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Canadian government accused of ‘unprecedented’ tar sands lobbying
Friends of the Earth Europe claims ministers have attempted to undermine European fuel legislation that would affect exports The Canadian government has been accused of an “unprecedented” lobbying effort involving 110 meetings in less than two years in Britain and … Continue reading
Sand Dollars: Will Tar-Sands Oil Undermine U.S. Alternative-Energy Development?
Scientific American 2011-05-25 – Plans call for running the 3,200-kilometer-long pipeline from Canadian tar-sands fields to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries Dear EarthTalk: What is “tar sands oil” and what is the controversy over possibly building a pipeline for it from … Continue reading
Shaping Alberta’s Future
On May 5, 2011, the Premier’s Council for Economic Strategy released its report, Shaping Alberta’s Future. It includes an important call to all Albertans, outlining broad direction on important themes for our future: broadening the economy, realizing the full potential … Continue reading
ELECTION 2011: WHERE DO THE PARTIES STAND ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES?
Environmental Defence, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Equiterre and the Pembina Institute asked the five main political parties to respond to 10 questions on key environmental issues. The verbatim responses from the four parties that responded – Bloc Quebecois, … Continue reading
Oil Sands Need More Study – Alberta
The Globe & Mail newspaper has published two articles concerning scientific studies of the impact of the oil sands on the environment. As usual, they do not provide links to the relevant studies, leaving commentary open to confirmation bias, misrepresentation … Continue reading
Igloo-shaped ‘Poo-Gloos’ eat sewage
I wonder if this approach could be adapted for the cleaning up of tailings ponds at the oil sands extraction sites. Growing towns can save millions; study shows devices cut pollutants SALT LAKE CITY, January 10, 2011 – Inexpensive igloo-shaped, … Continue reading
Ethical Oil Sands?
2011-01-07 Globe and Mail Harper’s embrace of ‘ethical’ oil sands ignites new arguments Stephen Harper is embracing the notion that Canada’s controversial oil sands are an “ethical” source of energy, strengthening his support of the maligned resource and kicking off … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Energy development, Ezra Levant, Oil sands, Peter Kent, Stephen Harper, The Globe and Mail, Western Canada
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