Posted by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
On my regular walk to work along Pennsylvania Avenue, I passed a big hairy "Carbon" Big Foot on the sidewalk who was cheerfully grunting offers of tar sands oil to passersby. This was not an everyday sight in my...continued→
Posted by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
With Canadian federal elections a likelihood for this fall, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper would benefit politically from a feel good photo-op or joint announcement with the most popular politician in Canada: Barack Obama. Prime Minister Harper will be in...continued→
Posted by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Once again, the Alberta government is using its $25 million public relations pot to mislead the public. Today, Alberta is touting the results of two new studies about tar sands greenhouse gas emissions as showing that tar sands production is...continued→
Posted by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz in Moving Beyond Oil , Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
We greeted Canadian Environment Minister Prentice in DC at the start of this week. Minister Prentice has been a strong proponent of expansion of Canadian tar sands oil development, despite the high global warming pollution, and the extensive damage to...continued→
Posted by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Canadian Environment Minister Prentice visiting Washington, D.C. for meetings on energy and climate this week, makes me wonder again why Canada is putting so much effort and money into public relations around tar sands oil instead of addressing the very...continued→
