Briefing note to minister addressing air pollution from ships

This was a briefing updating the current status of the Emission Control Area (ECA) proposal for North American coastal waters and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emission regulations for the Great …

Climate initiatives in budgets

This document provides background information specifically with money allocations in the Canadian 2009 and 2008 Budgets for Climate initiatives, as well as the Alberta Governments Strategy and Funding in relevant …

Fuel Quality Directive – Article 7a consultation paper for public

This consultation paper proposes a default value for tar sands oil of 107 GHG (gCO2eq)/MJ. Canada’s lobbying efforts have been to have this default value removed.

A leaked document showed …

Jacob’s Consultancy – Life Cycle Assessment Comparison of North American and Imported Crudes

This is the full Jacobs Consultancy 220 page report commissioned by Alberta Energy Research Institute.

NRDC’s Susan Casey-Lefkowitz wrote an analysis on this report: http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/sclefkowitz/studies_confirm_tar_sands_dirt.html

“Life Cycle Assessment Comparison of …

Alberta Energy Research Institute Presentation – Life Cycle Analysis – Exploring the Facts on Oil Sands Development

This is an Alberta Energy Research Institute presentation on life cycle analysis of tar sands oil.

“Life Cycle Analysis – Exploring the Facts on Oil Sands Development.” Alberta Energy Research …

Canada’s climate change plan

This document outlines some initiatives and ‘commitments’ undertaken by the Government of Canada to address the issue of climate change as well as plans to reach targets set.  This includes …

PD Frazer and Alberta Government – Supplemental-Statement – Foreign Agents Registration Act

This supplemental statement filed with the Foreign Agents Registration Act discloses that the Government of Alberta has been paying PD Frazer $15,000 per month for tar sands related lobbying.

For …

TIAX LLC – Executive Summary – life cycle analysis report prepared for The Alberta Energy Research Institute

Executive Summary of TIAX report commissioned by Alberta Energy Research Institute.  The report’s objective is to provide a transparent quantification of well to tank GHG emissions for specific Canadian crude …

TIAX LLC – life cycle analysis report prepared for The Alberta Energy Research Institute

“Comparison of North American and Imported Crude Oil Lifecycle GHG Emissions” report commissioned by Alberta Energy Research Institute.

NRDC’s Susan Casey-Lefkowitz wrote an analysis on this report: http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/sclefkowitz/studies_confirm_tar_sands_dirt.html

“Comparison of …