Archive for August, 2008
The “You’ve Got To Be Kidding” Department
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell August 22nd, 2008 in Canada, greenwashing, oil sands, tar sandsAs news leaks out that the Alberta’s government has launched a C$25 million PR campaign to greenwash oil sands, here is Kenny’s final post from Alberta. Kenny goes behind the spin:
“The rest of the world must share that hope. Through no choice of his own, Coutoreille and the First Nations of Fort Chip are at [...]
Oil giants BP and Shell maintain that they are still negotiating about short-term oil contracts in Iraq, despite comments a few days ago to the contrary (see blog) .
However, the controversial oil law, which is seen as the key that will unlock the jewels of Iraq’s oil reserves for the oil majors in now said [...]
“I Wouldn’t Dare Do That Now”
2 Comments Published by Andy Rowell August 22nd, 2008 in Canada, Pollution, indigenous rights, oil sands, tar sandsAs Warren Buffett and Bill Gates’ trip to the oil sands continues to be be spun as positive news for the oil industry, here is Kenny Bruno’s second blog from Alberta that highlights the real story:
“North of the tar sands empire, in a vast delta of lakes, seasonal ponds, winding rivers, marshes and small [...]
Welcome to Mordor
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell August 21st, 2008 in Canada, indigenous rights, oil sands, tar sandsWarren Buffett and Bill Gates are not the only ones who have been touring Alberta’s Oil Sands recently.
Oil Change’s Kenny Bruno has just visited the region as part of a delegation of environmental groups. Here is his first dispatch, which is the first of three posts from Kenny..
Kenny writes: “As we approached the tar sands [...]
Buffett and Gates Tour Oil Sands
2 Comments Published by Andy Rowell August 21st, 2008 in Canada, oil sands, tar sandsTwo of the world’s richest men visited Alberta’s oil sands earlier this week, leading to speculation that one or both of them was going to invest is this dirty, polluting fuel.
Warren Buffett, widely regarded as the world’s richest man and Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, who is hardly short of a bob or two, [...]
