Canada’s Black Gold
Is Canada’s exploitation of tar sands tarnishing its reputation as a model world citizen? Listen to this BBC interview featuring Minister Oliver. Read more…
Is Canada’s exploitation of tar sands tarnishing its reputation as a model world citizen? Listen to this BBC interview featuring Minister Oliver. Read more…
By Sheldon Alberts Postmedia News Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON — The last time John Adams was at the White House, in February, Barack Obama presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work protecting America’s environment. Mr. Adams came […]
Realclimate.org The impending Obama administration decision on the Keystone XL Pipeline, which would tap into the Athabasca Oil Sands production of Canada, has given rise to a vigorous grassroots opposition movement, leading to the arrests so far of over a thousand […]
By Johanna Somers BRUSSELS, Oct 27 (Reuters) – The European Commission’s plans to class fuel from oil sands, including Canada’s, as highly polluting are based on science and it will proceed with talks with EU member states to implement the […]
National representatives from EU member countries on Wednesday delayed a vote to tighten the EU’s Fuel Quality Directive, amid acute pressure from the Canadian government and alleged stalling attempts by the United Kingdom. An EU diplomat told EurActiv that several […]
The Pembina Institute: Marc Huot Imagine you’re a toy manufacturer, shipping your product overseas. One of your customers tells you that they’re reducing the amount of lead in their toys and studies show that your products are among the worst. They […]
OTTAWA — Facing challenges about Canada’s environmental record from the foreign business community, Canadian diplomats were urged to continue touting fossil fuels in messages crafted by the Alberta government to « temper negative coverage » of the oil and gas industry, says […]
Question regarding the Canadian government lobbying against the Fuel Quality Directive in Parliament on October 24, 2011 The Environment (full transcript) Mr. Claude Gravelle (Nickel Belt, NDP): Mr. Speaker, here is a relevant question. The hypocrisy of the government continues. […]
In this press release you can read the letter sent to the European Union’s Commissioner for Energy, Günther Oettinger Resources Minister Joe Oliver criticizing the Fuel Quality Directive for being ‘discriminatory’ against the tar sands. The full press release is here. This […]
Transport & Environment briefing on the Commission’s proposal to implement the FQD. The purpose of the paper is to provide a brief overview of the proposal and also to deal with some myths about it that are often advanced by […]