Alberta’s hired Gun in Washington

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 …

Climate group says Washington’s oil sands war is ‘David vs. Goliath’

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 …

Ottawa fights EU’s dirty fuel label on oil sands

“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 …

Scandal rocks key player in Canada’s oil sands PR push

“A former advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper — now at the centre of a major political scandal — worked closely with Canada’s biggest energy companies over past years to …

U.S. energy giant sets up shop in Alberta

“An American energy conglomerate owned by two powerful billionaire brothers who help fund the Tea Party and climate-change denial movements in the U.S. has registered to lobby the Alberta government.” …

Industry to pay for upgraded oilsands monitoring

Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent says industry will pay most of the cost for increased environmental monitoring of the oilsands.  Read more….

Oil sands emissions rules stalled, despite vows to EU

“Canada’s ambassador to the European Union privately promised EU politicians a year ago that the government would bring in regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the oil sands, newly …

Oilpatch distances itself from former Harper aide

“Canada’s oil and gas industry is distancing itself from Bruce Carson, the former top adviser to Prime Minister Stephen Harper who was one of its strongest allies until this week, …

Alberta government agrees environmental impact of tar sands warrants further investigation

A report released by the Water Monitoring Data Review Committee earlier this month refuted previous Alberta Environment and industry studies on the serious threat of water contamination stemming from tar …

In America’s capital, a fierce fight over oil sands

“In the hallways and offices of America’s capital city, a war is being quietly waged out of view of most Canadians and Americans. The outcome will decide North America’s energy …

Evaluation of four reports on contamination of the Athabasca river system by oil sands operations

An evaluation of four main reports by the Water Monitoring Data Review Committee for the Albertan Government.  The evaluation details the contamination of the Athabasca River system with metal and …