Tar Sands Database

This database is a collection of hundreds of documents gathered through various channels including Access to Information legislation, in depth research, media articles, speeches, official government letters,  and presentations related to our research for the Tar Sands Long Shadow: Canadian Government efforts to kill clean energy policy abroad. This database will continue to grow as more research is compiled.

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Scientists Decry Canadian Undermining of Climate Science

Bloomberg

The government of Canada’s official position on climate change is that it’s real and requires an “aggressive” response.

Despite that, Canada’s ruling Conservative Party government has been leading …

Harper government cancels 3,000 environmental reviews on pipelines and other projects

Gregory Jack, the director of a Natural Resources Canada task force on energy security, said last February that industry stakeholders saw “an opportunity to use (Enbridge’s proposed Northern) Gateway (pipeline) …

Briefing Notes from Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) on Tar Sands Ad Campaign Success

Source: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), Environment Canada, Harris/Decima

This briefing document was prepared by Environment Canada staff for Deputy Minister Paul Boothe for his meeting with Dave Collyer, President of CAPP, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers on Sep …

European Parliament backs Fuel Quality Directive

The Parliament of the European Union voted today in favour of a resolution that insists on having a separate value for tar sands oil in the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD). This is …

Oil lobbyists approved Harper’s climate policy as ‘elegant’ approach

The federal government asked the oil and gas industry last fall to review its foreign climate change policies, which were then approved by lobbyists as “an elegant” approach, reveals newly-released …

Environment: Act now or face costly consequences, warns OECD

As countries struggle with the immediate challenges of stretched public finances and high unemployment, they must not neglect the longer term. Action needs to be taken now to prevent irreversible …

MP3 recording of Dirty Diplomacy Press conference

Tune in to hear great interventions from:

Reverend Canon Sally G. Bingham, Congressman Toby Moffett, Member of European Parliament Kriton Arsenis, and Climate Action Network Canada campaign director Hannah McKinnon …

Canadian Government’s Aggressive Promotion of Tar Sands Draws International Attention

For immediate release 

Canadian Government’s Aggressive Promotion of Tar Sands Draws International Attention: Vigils at Canadian Missions in America and Europe

New Report Outlines Activities of Canadian Government to

Dirty Oil Diplomacy: The Canadian Government’s Global Push to Sell the Tar Sands

Source: Climate Action Network Canada / Draw The Line
Dirty Oil Diplomacy Cover

The new report, Dirty Oil Diplomacy – The Canadian Government’s Global Push to Sell the Tar Sands, outlines the changing domestic and international policies of the Canadian government as …