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New Research: How the Government of Alberta and the Oil Sands Industry Have Thwarted More Effective Regulation

Posted on November 29, 2011 by admin

George Hoberg November 29, 2011 A new article in the Canadian Journal of Political Science describes the strategies used by the Government of Alberta and the oil sands industry to deflect pressure for more rigorous environmental regulation of the oil … Continue reading →

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Insights into Obama’s Keystone XL decision from the energy policy wonkosphere

Posted on November 11, 2011 by admin

George Hoberg November 11, 2011 Yesterday the Obama administration shook the foundations of the energy sector by calling for further review of the Keystone XL pipeline and putting off a decision until 2013. The decision left the Canadian oil establishment … Continue reading →

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Foreign influence on Canadian energy and environmental policy: A request for some balance

Posted on November 9, 2011 by admin

George Hoberg November 9, 2011 Over the past several months, there has been increasing attention in the media on the role of US foundation funding of groups active in the Canadian environmental movement, including those involving the oil sands and … Continue reading →

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The Oil Sands and Canadian Identity – a Starter List

Posted on October 12, 2011 by admin

George Hoberg and Andrea Rivers October 13, 2011 I’m preparing to give a talk on “The Oil Sands: Canada’s Defining Dilemma,” wading into a type of analysis that is a bit different. Andrea and I have been collecting quotes as … Continue reading →

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The Disappearing Issue: Forestry Content in British Columbia Speeches from the Throne, 2000-11

Posted on October 4, 2011 by admin

George Hoberg with help from Lisa Jung, and Alvin Shum October 4, 2011 Issues come and go, but the collapse of forestry on the agenda of the government of British Columbia is extraordinary. Yesterday’s Throne Speech did not contain the … Continue reading →

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Canada’s West Coast Oil Sands Pipeline Controversy: An Update

Posted on September 23, 2011 by admin

Andrea Rivers and George Hoberg September 23, 2011 While controversy over the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to the US has been capturing headlines across North America, a similar controversy is simmering in Western Canada. Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline proposal … Continue reading →

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What’s Really Behind the Decline in Belief in Climate Science: It’s the Economy

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

What’s Really Behind the Decline in Belief in Climate Science: It’s the Economy Lisa Danielson and George Hoberg September 21, 2011 There is widespread evidence that the American public’s belief in climate change is declining. The existence, immediacy and seriousness … Continue reading →

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Insights from new book: Why are so many potentially beneficial policy changes not adopted? The case of forest policy in Canada

Posted on September 20, 2011 by admin

George Hoberg September 20, 2011 Policy analysts and advocates frequently are left scratching their heads when policy changes that seem self-evidently superior to the status quo are not adopted. Forest policies in Canada are a fascinating example. Implemented mostly in … Continue reading →

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Optimizing your twitter feed for course websites

Posted on September 16, 2011 by admin

George Hoberg September 16, 2011 – Update September 26 Note: after writing the initial version of this post, twitter changed it search parameters so that the code originally outlined did not do what it was  designed to do. We’ve revised … Continue reading →

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Between Consent and Accommodation: What is the Government Duty to Accommodate First Nations Concerns with Resource Development Projects?

Posted on August 23, 2011 by admin

George Hoberg and Stephanie Taylor August 23, 2011 pdf of this post Between consent and accommodation The relationship between Canadian governments and Aboriginal groups continues to shift as a result of political developments and new jurisprudence. The power of Aboriginal … Continue reading →

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