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Ethical Oil’s #IndianIgnorant tweet slammed as racist

Ethical Oil forced to apologize for this tweet.

Canadian officials use Ethical Oil talking points in Keystone XL sales pitch

In the debate over the Keystone XL pipeline, Alberta Premier Alison Redford and Canada's Ambassador to the US Gary Doer push 'ethical oil' talking points on the American public.

Kinder Morgan rep won't rule out possibility of one million barrels a day for expanded pipeline

A Kinder Morgan representative and former Port Metro COO debated environmentalists about the merits of the company's pipeline expansion proposal at a panel sponsored by The Board of Change.

Tar sands videos greatest hits

From Quarry's Crash to Ethical Oil to Bill McKibben's "game over", the debate about Canada's oilsands in videos

Kai Nagata on "Ethical Oil: the puppet rap," Ezra Levant's "loneliness" and Big Oil's media influence

Kai Nagata talks about the origins of the Ethical Oil puppet rap, journalism and which videos he'd love to make next.

Encyclopedia of Canadian pipelines: Keystone XL and Northern Gateway

Enbridge. Northern Gateway. TransCanada. Keystone XL. You've heard the names. You've seen the headlines. But what is the controversy all about? To understand the players, the issues and why they...

U.S. Republican Koch oil billionaires help fund the Fraser Institute. Why the Fraser Institute?

Why are the Tea Party billionaires from the U.S. messing around in Canada?

"Why polar bears and not elephants?" and more from Canada's hyperbolic Tory senators

With Senate debates set to continue this week investigating foreign funding of charities, here’s a look at some of the whacky arguments made so far.

Pro-oil blogger Vivian Krause makes her case at BC mining industry lunch

Vivian Krause and her work are welcomed with open arms by mineral exploration industry.

Harper’s Canada: A local and provincial politics fact sheet

Fourth in a series documenting key events and issues in Canadian politics. Here’s a look at how Conservative policies are affecting change at the local and provincial level.