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Keystone XL benefits from taxpayer subsidies
Lorne Stockman
Feb08
Sen. Mitch McConnell claimed recently that the Keystone XL Pipeline “doesn’t require a penny of our taxpayer money all the president has to do is approve it.” But our research reveals many places that the pipeline project benefits from many taxpayer subsidies. The refineries that are linked to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline as…
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Tar Sands Monitoring is “To Boost Reputation”
Andy Rowell
Feb07
Late last week the Albertan and Canadian federal governments announced a new monitoring programme for the controversial tar sands. The Canadian press are reporting this as the two governments listening to their critics and restoring badly needed credibility. The Ottawa Citizen reports this morning that it “is a positive step toward restoring Canadian credibility on…
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TransCanada “Violating Laws” Over KXL Jobs Claim
Andy Rowell
Jan30
Later today the Republican Senator John Hoeven will try to introduce legislation seeking to bypass President Barack Obama and empower Congress to approve the highly controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Hoeven’s bill, that would seek to take control of the Keystone decision, looks like a political non-starter. To become law it would have to be approved…
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Keystone XL Does Not Enhance U.S. Energy Security
Elizabeth Bast
Jan18
New report by Oil Change International and Natural Resources Defense Council finds Keystone will increase price of oil in the Midwest.
“It would be the end of our history”
Andy Rowell
Jan11
Since the beginning of the year there has been a concerted campaign by the oil industry and Canadian government to convince people that the debate over the Northern Gateway project will be hijacked by environmental groups. Instead of trying to demonise legitimate international organisations, the Canadian government should start listening to the voices of its…
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Oh the Canadian hypocrisy..
Andy Rowell
Jan09
For over two years now the Canadian and Albertan governments have engaged in one of the most extensive public relations campaigns ever seen at the EU. They have been trying to undermine European efforts to tackle climate change through the Fuel Quality Directive. They even set up a secret task force to push their pro-tar…
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New Year: Old Dirty Tricks
Andy Rowell
Jan03
It might be a new year but it’s the same old dirty tricks from the folks at the very unethical EthicalOil.org They are running an advertising campaign accusing leading Canadian environmental groups of being “front groups” paid by “Foreign special interests”. At the same time they have launched a highly misleading website called www.ourDecision.ca, which…
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Canada can try and sell tar sands to China, but a pig’s still a pig
Andy Rowell
Dec20
Canada’s Prime Minister, Stephen Harper threw down the gauntlet yesterday to anti-Keystone XL campaigners when he said Canada would sell its oil to China and other overseas markets if the controversial pipeline does not get approval. In his year-end TV interview, Harper said: “I am very serious about selling our oil off this continent, selling…
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Tar sands have trouble ‘getting to market’ – new report
Lorne Stockman
Dec13
Our latest report, Getting to Market: Emerging Investor Risks in the Tar Sands highlights the latest challenge facing the tar sands industry and warns investors to look more critically at industry’s ambitious claims. Download the full report Tar sands extraction projects are moving forward with increasing pace. The industry ambition is to grow production from…
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“Dirty” Canada Dumps Kyoto Protocol
Andy Rowell
Dec13
Finally the pretence is over. For years Canada said it cared about climate change at the same time as developing one of the most dirty fuels on the planet, the tar sands. But we knew it was a lie. For years Canada has told European politicians that it is committed to greenhouse gas reductions in…
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