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 […]
The Canadian government has been carrying out a secret plan in Europe to boost investment and keep world markets open for the Alberta tar sands, collaborating with major oil companies and aggressively undermining European environmental measures, documents obtained by The […]
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has often referred to Canada as an emerging « energy superpower » due largely to the development of the Alberta oil sands. But what has been the long-term legacy of fossil fuel development in Alberta — the epicenter of the […]
« Schild does public relations for the American Petroleum Institute (API), considered the top oil and gas lobby group on Capitol Hill. Part of its job is to lead lobbying campaigns that keep the U.S. reliant on high-carbon Alberta crude. » Read […]
Gary Mar loves to cook. It’s his way of relaxing after a hard day’s work — lobbying against U.S. clean energy laws, say, or making « aggressive » oil sands pitches to hostile members of Congress. Read more…..
« Gary Mar loves to cook. It’s his way of relaxing after a hard day’s work — lobbying against U.S. clean energy laws, say, or making « aggressive » oil sands pitches to hostile members of Congress. » Read more….
« The Canadian government has stepped up lobbying in Europe for its highly-polluting tar sands industry, repeating its threats of trade conflict, a leaked letter shows. The letter dated March 18 to Europe’s commissioners for climate, trade and energy follows Canada’s […]
Part of Paul Frazer’s job is knowing when to tell the Alberta government to just relax. He’s a full-time professional lobbyist with 16 years experience in Washington, D.C. He knows what he’s doing. Read more….
This news media release by ‘The Tyee’ details a lobbying war currently going on between climate groups and the oil industry as well as oil industry support from Canadian federal and provincial governments, in what can best be described as […]
« The European Union is preparing to slap a dirty fuel label on Canada’s oil sands, a move that would increase political pressure on Europe’s major oil companies to curb their investments in the Alberta projects. The Conservative government has been […]
