New pipeline to tidewater or no, Jason Kenney has vowed to repeal the province's carbon tax and oil sands emissions cap. (macleans.ca)
Overly optimistic projections of future oil supply, which are much higher than the latest NEB projections and don't consider the Alberta government's cap on oil sands emissions imposed by its Climate Leadership Plan. (policynote.ca)
Even the oil sands ultimate consumption in a gasoline, diesel or jet engine only results in 500 kilograms of CO2 - equivalent per barrel of refined petroleum products, meaning total oil sands emissions from well to wheel are considerably lower than those of this nation's more than 500 power plants burning coal to generate electricity. (scientificamerican.com)