UK must rethink its unfailing support for Canada’s fossil fuels | Kelly Rigg
The Canadian government’s desperate responses to tar sands opposition should be a cue for Britain to stop doing its bidding in EuropeIf it’s true that desperate times call for desperate measures, the Canadian government is acting like a junkie in need of a fix. As public hearings on the proposed Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline proposal got underway in British Columbia last week, natural resources minister, Joe Oliver, lashed out at “environmental and other radical groups” and “jet-setting celebrities.
published date:Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:43:00 GMT
UK must rethink its unfailing support for Canada’s fossil fuels | Kelly Rigg
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UK must rethink its unfailing support for Canada’s fossil fuels | Kelly Rigg
The Canadian government’s desperate responses to tar sands opposition should be a cue for Britain to stop doing its bidding in EuropeIf it’s true that desperate times call for desperate measures, the Canadian government is acting like a junkie in need of a fix. As public hearings on the proposed Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline proposal got underway in British Columbia last week, natural resources minister, Joe Oliver, lashed out at “environmental and other radical groups” and “jet-setting celebrities.