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Alberta Protests: Others Almost As Dirty As We
By Kenny Bruno
Friday, July 24, 2009
In the wake of accusations that tar sands oil is the dirtiest on earth, The Government of Alberta set out to prove that other oils, such as oil from Nigeria where natural gas is burned in wasteful disregard for public health, are just as dirty. The problem? It turns out that tar sands really are the highest carbon emitting oil of all!
As part of its $25m PR campaign, the Government of Alberta commissioned two reports comparing the carbon emissions from various crude oil sources, and held a press conference yesterday to release the results. And while the headlines of the report gave tar sands oil a clean bill of health, the guts of the reports confirmed just the opposite.
The Pembina Institute attended the press conference and had the following reaction.
NRDC, which originally partipated in the study but withdrew after its comments were ignored, had this to say.
Sierra Club Canada reviewed the report methodology. Read their comments.
Sierra Club:
“It is discouraging that the Alberta government and oil industry can’t get their heads out of the tar sands and face up to the realities of this dirty oil,” said Stephen Hazell, executive director of Sierra Club Canada. ”All peer-reviewed studies, as well as U.S and Canadian government studies, show that tar sands emissions are higher relative to the average conventional crude oils. The TIAX and Jacobs reports released today by the government and industry controlled Alberta Energy Research Institute were not peer-reviewed.“
In the News
The Financial Times “Oil sands less dirty than thought, Alberta study finds.” July 23, 2009
The Edmonton Journal “Helping the dirty oilsands scrub behind its ears.” July 25, 2009
Tagged with: pembina institute, sierra club canada, aeri, methodology
