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Weekly Radio Spin: Like Ads, Only More So
Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at the cost of secrecy, "eco-driving" and greasing the...explore Alberta wants you to vacation in the oil sands
My wife and I are planning our summer vacation. I wonder if she'd go for this? Very amusing way of bringing awareness to the damage being done to the environment as the oil sands are developed. Thanks to Kevin Grandia at DeSmogBlog. In contrast to the claims made on the...
Greenpeace posts sarcastic Travel Alberta website
Greenpeace has gone to a lot of trouble to get this website together. "Welcome to Alberta: Canada's Rocky Mountain Playground-a carbon based, energy power-house", it begins. It then goes on to suggest a... Will Alberta's Oil Sands Go Nuclear?
While the idea has been discussed and debated since the oil sands has come into existance, it looks as though Alberta's oil sands could finally be turning to, of all things, nuclear power to satisfy the outrageously large demand for electricity. The ambitious project,... Grandmother Censored by Oil Giant
A feisty 85 year old grandmother from Colorado is finding herself in the middle of a David vs. Goliath media battle with oil sands giant Syncrude regarding a website she built to demonstrate the environmental... Why Intensity Based Targets Are Useless
One of the biggest criticisms of the Conservatives' climate change plan is that it relies on "intensity based reductions" in greenhouse gases. In the real world, this means that industry has to use less energy for every unit (ex. one barrel of oil, one car, one...Who Said It First
" The echo chamber of the Blogging Tories, the National Post and the New Canadian Government, having all the Alberta MP's , have now gotten through to their pals in the Media Room of Premier Ed Stelmachs office. Which prompted his latest Klein like outburst. But before...Shower With A Friend
"That is Alberta Preimer "Fast" Eddie Stelmach's suggestion to Albertans. Big Oil is not responsible for greenhouse gas emissions, no siree, its you and me he says. Stelmach promised that his government will set mandatory emissions intensity targets this...Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum Petro Tales
"One increases its investements in production and the other cuts investment in production and yet both can offer shareholders huge dividends. Without turning into Income Trusts.": Dion Pro Nuke
"Liberal Tory same old story. Liberal and Conservative Leadership candidates; Dion and Dinning are the nuke twins. They want to use nuclear power in the tar sands."Nuke The Tar Sands
"PC Leadership hopeful Jim Dinning and the Fraser Institute both agree we need to nuke the tar sands."Oil Rich Calgary Hard Over Surging Profits
Euphoric over surging oil and gas profits, and soaring on the wings of rising greenhouse gas emissions, Calgary is celebrating its booming economy with plans to pop the country's second largest boner.Today, Encana...Gas demand to quadruple for oilsands projects
The demand for natural gas from Alberta oilsands projects will quadruple between now and 2015. When will western canada media groups begin to focus on "other" booming industries, such as British...The Dark Magic of Oil Sands
Canada's Alberta province has oil reserves second only to Saudi Arabia's, but they're not a liquid asset. We visit Fort McMurray, the boomtown where oil-rich sands are mined-and a black-gold rush is on.
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