Tag: harper government

Concerned Canadians Debunk Tar Sands Misconceptions Via Lobby Busting Tour of EU Embassies

Andrea Harden-Donahue – The Council of Canadians, Hannah McKinnon – Climate Action Network Canada and Clayton Thomas-Mueller – the Indigenous Environmental Network have been meeting with Ottawa-based European Union Embassies to counteract Canadian lobbying against an important European climate policy – recorded for Straight Goods News by Samantha Bayard on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, for your…

February 9, 2012
Please Save Canada’s Jasper National Park Now!

The highlights of spectacular Jasper National Park in Canada include: the Canadian Rockies: towering mountain ranges, icy blue lakes, dense forests, wolves and other wildlife Jasper is the largest and most northerly Canadian rocky mountain national park Jasper National Park is part of a spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Site delicate and carefully protected ecosystems Jasper…

January 9, 2012
Canada’s Tar Sands Dirty Oil Received Europe’s Higher Greenhouse Intensity Value Than Other Fuels

This is an update to my previous blog, Calling Canadians to Urge Obama to Protect the World from Deadly Tar Sands Oil. Climate Action Network Canada informs us that Europe strikes a blow against tar sands dirty oil in Alberta as follows: The European Commission (EC) is “getting ready to finalize its Fuel Quality Directive, that…

October 21, 2011