The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers has a new poll out today. It includes these findings: Most Americans are unsure of how much oil the U.S. imports from Canada. The most common estimate is that Canada provides less than 100,000 of the eight million barrels the U.S. imports every day. The reality is roughly...
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Stelmach to NY Times: Pipeline = Jobs, jobs, jobs
Alberta Premier Stelmach has written a letter responding to the NY Times editorial against the Keystone XL pipeline: Among other things, he makes a jobs argument: Canadian oil has clear benefits. From a trade perspective, for every American dollar spent in Canada, 91 cents is returned to the American economy. Canadian energy development makes...
Obama: ‘environmental questions’ about ‘destructive’ oil sands, but won’t pre-judge Keystone XL decision
President Obama declined to pre-judge the State Department permit process for Keystone XL today, speaking at an energy town hall in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania: From the White House transcript: Q My name is Alan Berchel (ph). I’m a Canadian. I just moved here about a year ago. And my question for you today is...
US senator seeks investigation of “secret agreements to drive up tar sand oil prices”
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, sent out this press release criticizing the proposed Keystone XL pipeline – along with the attached letter to the Federal Trade Commission –this afternoon: *** News Release . . . U.S. Senator Ron Wyden FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Hoelzer (Wyden) April 6, 2011 202-224-3789 Wyden...
Idaho tries to block oil sands mega-loads lawsuits
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Witness list for Tues. House hearing on border crossings
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Clinton pressed for more pipeline delay, comments, field hearings
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NY Times: “No to new tar sands pipeline”
The NY Times has weighed in on the debate over TransCanada’s proposed Keystone Xl, which would carry oil sands crude from Alberta through the American Midwest to the Gulf Coast, with an editorial entitled “No to a New Tar Sands Pipeline”: “Advocates of the Keystone XL, which include the Canadian government, the oil industry...
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D.C.’s black squirrels invaded from Canada
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US green groups file suit over oil sands shipments
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Rep. Miller introduces Secure Border Act
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Imperial Oil reconsiders future mega-loads after protests
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Obama: cut oil imports, but not from Canada
Obama wants to cut oil imports by one-third
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Obama to outline energy security plan Wed.
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Transcript of Obama’s speech on Libya
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