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‘Ethical oil’ ad campaign riles Saudis

An ad campaign that discourages oil imports from Saudi Arabia because of its poor human rights record has drawn the ire of that country. “We caught this foreign dictatorship trying to undermine freedom of the press here in Canada and … Continue reading

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Alberta rapped for funding anti-oilsands documentary

CALGARY — Even as it emerges that a documentary critical of oilsands development received funding from an Alberta government program, one film advocate argues the province shouldn’t begin censoring how it hands out film grants. The documentary appeared on the … Continue reading

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Protesters leave disappointed with Obama

WASHINGTON — As hundreds of anti-oilsands activists gathered for a final day of civil disobedience Saturday at the White House, the sizable crowd erupted in familiar songs of protest. One lilting verse carried across the White House lawn louder than … Continue reading

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NASA Top Climate Scientist Arrested on White House Protest

Alongside actress Daryl Hannah, religious leaders, and dozens of eco-activists arrested Monday outside the White House protesting a planned oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico stood an unlikely partner — NASA’s top climate scientist and government … Continue reading

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Canada highlight oilsands lobbying success

OTTAWA — The federal government described media reports about weakened Europe climate-change policies as a “leap forward” on work to protect Alberta’s oilsands industry, internal documents obtained by Postmedia News have revealed. The information was included in a document summarizing … Continue reading

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Samuelson: Say “Yes” to Oil Sands

WASHINGTON — When it comes to energy, America is lucky to be next to Canada, whose proven oil reserves are estimated by Oil and Gas Journal at 175 billion barrels. This ranks just behind Saudi Arabia (260 billion) and Venezuela … Continue reading

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Choking the oil sands (3)

Environmentalists are opening a new front in their war on Alberta oil—attacking pipeline projects vital to the industry’s future Over the next few weeks, as many as 2,000 climate change protesters are expected to descend on Washington in an effort … Continue reading

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Yaffe: Oil line option will shift the risks to Alaska

Latest plan for Northern Gateway project will be more expensive, but it has the significant advantage of support from the first nations Let the Alaskans take the risk appears to be the idea behind a proposal being peddled as an … Continue reading

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Krause: Tarred by science

How green groups pursued oil sands agenda Some time before the end of this month, an expert panel appointed by the Alberta government is expected to unveil recommendations for a “world-class” system for monitoring the environmental impact of oil sands … Continue reading

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Stop pursuing ‘fool’s gold’ in the oilsands: NASA scientist

EDMONTON — Expansion of Alberta’s oilsands mining operations must be avoided if the world is going to dodge the disastrous effects of climate change in future, says one of the world’s leading climate scientists. James Hansen, of the NASA Goddard … Continue reading

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Mutant fish lead to calls for Ottawa to monitor oil sands (2)

The fish are hard to look at. One whitefish has a golfball-sized tumour bulging from its side. Another is simply missing part of its spine, its tail growing from a stumpy rear end. One has no snout. Another is coloured … Continue reading

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