The following two documents are emails which requests information regarding the Forums events and focus areas, any scenarios, bios, or any other relevant information which could be useful to the Minister [Lisa Raitt] at the CSLF.
This document outlines the interest of several key financial institutions in investing in the oil sands, or the interest exploring new acquisition opportunities.
This report provides some details of Alberta’s Washington Office lobbying activities. For example, the Alberta Washington Office “planned and organized missions to Washington, D.C. and the eastern United States by Alberta officials, including the Minister of Alberta International and Intergovernmental […]
This was a briefing updating the current status of the Emission Control Area (ECA) proposal for North American coastal waters and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emission regulations for the Great Lakes. The note describes the new policies in which would […]
This document provides background information specifically with money allocations in the Canadian 2009 and 2008 Budgets for Climate initiatives, as well as the Alberta Governments Strategy and Funding in relevant areas. The document also discusses Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) […]
This consultation paper proposes a default value for tar sands oil of 107 GHG (gCO2eq)/MJ. Canada’s lobbying efforts have been to have this default value removed. A leaked document showed that they were temporarily successful (see document “non-paper on FQD […]
This is an Alberta Energy Research Institute presentation on life cycle analysis of tar sands oil. “Life Cycle Analysis – Exploring the Facts on Oil Sands Development.” Alberta Energy Research Institute Presentation. July 2009.
This is the full Jacobs Consultancy 220 page report commissioned by Alberta Energy Research Institute. NRDC’s Susan Casey-Lefkowitz wrote an analysis on this report: http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/sclefkowitz/studies_confirm_tar_sands_dirt.html “Life Cycle Assessment Comparison of North American and Imported Crudes.” Jacobs Consultancy. July 2009.
This document outlines some initiatives and ‘commitments’ undertaken by the Government of Canada to address the issue of climate change as well as plans to reach targets set. This includes work through the Copenhagen Accord, UNFCCC, US-Canada Dialogue Plan, CCS, […]
This supplemental statement filed with the Foreign Agents Registration Act discloses that the Government of Alberta has been paying PD Frazer $15,000 per month for tar sands related lobbying. For more details on PD Frazer’s tar sands activities, see record […]
Executive Summary of TIAX report commissioned by Alberta Energy Research Institute. The report’s objective is to provide a transparent quantification of well to tank GHG emissions for specific Canadian crude oils and other major crude oils utilized in the United […]
“Comparison of North American and Imported Crude Oil Lifecycle GHG Emissions” report commissioned by Alberta Energy Research Institute. NRDC’s Susan Casey-Lefkowitz wrote an analysis on this report: http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/sclefkowitz/studies_confirm_tar_sands_dirt.html “Comparison of North American and Imported Crude Oil Lifecycle GHG Emissions.” TIAX […]
Climate Action Network Canada – Réseau action climat Canada is an indispensable part of the Canadian climate change movement, as we make it easier and more effective for Canadian organizations to work together to improve climate change policy. We are […]
This document provides background information on the Oil Sands and formally acknowledges Canada’s involvement in foreign policies, as well as plans for future involvements, which attempt to hinder oil sands development because of its environmental impacts. “The Government of Canada […]
This document displays financial comparisons of selected OECD (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development) countries which outline several areas such as Infrastructure, Science & Innovation, Education, and Green Technology.
