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Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

CAPP disputes "B.C.’s natural gas play: a climate charade"

"Natural gas development is an important issue for people living in British Columbia, as it is in other natural gas producing jurisdictions in Canada," Geoff Morrison. Manager, B.C. Operations,...

Ethical Oil founder Ezra Levant slams Defend Our Coast protests in BC

Wilderness Committee's Ben West strikes back.
Alberta oil sands: lobbyists happy now

Bill C-38 answers oil and gas lobbyist prayers

This article can now be found in  Extract: The Pipeline Wars Vol. 1 Enbridge.  Extract contains a year of the Vancouver Observer's powerful reporting on the proposed Enbridge pipeline....

Gregor Robertson’s Greenest City takes on the oil industry

Can Harper-backed Big Oil penetrate Mayor Gregor Robertson’s renowned “Greenest City”?

Vancouver Sun's ethical oil orgy

A recent Vancouver Sun business article by Barbara Yaffe was such a one-sided “oil orgy” that it not only demands a balanced response, it deserves an award.

THE BIG GRAB Part 5: Little Fish. Big Pond

Alberta's oil sands are a huge project. But are they a big part of the Canadian economy? And are they too big to have to play by the same rules as everyone else?

THE BIG GRAB Part 3: Fewer Jobs and GDP

The oil sands have a dirty little secret: They generate far fewer jobs and wealth per tonne of carbon dioxide than other industries.