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Shale Oil Jobs “Vastly Exaggerated”

The headline in yesterday’s Financial Times said it all “Surge in shale oil output fuels US jobs bonanza”. According to the FT: “The boom in shale oil and gas production has created one bright spot in the otherwise grim US...

Empty threats should not be made at ‘friends’

Alberta’s minister of energy Ron Liepert was in New York this week and took the opportunity to threaten the State Department over the slow pace (as he sees it) of the approval process for the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline...

Canadian Pipedream

Why Canadian oil does not make America secure Political turmoil in the Middle East once again exposes America’s dependence on oil and its vulnerability to global price spikes. On Capitol Hill, Big Oil’s political lackeys are stepping up their campaign...

Canada’s Secret “Sensitivities” over Tar Sands

Six years ago, in preparation for George Bush’s visit to the US, leaked Diplomatic cables by Wikileaks show that the ecological cost of the dirty sands was not seen as a diplomatic issue of contention. A message to President Bush...

Solidarity With Madleen Freedom Flotilla

OCI stands in solidarity with all those who were sailing on board the Madleen as part of the Freedom Flotilla, and calls for their immediate and unconditional release from the Israeli military.