Rob | August 28, 2009
A new study commissioned by the Alberta (Canada) government demonstrates that lifecycle GHG emissions of different sources of crude oil are different, and that China (and all countries) need to take note of this in their transport sector emission calculations.
The Alberta government is trying desperately to make sure that oil sands oil doesn’t get blocked [...]
Rob | April 1, 2009
I recently read a comment on a blog by David J. Parker, whose name was linked to the Green Party website, and I see he has a blog on the Green Party site, so I assume he has some policy link to the party.
The blog post I read was by Ken Chapman on CCS in [...]
Rob | June 4, 2008
Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute came to Beijing to lecture us on how the world is going to come to an end. If he keeps it up like this in China, it just might. Chinese people don’t have elected officals to call, and they don’t respond well to doom and gloom. Western visionaries need to to better than that in China.
Rob | May 25, 2008
Yesterday the Globe and Mail reported that Stephen Harper will be meeting with European leaders both in large meetings and privately to convince them to pressure China and India to “level the playing field” of development and climate change.
1. Doesn’t understand the bredth of policy development going on in China right now – is this reflecting on the work of the Canadian embassy in China? Why can’t he be better informed…unless he’s doing this solely for political reasons.
2. China and [...]
Rob | May 3, 2008
Well, it’s offical. Oil sands are going to save the planet, bringing much
needed prosperity to all.
The Calgary Herald reported today that Imperial Oil (whose parent company, Exxon, is one of the biggest corporate “climate change disblievers” out there) has demonstrated how good and selfless they are in developing the oil sands – for the sake of all the poor people in all the undeveloped countries out there.
Imperial’s new chief executive, Bruce March, described the oilsands as a vital global energy source [...]
