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Oilsands high on Alison Redford’s agenda
News Articles Featured | Calgary Herald | Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Alison Redford emphasized health and education in her run to become Alberta's next premier, but it appears energy and environmental issues will be her most immediate challenge on taking office.
Oil sands imports could be banned under EU directive
News Articles Featured | The Guardian | Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Oil from controversial and environmentally destructive tar sands is likely to be all but banned from Europe after a decision on Tuesday. The move also casts doubt on the future of other controversial energy sources such as shale gas.
Oliver vows fight if EU smacks oil sands with pollution penalty
News Articles | National Post | Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver on Tuesday warned the European Union against singling out Canadian oil as a dirtier form of energy in new fuel quality standards, saying the action would be “discriminatory” and could trigger a challenge before the World Trade Organization.
Keystone pipeline e-mails show friendly exchanges
News Articles Featured | Washington Post | Monday, October 03, 2011
The State Department has released a new series of e-mails about the controversial Keystone pipeline proposal that show a friendly relationship between a U.S. Embassy official in Ottawa and TransCanada’s Washington lobbyist.
B.C. municipalities demand closer scrutiny of proposal to expand oil shipments
News Articles Featured | Calgary Herald | Monday, October 03, 2011
A proposal to ship more oil overseas through Burnaby has prompted B.C. municipalities to demand increased scrutiny of expansions of oil pipelines and tanker traffic.
Media roundup for Ottawa Protests
News Articles Featured | General | Monday, October 03, 2011
Summary of media coverage of Ottawa tar sands protests
State Department Considered 2-Year Keystone Pipeline Delay—Briefly
News Articles Featured | Inside Climate News | Tuesday, September 27, 2011
In June of 2010, in the midst of the BP Gulf oil disaster, someone deep in the bowels of the U.S. State Department was considering a two-year delay in the Keystone XL pipeline project, according to documents released last week. Public concerns about the oil industry were peaking, and the $7 billion Canada-to-Texas oil sands pipeline, which had looked like a shoo-in at the beginning of 2010, was getting a closer look.
Anti-oilsands activists stage huge Hill protest (photos and video)
News Articles | Ottawa Citizen | Monday, September 26, 2011
Waves of protesters against oilsands development and TransCanada Corp.’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline into the United States made crossed security barriers on Parliament Hill Monday in defiance of RCMP officers on security duty.
Ottawa sit-in to protests federal support of oilsands
News Articles Featured | Vancouver Sun | Saturday, September 24, 2011
Environmental groups are hoping to trigger what they call the "largest civil disobedience action in the history of Canada’s climate movement"Monday in Ottawa — a sit-in on Parliament Hill to protest federal government support of Alberta's oilsands.
Pipelines to the B.C. coast more important than Keystone: HSBC
News Articles Featured | Vancouver Sun | Saturday, September 24, 2011
Pipelines for oil and gas through British Columbia are "significantly more important" than the controversial Keystone XL pipeline to the U.S., the president of the HSBC Bank Canada told a Business Council of B.C. conference Friday.
Keep Alberta oil off your hands, environmentalists warn British PM
News Articles Featured | Globe and Mail | Friday, September 23, 2011
A British group that opposes the tar sands is warning Prime Minister David Cameron, who will visit Parliament Hill on Thursday, that it does not serve him well to get too close to his canadian counterpart, Stephen Harper.
‘Ethical oil’ ad sparks war of words between Ottawa, Saudis
News Articles Featured | Globe and Mail | Wednesday, September 21, 2011
A pro-industry group that promotes Canada’s “ethical” oil sands has sparked an international row with a television ad attacking Saudi Arabia’s record on women’s rights.
