Canadian Tories Have Their Heads in the Tar Sands

onOct 21, 2006 @ 08:21 PDT

Really excellent Thomas Homer-Dixon column in the Globe and Mail today, though with a sorrowful conclusion:

We (in Canada) need a federal government with a sense of urgency about the problem, the guts to act, and the commonsense recognition that government must play a major role in Canada’s response. Instead, right now, we have a federal government with its head stuck in the tar sands.

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uk/UK Advertising Regulator Dismisses a “Disinformation” Complaint Against Saudi Oil Giant

ByTJ Jordan

onJul 8, 2025 @ 16:01 PDT

Decision a blow to campaigners, who say the ads gave Saudi Aramco unearned climate credibility.

Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation

Series: Ad-&-PR-Industry

uk/“Compliant Deception”: MPs Warn of Oil Industry Greenwashing at Debate on Proposed Fossil Ad Ban

ByEllen Ormesher and Rebecca John

onJul 7, 2025 @ 23:37 PDT

Lawmakers warned that oil companies are using increasingly sophisticated messaging tactics to portray themselves as climate champions at the UK's first parliamentary debate on calls to ban adverti...