Tag Archives: oil sands

Lawrence Solomon: Nature needs a hand

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Other News Sources

The tar sands sites will leave a lasting man-made legacy that will be more enjoyed by humans than the sullied lands they found. Continue reading →

Lawrence Solomon: Environmentalists for a foreign agenda

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(December 12, 2013) Canadians have no clue when the exhortations coming from Sierra Club, Greenpeace or the David Suzuki Foundation are financed by U.S. interests. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Quarantining Alberta oil

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(April 25, 2013) Environmentalists are successfully ring-fencing the province. Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Oil, Pipelines, Tar Sands | Tagged Alberta, Climate Change, energy self-sufficiency, environmentalists, Global Warming, Keystone, Obama, oil sands, pipelines, tar sands, United States | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Obama will block Keystone

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Other News Sources

(March 14, 2013) Not needed for U.S. energy security or employment. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Harper’s next stand

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Other News Sources

The PM spoke out for the seal hunt. Now he must support the Alberta oil sands. Continue reading →

Posted in Tar Sands | Tagged Alberta, Barack Obama, Canada, Energy Technology, Environmental Issues and Protection, European Union, Hillary Clinton, Keystone Pipeline, Oil and Gas Exploration and Drilling, Oil Production and Refining, oil sands, Stephen Harper, U.S. Congress | 1 Comment

Lawrence Solomon: Tyranny of the north

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

(August 19, 2011) Venezuela’s dictator, Hugo Chavez, was in the news this week for brashly announcing an expropriation of the mineral rights of the citizens of his country. We don’t seize private property that way in our democracy. We seize it silently and in plain sight, as seen in the province of Alberta, which so deftly passed stealth legislation two years ago that most Albertans are only now discovering the government’s audacious takeover of their property rights. Continue reading →