombia. The oil giants have responded with projects to ship their raw product east to Montreal and the Atlantic Coast for export.

This puts them and their government backers on a collision course with communities in Ontario and Quebec that could be victimsThe Champions League comebacks that 'may' give Arsenal hope

No side in the European Cup's 61-year history has progressed after losing a first leg by four goals, although Barcelona coach Luis Enrique was beaming with optimism in his pre-game news conference.

"If we were capable of scoring four goals against Madrid at the Bernabeu, why can't we score four against Paris at the Camp Nou?" the Uruguayan said.

"We have a big advantage, but Arsenal are risky, so we have to go full throttle to win", said Spain global Javi Martinez, who netted his first goal of the season in Saturday's 3-0 victory at Cologne.

"It will be hard, but I have unwavering belief that we can play a great game and get right back into contention", Barcelona coach Luis Enrique, who