Oil Sands Truth: Shut Down the Tar Sands

Economics

Economics drive tar sands operations. Record highs in oil prices, though still fluctuating, will make tar sand oil ‘economical’ (read: profitable) well into the future. Government subsidies to this environmentally disastrous process remain in place from a time when the federal government was sponsoring research into the possibility of recovering this oil. Stock prices of tar sands developers grow the more conventional oil is scarce.

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The dirty truth about Canada's tar-sands baby

The dirty truth about Canada's tar-sands baby
Joshua Keating
Tue, 10/30/2007

The business press and me: a case of unrequited love-- Naomi Klein

The business press and me: a case of unrequited love

Finance journalists have attacked my book, but I remain devoted to their papers. After all, they supplied the facts I used

Naomi Klein Thursday October 25, 2007 The Guardian

Alberta royalty change barely shakes energy markets

Alberta royalty change barely shakes energy markets
Petro-Canada will carry on with scheduled new oilsands projects
Friday, October 26, 2007
CBC News

Some energy stocks defied expectations by gaining value Friday, a day after Alberta introduced a controversial increase to the fees charged to oil and gas companies in the province.

Alberta royalties will rise to $1.4 billion more per year starting in 2009.
(CBC)

Parkland on the Stelmach royalty decision

Stelmach royalty decision shows it will be business as usual for Alberta
In reality, royalties will fall by over $2 billion over the next ten years -- even with the changes announced Thursday

Diana Gibson and Ricardo Acuña, Freelance

Albertans can finally stop holding their breath. After extensive public consultation by the royalty review panel, lukewarm reception of the panel's report and extensive backroom consultation with industry, Premier Ed Stelmach has finally made his royalty policy announcement.

Pembina partners with ConocoPhillips, Enmax, Shell, Suncor, Statoil to commodify carbon and climate

CARBON PRICING FOR A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY: Applying Market Forces to Climate Protection in Canada

This fall, the Pembina Institute will host a national, collaborative design discussion on future carbon pricing frameworks for Canada. The conference will take place on October 29 and 30, 2007, in Calgary, Alberta.
Collaborative Design Thinking

Carbon Pricing for a Sustainable Economy will assemble leading voices for an engaging working session including:

executives and in-house experts from industry
think tanks
NGOs
domestic and international specialists

Every Penny-- Comic

"Every Penny"
Kate Beaton
October 20, 2007
http://www.dominionpaper.ca/comics/1493

Townies - Comic

October 19, 2007

Townies (Fort McMurray)
by Katie Beaton
The Dominion http://dominionpaper.ca

Sexual Harassment-- K Beaton Comic

October 17, 2007
Sexual Harrassment

by Katie Beaton

http://www.dominionpaper.ca/comics/1487

Gateway to Solidarity? Pipelines and Indigenous communities in Northern BC

Gateway to Solidarity?
Pipelines and Indigenous communities in Northern BC
October 19, 2007
by Carla Lewis

The Dominion - http://www.dominionpaper.ca

The coast near Kitimat will soon be a route for tankers carrying oil, diluents and liquid natural gas if the Gateway pipeline is constructed.

Two years ago, pipelines were the furthest concern from anyone's mind. But today, most Indigenous communities in British Columbia have heard of the proposed pipelines and company names like "Enbridge" and, to a lesser extent, "Pembina" are tossed around like Kleenex.