Tar sands “could produce $3 trillion”

May 29, 2012By Andy RowellBlog Post, Featured

Only yesterday I was talking about hype and how the oil industry often plays the long game. The Canadian Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver, who has become a real cheer-leader for the tar sands industry, argues that it could generate over than $3 trillion in revenue in 25 years. That is a huge fat … Read More

Big Oil Approved Canada’s FQD Strategy

April 30, 2012By Andy RowellBlog Post, Featured 1 Comment

We have known for a long time that the Canadian government was colluding with the oil and gas industry over tar sands and its campaign against Europe’s Fuel Quality Directive (FQD). But new documents have come to light that reveal the extent of that collusion, especially between Big Oil and Natural Resources Canada, the Department … Read More