Category Archives: Oil Sands

We Can’t Afford Massive New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure: Oral Statement to Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel

Posted on February 1, 2013 by admin

George Hoberg Oral Statement to Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel, Vancouver, BC February 1, 2013 Good afternoon. My name is George Hoberg, and I’m here to add my voice to so many other British Columbians who have spoken to you … Continue reading →

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Why 2012 was the Year of the Pipeline: Reflections on an Extraordinary Controversy

Posted on December 31, 2012 by admin

George Hoberg December 31, 2012 The Northern Gateway Pipeline controversy has been remarkable in its intensity, duration, and scope.  It has received an enormous amount of mainstream media attention, beginning with Joe Oliver’s January open letter castigating pipeline opponents as … Continue reading →

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It’s time to draw a line in the sand: Why I’m protesting against oil sands pipelines

Posted on October 23, 2012 by admin

George Hoberg Note: there was a packed agenda at the epic Defend our Coast rally in Victoria on October 22, 2012. I was asked to speak but in the end time didn’t permit. Here’s the text of the speech I … Continue reading →

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Mr Mulcair Goes to Edmonton, Giving Canadian Climate Hawks a New Dilemma

Posted on May 30, 2012 by admin

Spencer Keys and George Hoberg May 30, 2012 Today the Pembina Institute released a study contributing to the growing expert consensus that Canada has a mild case of Dutch disease. Later this week, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair is travelling to … Continue reading →

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The Oil Sands Wedge: Could The Next Federal Election Be A Fight Over Dutch Disease?

Posted on April 9, 2012 by admin

Spencer Keys April 9, 2012 February’s spat between Premiers McGuinty and Redford, about whether the oil sands have contributed positively or negatively to Ontario’s economy, has given national prominence to the spectre of Dutch Disease in Canada. The story is … Continue reading →

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Canada’s Third Great Pipeline Debate: The Political Landscape as the Northern Gateway Pipeline Hearings Start

Posted on January 10, 2012 by admin

George Hoberg and Andrea Rivers January 10, 2012 As hearing finally start today on the Northern Gateway pipeline from the oil sands to coastal British Columbia, politics on all sides of the dispute have been escalating. The Joint Review Panel … Continue reading →

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The Constitutional Threat to the California Effect: A Court Strikes Down California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Posted on December 31, 2011 by admin

George Hoberg December 31, 2011 This week a federal district court in California declared the California low carbon fuel standard unconstitutional for its violation of the interstate commerce clause. The grounds for the decision are revealing about the tensions of … Continue reading →

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Pressure Rising on Both Sides of Northern Gateway Oil Sands Pipeline: December 2011 Update

Posted on December 6, 2011 by admin

George Hoberg and Andrea Rivers December 6, 2011 (last updated December 8, 2011) [Due to rapidly developing events we've decided to keep this post a living document with frequent updates. Updates from original text will be in italics.] Since US … Continue reading →

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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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