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Climate Action Network Canada background and response to Nobel Peace Laureates’ letter in support of EU climate policy
hannah Posted On February 16, 2012


Background: Eight Nobel Peace Laureates have written to EU Heads of State and Environment Ministers encouraging them to continue to show climate leadership by ensuring passage of a key piece of European policy designed to reduce greenhouse gas pollution from […]


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Lobby Busting Tour of EU Embassies Debunks Tar Sands Misconceptions
hannah Posted On February 7, 2012


The Council of Canadians, Climate Action Network Canada and the Indigenous Environmental Network have been meeting with Ottawa-based European Union Embassies to counteract Canadian lobbying against an important European climate policy. “Canadian lobbying against the EU Fuel Quality Directive is […]


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Full Access to Information request: A201002237_2011-12-01_07-04-28
Christian Holz Posted On December 1, 2011


Full 127 pages Access to Information Request: Please provide key documents pertaining to “Oil Sands Advocacy Strategy,” also referred to as the “Oil Sands Outreach and Communications Strategy” and the “Oil Sands Engagement Strategy” for the period January 2008 to […]


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Minister Oliver Objects to the European Union’s Discrimination of Canadian Crude Oil
hannah Posted On October 24, 2011


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 […]


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Canada on secret oil offensive: Documents
Christian Holz Posted On May 25, 2011


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 […]


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Alberta’s oil wealth and the big question for Harper
Christian Holz Posted On April 13, 2011


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 […]


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Oil sands lobbying without end, vows American petroleum institute
hannah Posted On April 6, 2011


“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 […]


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Killer of US clean energy laws now running for Alberta Premier
Christian Holz Posted On April 5, 2011


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…..


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Killer of US clean energy laws now running for Alberta premier
hannah Posted On April 5, 2011


“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….


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Exclusive: Canada warns EU of trade conflict over oil sands
hannah Posted On April 4, 2011


“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 […]


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