Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community - View Single Post

chemgear · 11-06-2015, 11:58 PM

http://calgaryherald.com/business/en...ne-xl-pipeline

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said Friday she was not surprised by U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline, but she is disappointed by the characterization of Alberta bitumen as ‘dirtier crude.’

http://calgaryherald.com/opinion/col...fore-obama-did

Premier Rachel Notley is upset because U.S. President Barack Obama says exactly what some of her own MLAs have said for years — the oilsands are dirty, Keystone is bad.

Maybe she should ask where Obama learned to talk dirty. She might have to admit that he got it, in part, from the Alberta NDP.

Anti-Keystone pipeline and oilsands protestor Robyn Luff held a sign as she gathered with other protestors outside the Harry Hays Building in Calgary on Sept. 26, 2011. to voice their opposition to the project. In May, Luff became an NDP MLA in the riding of Calgary-East.

A banner unfurled that said “Ed Stelmach — the best premier oil money can buy,” and below that, “Stop the Tarsands.”

The demonstrator was Denise Ogonoski, then a part-time employee in MLA Rachel Notley’s Edmonton-Strathcona riding office.

Shannon Phillips, now the environment minister, once co-wrote with Mike Hudema of Greenpeace the introduction to a handbook called An Action a Day Keeps Global Capitalism at Bay.

It gave copious advice on how to save the climate, shut down the oilsands, and harass politicians.

Brian Mason, now Notley’s infrastructure minister, once wrote a blistering anti-Keystone column for the Herald, in which he argued that the pipeline would export jobs from Alberta.

The reality is that the NDP has long opposed Keystone on both economic and environmental grounds. The two wings are not always aligned — Notley and Mason are what have been called industrial New Democrats — but the goal was the same: Kill Keystone.

Now they have.

11-06-2015, 11:58 PM	#86
chemgear Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	http://calgaryherald.com/business/en...ne-xl-pipeline Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said Friday she was not surprised by U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline, but she is disappointed by the characterization of Alberta bitumen as ‘dirtier crude.’ http://calgaryherald.com/opinion/col...fore-obama-did Premier Rachel Notley is upset because U.S. President Barack Obama says exactly what some of her own MLAs have said for years — the oilsands are dirty, Keystone is bad. Maybe she should ask where Obama learned to talk dirty. She might have to admit that he got it, in part, from the Alberta NDP. Anti-Keystone pipeline and oilsands protestor Robyn Luff held a sign as she gathered with other protestors outside the Harry Hays Building in Calgary on Sept. 26, 2011. to voice their opposition to the project. In May, Luff became an NDP MLA in the riding of Calgary-East. A banner unfurled that said “Ed Stelmach — the best premier oil money can buy,” and below that, “Stop the Tarsands.” The demonstrator was Denise Ogonoski, then a part-time employee in MLA Rachel Notley’s Edmonton-Strathcona riding office. Shannon Phillips, now the environment minister, once co-wrote with Mike Hudema of Greenpeace the introduction to a handbook called An Action a Day Keeps Global Capitalism at Bay. It gave copious advice on how to save the climate, shut down the oilsands, and harass politicians. Brian Mason, now Notley’s infrastructure minister, once wrote a blistering anti-Keystone column for the Herald, in which he argued that the pipeline would export jobs from Alberta. The reality is that the NDP has long opposed Keystone on both economic and environmental grounds. The two wings are not always aligned — Notley and Mason are what have been called industrial New Democrats — but the goal was the same: Kill Keystone. Now they have. Last edited by chemgear; 11-07-2015 at 11:01 AM.