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Lead climate treaty scientist calls on Canada to put tar sands development on hold

September 21, 2009

Posted by Liz Barratt-Brown in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
canada, globalwarming, oilsands, primeministerharper, tarsands, UNspecialassembly

Today the Montreal Gazette reported that the lead climate scientist and recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize on behalf of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Rajendra Pachauri, said that until technologies are more advanced to address the carbon emissions...continued

We can't let the 800 (,000) pound gorilla set the standard

September 16, 2009

Posted by Liz Barratt-Brown in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
dirtyfuels, oilsands, presidentobama, primeministerharper, tarsands

You remember that old expression, the 800 pound gorilla in the room.  Mirriam-Webster defines its meaning as: "one that is dominating or uncontrollable because of great size or power, e.g. like it or not, the 800-pound gorilla usually sets the...continued

Beware Tarry Coattails: The Prime Minister of Canada is in town

September 15, 2009

Posted by Liz Barratt-Brown in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
copenhagen, dirtyfuels, globalwarming, lowcarbonfuelstandard, oilsands, presidentobama, primeministerharper, tarsands

Prime Minister Harper is coming to Washington at a time of heightened concern about how tar sands oil is undermining U.S., Canadian and international efforts to curb global warming pollution.  He is also coming at a time when all eyes...continued

Will our leaders rise above the tar pit?

February 12, 2009

Posted by Liz Barratt-Brown in Moving Beyond Oil , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
climatepolicy, dirtyfuels, oilsands, presidentobama, primeministerharper, tarsands

The President will make his first foreign visit to Canada next week. This is a tradition and historically these meetings have been largely ceremonial. Not so this time. Canada is abuzz with speculation about what directions might be set -...continued

Liz Barratt-Brown
Liz Barratt-Brown
Senior Attorney
Washington, DC
I came to NRDC in 1981 and have worked with NRDC’s International Program for the...
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