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As Canada protects the polluters, the people hold the key to stopping tar sands expansion

Posted by bex — 13 December 2011 at 2:52pm - Comments

With the decision by Canada to pull out of the Kyoto protocol, it's clear that the Canadian government cares more about protecting the polluters (particularly the tar sands industry) than the people. But our new report shows that the people hold the key to stopping the growth of tar sands oil production - and investors would be wise to take note.

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Getting to market: emerging investor risks in the tar sands

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13 December, 2011

International oil companies continue to rely on Canadian tar sands for future growth. Tar sands extraction projects are again expanding and the industry ambition is to grow production from today’s level 37 per cent by 2015 and an extraordinary 138 per cent by 2025. Significant risks however still face the industry. Major environmental constraints remain - particularly greenhouse gas emissions and water use - as well more conventional challenges, including labour, equipment and service cost inflation in the region.

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Stories from the Rainbow Warrior: Changing Sides

Posted by bex — 13 December 2011 at 9:54am - Comments

In the latest in our video series, "Stories from the Rainbow Warrior", Martti talks about his journey from an unhappy sailor working for an oil company to a sailor / activist on a Greenpeace ship. Want to get on board?

Article tagged as: activism, climate change, go beyond oil, oil, rainbow warrior, ships, videos

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The battle for the Frozen North: Point Hope (video)

Posted by bex — 7 December 2011 at 1:45pm - Comments

The small Alaskan community of Point Hope - or Tikiġaq, as the Iñupiaq people call their homeland - is one of the oldest continually occupied sites in North America.

Article tagged as: alaska, arctic, climate change, deepwater drilling, go beyond oil, oil, point hope, shell, videos

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