It took awhile but when I looked this afternoon at the now famous Kathryn Marshall Ethical Oil freakout on youtube, the hits were just 6,000. It’s now over 14,000 and rising. Word has been blazing around the web, snaking its way into the States, where amused commenters are comparing Marshall’s
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Politics, Re-Spun: Is It Just Me, or Do These Pork Barrels Reek of Bitumen?
Once in a while, something crosses my desk that makes me cross my eyes and pound my head against the desk in frustration. This is not one of those things. This is one of those things that makes me crinkle up my face and exclaim “What the hell?” If you
Continue readingBigCityLib cleans up journalist’s mess. Confirms Brazilian did sign up to speak at pipeline hearings.
Go to BigCityLib’s place for the details on how a simple e-mail clarified at least part of a sloppily-research article from Postmedia, intended no doubt to raise doubts about the pipeline hearings and capitalize on the ‘foreign influence’ scam. Alison at Creekside comes up with another scenario involving the infamous Teneycke Snuffaluffagus
Continue readingWhy is Ethical Oil too terrified to confirm if it is funded by Enbridge or not? UPDATED with video.
"Don't ask me hard questions. I'm a student!" Wow. Just wow. Yesterday, I watched Power & Politics with Huffington Post’s Kathryn Marshall debating the Northern Gateway hearings with a representative from the Sierra Club. What was so amazing is that every time host Evan Solomon correctly asked if Enbridge was funding
Continue readingWhy is Ethical Oil so terrified of confirming if it is funded by Enbridge?
Wow. Just wow. Watched Power & Politics with Huffington Post’s Kathryn Marshall representing Ethical Oil debating with a representative from the Sierra Club foreign involvement in the Northern Gateway hearings. What was so amazing is that every time host Evan Solomon correctly asked if Enbridge was funding Ethical Oil, Marshall would loudly
Continue readingEthical Oil’s spin: media catching up to the blogs
Again, Alison at Creekside has come up with the goods. This time she provides commentary and the transcript of a complete undressing of Joe Oliver by CBC’s Carol Off. You can hear the interview here. You can also hear the desperation in Oliver’s voice. As Off presents fact after fact
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Enbridge Gateway JRP Hearings Broadcast (Kitimat/Kitamaat) – January 10, 2011
Hi! My name is Tia! I’m a radical, eco-terrorist, and enemy of the state now! Whee! (This is almost as random as the people Harper appointed to the senate the other day, and makes just as much sense.) Due to my fervent opposition to the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline, I can now add these spiffy
Continue readingNext time some ‘Ethical Oil’ salesperson gives you the ‘foreign influence’ bunk on the pipeline hearings, mention Alison’s post on the subject at Creekside
I watched in mild horror ’Question Period’ yesterday. Horror, not because CTV is too cheap to broadcast the show in HD, but because of the nonsense delivered on behalf of Alberta’s ‘Ethical Oil’ lobby by Huffington Post’s Kathryn Marshall. Her spiel was more about trying to trap Eric Swanson of Dogwood Initiative with circuitous and
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: The Galling Hypocrisy of EthicalOil.org
Mordor It’s really very simple. A front group for tarsands polluters is accusing opponents of being puppets of foreign interests. EthicalOil.org thinks only Canadians should be permitted to take part in the tarsands climate debate, which would exclude anyone or any group involving foreign resources or money. An organization called
Continue readingNext time some ‘Ethical Oil’ salesperson gives you the ‘foreign influence’ bunk on the pipeline hearings, mention Alison’s post on the subject at Creekside
I watched in mild horror ‘Question Period’ yesterday. Horror, not because CTV is too cheap to broadcast the show in HD, but because of the nonsense delivered on behalf of Alberta’s ‘Ethical Oil’ lobby by Huffington Post’s Kathryn Marshall. Her spiel was more about trying to trap Eric Swanson of Dogwood Initiative
Continue readingTransCanada : an "American company"
Hey, did you think that TransCanada, the company intending to extend the Keystone XL pipeline from Hardisty, Alberta to the Free Tariff Zone refineries in Texas, was a Canadian company? Me too. Must be something about that name. And the fact…
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Great Start to Occupy Ottawa Protest
Occupy Ottawa started as a solidarity movement in support the Occupy Wall Street movement. On Sunday, the movement defined itself as truly Canadian. More than 750 Occupy Ottawa protesters marched through Ottawa’s downtown core. The protesters’ sang…
Continue readingPolitics and Entertainment: Ron Liepert, Alberta’s Energy Minister, calls Opponents of Keystone XL Liars
Alberta Energy Minister Ron Liepert says that those of us who object to the building of the #KeystoneXL are lying. A pretty strong accusation for a government minister no doubt borne of frustration since we’re winning, and their combined 28 c…
Continue readingPolitics and Entertainment: U.S. Self-sufficient Oil Production would be a Threat to both the Tarsands and the Keystone Pipeline XL
U.S. Oil Production a Threat to Canadian Oil Industry So let’s say the U.S. becomes relatively oil self-sufficient by 2017, as some argue, and let’s say that self-sufficiency does not fully offset imported oil from Mexico and V…
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Why am I not surprised?
May 19, 2011: A majority Conservative government will move ahead with regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Canada …, says Environment Minister Peter Kent. … "The oilsands … will be in the next set of regulations that will come down after the coal-fired electricity generating sector," Kent said. "We’ll be addressing that later this year." Sept. 19, 2011 Ottawa will not bring out new rules for greenhouse gas emissions from the oil sands this year, contrary to what Environment Minister Peter Kent said in May. Mr. Kent said in an interview that the government is "in the early consultation stage" with the oil sector and "won’t have regulations immediately." He said the process was slowed down by last spring’s election and budget negotiations. Stephen Harper has been prime minister for five years. Peter Kent has been Environment minister since January. I wonder how long the "early consultation stage" takes. Incidentally, the minister’s original comments were made after last spring’s election….
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: CTV Spins the Daily Show for Tarsands and Farmed Fish
I finally got around to watching the Labour Day episode of the Daily Show, a repeat from August 18, 2011. Its first segment was about Warren Buffett’s New York Times editorial about why the rich should be paying more in taxes. But CTV chose to air two commercials directly before the Daily Show: pure spin […]
Continue readingOur "world class" tarsands PR monitoring plan
This week saw our federal, provincial and territorial energy ministers, minus Ontario, trot out a joint communique describing the tarsands as "sustainable and responsible", even as the Cons were simultaneously slashing the federal Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency budget by 43% and its staff by…
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: I’ll be happy to clarify that for you, Premier Wall
Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall has expressed surprise at Dalton McGuinty’s concern about tax dollars subsidizing the oil patch. As this article puts it: Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said he was taken aback by Mr. McGuinty’s remarks, and looked forward to some clarification from him at the three-day meeting, which begins Wednesday. "I just frankly don’t understand the comment that any other part of the country has subsidized the energy sector," Mr. Wall said. "I don’t think it has ever really needed it." Apparently the premier hasn’t been paying attention. This piece is from November of last year. An independent analysis says Canadian governments are subsidizing the oil patch to the tune of about $2.8 billion a year, despite a G20 agreement to pare back such support. … In its in-depth study of Canadian supports for oil production, the [International Institute for Sustainable Development] concludes the federal government was responsible for handing over production subsidies worth $1.4 billion in 2008 — about half the total value of government relief….
Continue readingPolitics and Entertainment: This Saturday in Canada: Stop the Tar Sands
This email is going out to all 350 supporters in Canada regarding a global action taking place this Saturday, June 18th being coordinated by several of our partner organizations.
Dear friends,
The Candian tar sands are the largest industrial project …
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Breaking: TransCanada Keystone I Pipeline Shut Down Indefinitely Due to Safety Concerns
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Following a string of oil spills, TransCanada’s Keystone I tar sands oil pipeline has been indefinitely shut down, and banned from restarting operations. To…
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