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Forget Keystone XL: Dangerous Tar Sands May Soon Be Traversing The Country By Barge
rbarnes Posted On December 4, 2013


By Joanna M. Foster    on December 3, 2013 at 3:56 pm When tar sands crude spills into water, it doesn’t float on top in an oily sheen for all to see. It sinks to the bottom, mixes with sediment, and […]


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Ottawa to spend $40 million on ads to convince world Canada is green
rbarnes Posted On December 3, 2013


OTTAWA — The Conservative government is spending $40 million this year to advertise Canada’s natural resource sector — principally oil and gas — at home and abroad.Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver revealed the figure Wednesday as his department seeks another […]


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Former Harper adviser blasts Keystone XL support
rbarnes Posted On December 3, 2013


Economist Marc Jaccard calls Canada a ‘rogue state’ for its pipeline support The Canadian Press A former Harper government appointee used a keynote speech at a Washington event on Monday to trample Canadian authorities’ message on oil pipelines while describing […]


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Why is Canada backing oil over other industries?
rbarnes Posted On December 2, 2013


ERIC REGULY The Globe and Mail In 1983, I started my journalism career in Alberta as an energy writer. It was a thrill. The oil sands were coming on strong, Calgary and Fort McMurray were boomtowns and stupid money was […]


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Canada’s real international shame — and it’s not Ford: Burman
rbarnes Posted On November 26, 2013


By: Tony Burman Special to the Star, Published on Sat Nov 23 2013 When will this horrid scandal end? Can someone please turn the channel? Shamed on the world stage and ridiculed by many, Canada has been exposed in recent […]


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Why Institutional Divestment Might Be One of Our Best Tools For Fighting Climate Change
rbarnes Posted On November 25, 2013


Educational institutions have a large and powerful stake in the dirty energy business. – Todd Gitlin, Mother Jones Apocalyptic climate change is upon us. For shorthand, let’s call it a slow-motion apocalypse to distinguish it from an intergalactic attack out […]


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Warsaw climate talks signal missed opportunity amid some small signs for hope
rbarnes Posted On November 23, 2013


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Warsaw climate talks signal missed opportunity amid some small signs for hope [Warsaw, Poland. November 23, 2013]: The UN climate negotiations wrapped up in Warsaw today with mixed results, even after over 24 hours overtime. Countries have […]


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Ontario Moves Beyond Coal
rbarnes Posted On November 22, 2013


After being subjected to the taste of coal in the air and statements about the inevitability of continued coal use for almost two weeks, at last we have exciting news from the Canadian province of Ontario. The provincial government has […]


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Government Admits Failure on Steven Harper’s Climate Promise
Christian Holz Posted On October 24, 2013


Government Admits Failure on Steven Harper’s Climate Promise FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 24, 2013 Reaction by Climate Action Network Canada’s Executive Director, Christian Holz, to Environment Canada’s release of “Emissions Trends 2013” “‘Canada’s Emissions Trends 2013’, released earlier today, confirms […]


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New IPCC report confirms: no more room for doubt on climate change, now we need urgent action
Christian Holz Posted On September 27, 2013


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New IPCC report confirms: no more room for doubt on climate change, now we need urgent action. Ottawa – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the first part of its Fifth Assessment Report today, Friday, […]


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