Alberta Oil Sands Advisory Group

Oil sands panel recommends aggressive action to stay under 100 megatonne emissions cap

Oil sands production at 2.5 million b/d, projected growth to 3.7 million by 2030, expected to stay under 100 MT emissions cap The first phase of the Oil Sands Advisory Group (OSAG) concluded and released its report with recommendations to the Alberta government on keeping the growing oil sands in compliance with its legislated 100 […]

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Tzeporah Berman’s out as Oil Sands Advisory Group delivers report, Phillips shouldn’t repeat mistake

Alberta government must stop appointing fire-breathing eco-warriors to provincial advisory groups As of June 30, Tzeporah Berman will no longer be a member of the Alberta government’s Oil Sands Advisory Group. Let’s hope Shannon Phillips has learned a lesson about the political problems that accompany appointing extreme eco-activists to Alberta government committees. When Berman was

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Shannon Phillips lays out case for Alberta climate policies, oil sands expansion

Alberta government, industry goal is to reduce oil sands GHG levels to that of conventional oil A common view in the Alberta oil patch is that the NDP are anti-oil sands and that eco-activist ideology is driving the Climate Leadership Plan. Environment Minister Shannon Phillips went out of her way to dispel that view Monday during a Markham On

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Alberta Energy clarifies Tzeporah Berman role on oil sands advisory group

Is eventual Tzeporah Berman resignation worst thing for Notley Government? Was that the strategy all along? Why did Tzeporah Berman ever agree to co-chair the Alberta Oil Sands Advisory Group? I ask this question because comments from the provincial energy minister shed new light on the eco-activist’s recent anti-pipeline comments on CBC. You can read the background to

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