The breaking news from Canada is that the Conservative Prime Minister, Stephen Harper has been re-elected with an increased majority, although he has fallen some 10 to 12 votes short of an overall majority, something he desperately craved.
Despite this, Harper’s political gamble to call a snap election has paid off, although he will still have […]

Banks may be going bust at an unprecedented rate, but the financial crisis could start hitting oil development, no more so in Alberta, where the high oil price is a pre-requisite for profitable investment.
This is OilWeek’s gloomy assessment “Plummeting oil prices and the stock market meltdown have raised concern that Alberta´s energy boom may be […]

The development charity Oxfam has added its influential voice against Shell’s investment in Canadian oil sands.
In a report entitled “Forecast for Tomorrow,” the development charity has highlighted both good and bad business practices that are being adopted in the UK or by British businesses abroad.

With the global financial crisis taking centre stage coupled with the US election you would be forgiven for forgetting that there is an election going on in Canada too, which will be held in a couple of weeks.
So why is it not making international news? Partly it could be because its so boring, according to […]

Last week, environmental groups were celebrating that Congress did not repeal or weaken Section 526 of the U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, as part of the Senate Authorisation bill.
Under Section 526 of the act, US federal government agencies are restricted from entering into contracts to purchase non-conventional fuels such a tar sands […]