Alberta hides dirty truth as US demands tar sands facts

Potential buyers of tar sands oil wants to know its true carbon footprint, but industry won’t come clean.

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U.S. legislators get first-hand look at Alberta’s oil sands

The Government of Alberta is targeting U.S. state-level legislators and bringing them on guided tours of the tar sands.…

Summit allows U.S., Canadian delegates to tour oilsands

“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 …

As U.S. awakens, Canada hits snooze on oil addiction

“Commentary: As U.S. awakens, Canada hits snooze on oil addiction.”
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EU commission for tar sands assessment

This is a request sent by the European Commission to conduct a study which determines a GHG reporting methodology to calculate life cycle GHG emissions of road trasnport fuels, particularily …

Tar sands a priority in the EU

This document is a request form sent by the European Commission to develop a “GHG reporting methodology to calculate life cycle GHG emissions for road transport fuel”.  The request also …

Lawmakers oppose Canadian pipeline

“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 …

Member of European Parliament letter to Commissioner Hedegaard

This is a letter from a group of European Members of Parliament to Commissioner Hedegaard. It summarizes the arguments around assigning a default carbon intensity value to tar sands oil.…