Feb
22
2006
<p><a href="http://www.ualberta.ca/parkland">Parkland Institute</a> presents:</p>
<p><strong>Fueling Fortress America</strong><br />
<em>A talk and discussion featuring Hugh McCullum and Gordon Laxer</em></p>
<p>In <strong>Edmonton</strong>, Tuesday, March 7, 2006 7 - 8:30 pm Room 129 in the
Education Building, On 87 Ave, between 115 and 116 St University of
Alberta Campus</p>
<p>Given that the rapidly increasing exports of Canada’s oil and gas to the
U.S. puts our own energy security as a nation in jeopardy; that Canada,
despite being a petroleum producing country, is already forced to import
nearly half of the oil its people need; that Canada has arguably a
10-year supply of conventional oil and natural gas remaining; that most
of the tar sands oil is earmarked for export to the U.S., and most of
the natural gas from the North is also intended for the U.S. market or
to fuel extraction of the tar sands crude--the continuation of current
energy policies is clearly not in the national interest.</p>
<p>There may be ways of developing the tar sands that could contribute to
Canada’s long-term energy needs, including the inevitable transition to
renewable energy sources. But, shockingly, there is no coherent national
or provincial energy policy to address this need. Nor is the federal or
any provincial government conducting the research or public consultation
needed to formulate policies for meeting the world energy crisis or even
for assuring an adequate ongoing supply of energy for Canadians.</p>
<p><em>Hugh McCullum</em> is a journalist and will be speaking about his oil sands
report entitled Fuelling Fortress America which will be released March
7, 2006.</p>
<p><em>Gordon Laxer</em> is the Director of the Parkland Institute and will be
discussing what should be considered in Canada formulating its own
national strategy for energy security.</p>
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<p>
Parkland Institute<br />
11045 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1<br />
Phone: (780) 492-8558 - Fax:(780)492-8738 <br />
email: <a href="mailto:parkland@ualberta.ca">parkland@ualberta.ca</a> <br />
website http://www.ualberta.ca/parkland </p>
<p>Parkland Institute's Tenth Annual Conference will be held at the
University of Alberta, November 17-19, 2006.</p>