Entries Tagged as 'Environment'

Alberta Environment Wants Expensive Carbon Credits for Big Oil

October 29th, 2007 · No Comments

I am starting to wonder if Alberta government representatives think before they speak or even think at all. Having backed off and only partially implemented the recommendation in the “Our Fair Share” report, John Knapp the assistant deputy minister of environment seems to be trying to justify Alberta’s failure to participate in an European-designed […]

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Tags: Environment · Our Fair Share Report

Nuke Alberta?

October 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

This looks like a must read book:
Stupid to the Last Drop by William Marsden
Yes at one time they were considering nuking the Alberta Oil Stands to extract the oil… funny this may have less of an environmental impact than what is currently going on.
Manley L. Natland was sitting alone in the southern desert of Saudi […]

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Tags: Environment · Oil Sands

Toxic Alberta

September 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Another great series by VBS.TV on Alberta and it’s oil industry called “Toxic Alberta”. Many people do not know this but Alberta has more oil than Saudi Arabia but it is very hard to extract. The process used to extract this hard to get at oil is leading to massive damage to the environment. This […]

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Tags: Environment · Oil · Oil Sands · Videos

Diversification? Into Environmental Technologies? Are you crazy.

September 20th, 2007 · No Comments

General Electric Co. chairman Jeffrey Immelt thinks Alberta should diversify. Albertans must think he is stupid they don’t need “clean technology” they have cattle, natural gas, the Calgary Flames, the Edmonton Oilers and the Rockies so there.
In a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Immelt said GE has identified clean technology as […]

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Tags: Environment