« Gary Mar, Alberta’s envoy in Washington, who joined about 37 other delegates for today’s tour of the Shell Albian Sands operation. » Mel Knight, currently the minister of sustainable resources, is the new named president of PNWER. He says « During my […]
« Last month, 50 members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expressing concerns about the pipeline. Representative Henry A. Waxman, Democrat of California and chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, reiterated those […]
« As U.S. senators debate some of the most sweeping climate change laws in American history, a powerful lobbying effort led by Canadian officials and huge oil firms may be winning big concessions. » Read the full article here
This one page article, featured in « European Voice », gives an overview of Canada’s tar sands lobbying in Europe in relation to the Fuel Quality Directive. Read more….
« Alberta’s energy minister said on Wednesday that the European Union is the organization he referred to when he asserted that some international groups were using the environment as a guise to erect trade barriers. » Read more…..
« The European Union has yielded to Canadian demands it remove possible trade barriers to polluting oil sands to avoid further damage to ties, according to sources and leaked documents. » Read more……
Nothing exemplifies the high-stakes political tensions of the oil sands better these days than the battle over Keystone XL. A major leak from the 3,200-kilometre pipeline proposed by Calgary-based TransCanada could contaminate drinking water for millions of Americans, opponents fear. […]
This New York Times article gives a good introduction into Alberta’s lobbying in the United Sates. Read more….
This email outlines the meeting which Minister Prentice had with Chief U.S. Climate negotiator Todd Stern to discuss the status of the Copenhagen Accord. Minister Prentice also met with EPA Administrator Jackson, Carol Browner, and Michael Froman to discuss other […]
