U.S. ambassador to Canada: reduce oilsands’ environmental impact

Alberta will continue to feed America’s energy needs but must work to clean up resource extraction operations, David Jacobson, the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, said Tuesday.

As more criticism of Alberta’s energy exports emerged south of the border, Jacobson described Canada as the “safest and most secure foreign supplier” of oil, in a speech to open the Gas and Oil Expo and Conference.

He admitted his country will be hungry for fossil fuels “for a time to come” but ultimately wants to reduce oil dependence. Read more.