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Who’s holding us back? How carbon-intensive industry is preventing effective climate change legislation
hannah Posted On novembre 24, 2011


Greenpeace released a report singling out the Canadian government’s collusion with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and tar sands companies like Shell and their intentions of derailing clean energy legislation in the US and Europe, and ultimately discouraging international […]


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Canada Should Fight a Pollution Battle Instead of a PR Battle
hannah Posted On novembre 24, 2011


In the lead up to the next round of UN climate talks, instead of taking responsibility for their own pollution problem, the Canadian Government is focusing on a full scale public relations and diplomatic campaign to ensure no door is […]


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European Politician warns Canada be left behind on Kyoto
hannah Posted On novembre 24, 2011


OTTAWA — A visiting member of Europe’s Parliament says he is puzzled by Canadian government policies and fears the world may be forced to leave Canada behind as it moves forward in addressing climate change.   « It’s a very strange […]


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Keystone pipeline proponents lobbied feds 56 times since May
hannah Posted On novembre 18, 2011


By Mike De Souza OTTAWA — The proponents of a controversial pipeline project linking Alberta’s oil industry to refineries on the Gulf Coast of Texas attempted to lobby federal politicians and bureaucrats in Canada 56 times since May’s general election, […]


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Climate Bulletin
November 18, 2011: A people’s victory on Keystone
hannah Posted On novembre 18, 2011


  Friday November 18, 2011 Obama listens to the people, not the polluters! Following months of unprecedented mobilizations, including over 1500 arrests in Washington DC and Ottawa, as well as 12,000 people surrounding the White House a couple of weeks […]


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Pipeline-altering lessons
hannah Posted On novembre 17, 2011


A year ago, with an election in the offing, Stephen Harper’s government nixed BHP Billiton’s bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan. Public opinion had turned against the Australian giant’s offer in the wake of Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall’s objections. The […]


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Tories bar opposition MPs from official delegation at climate talks
hannah Posted On novembre 17, 2011


Opposition MPs had better hope for a seat sale if they want to go to the next round of international climate talks. Environment Minister Peter Kent says opposition parties will not be part of Canada’s official delegation at a UN-led […]


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Ottawa slammed for stand against Kyoto extension
hannah Posted On novembre 15, 2011


Facing the danger of collapse in global climate negotiations, the host of the talks is making a hard-hitting appeal to the Harper government to abandon its opposition to an extension of the Kyoto Protocol. A top diplomat from South Africa, […]


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How a pipeline was defeated: actors, activists and one key conversation
hannah Posted On novembre 12, 2011


In the end, it came down to a conversation between two of the most powerful people in the world. Earlier this week, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke with President Barack Obama about a pipeline set to run from […]


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‘Ethical’ oil strategy failed on Keystone, say observers
hannah Posted On novembre 12, 2011


OTTAWA — The stunning Obama administration decision to put the brakes on a major pipeline expansion project linking Canadian oil to Texas refineries suggests the federal government needs to revisit its multimillion-dollar lobbying and marketing strategy to promote Canada as […]


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