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Canada Oil Sands

Western Premiers To Push Ottawa For National Energy Plan

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.12.2012 | Canada Politics
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EDMONTON - Canada's three western-most premiers are heading to Ottawa to pitch new ways to harness the country's energy resources.No date has been set...

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U.K. 'Partner In Crime' On Oil Sands

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.27.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - A British media report says the U.K. government has been giving secret support at the very highest levels to Ottawa's campaign against Europe...

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Althia Raj

'Ethical Oil', Meet Oprah Winfrey

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 10.28.2011 | Canada
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A campaign designed to re-brand Canada’s oil sands as an ethical alternative to fuel from states with questionable human rights records was schedule...

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Energy Giant Pleads Guilty To Oil Sands Environmental Violations

CP | Bob Weber, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.17.2011 | Canada
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EDMONTON - An Edmonton court has been told that Norwegian energy giant Statoil will admit to at least some environmental infractions in relation to it...

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Canada Engaged In 'Unprecedented' Effort To Undermine EU Climate Laws: Report

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 10.04.2011 | Canada Business
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Canada's government has been engaged in an "unprecedented" lobbying campaign to stop the EU from adopting fuel standards that could hurt oil sands exp...

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Rachel Mendleson

'Ethical Oil' Campaigners Want To Be 'The Greenpeace Of The Other Side'

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 10.04.2011 | Canada Business
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Ezra Levant can pinpoint the precise moment he decided that the Alberta oil sands needed an image makeover. While attending a writer’s conference...

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How Long Will Canadian Oil Sand Producers Be Disconnected From World Prices?

Jeffrey Rubin | Posted 09.05.2011 | Canada
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Jeffrey Rubin

Just like water doesn't flow uphill, oil can't be expected to flow in ways that defy price gravity. Basic economics says Canadian oil will ultimately flow to where it gets its greatest return. And that isn't to already near full storage tanks in Cushing.

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Gushing Oil Spills Drill Taxpayer Pockets

William Amos | Posted 07.29.2011 | Canada
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William Amos

Offshore oil spills are Black Swan Events -- extremely hard-to-predict events that carry the risk of major impact. How much would it cost to clean up an Arctic offshore oil spill in Canada?

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