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• Closing The Barn Door

  Published: August 31, 2007, 8:57 am

  Tags: Environment, Energy Probe, Ed Stelmach, Alberta, Tarsands, Peak Oil, Nuclear

  off-site about:peak-oil, Tarsands, water, Pembina, Klein, oil, nukes, nuclear, gas, water, drought, Alberta, Canada,AECL, candu, nuclear, nuclear-power, EnergyProbe, privatization, Conservatives, Flaherty, Munn, Government, Alberta, tarsands, nuke, nukes, power,

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• King Ralph Shills For Big Oil

  Published: September 22, 2007, 11:00 pm

  Tags: Royalties, Ralph Klein, Democratic Deficit, Oil, Ed Stelmach, Alberta, Tarsands, One Party State, Big Oil, Peak Oil

  rate for developing the tarsands. The result was the famous neo-con Klein Revolution, for which he annually collected gold medals from the Fraser Institute, which then went on to hire him once he retired as premier. Should we be surprised he defends his regimes sell out of Alberta, native and Canadian resources? Of course not. He was after

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• Stelmach Sells Out

  Published: September 26, 2007, 10:43 am

  Tags: Royalties, Ralph Klein, Democratic Deficit, Oil, Ed Stelmach, Alberta, Tarsands, One Party State, Big Oil, Peak Oil

  about:Stelmach, Alberta, tarsands, oilsands, Canada, state capitalism, royalties, oil, profits, Atlantic Accord, Newfoundland, Premier, Danny, Williams, Province,Bill Hunt, Alberta Royalty Review,Alberta Cabinet, CAPP, Ed Stelmach,Big Oil,oil royalties, PC, Calgary, Party of Calgary, politics, NEP, Conservatives, Fort McMurray, One Party

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• Morons

  Published: September 28, 2007, 9:11 am

  Tags: Royalties, Democratic Deficit, Oil, Ed Stelmach, Alberta, Tarsands, One Party State, Big Oil

  about:Stelmach, Alberta, tarsands, oilsands, Canada, state capitalism, royalties, oil, profits, Atlantic Accord, Newfoundland, Premier, Danny, Williams, Province,Bill Hunt, Alberta Royalty Review,Alberta Cabinet, CAPP, Ed Stelmach,Big Oil,oil royalties, PC, Calgary, Party of Calgary, politics, NEP, Conservatives, Fort McMurray, One Party

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• A Little Golf A Little Hustle

  Published: September 28, 2007, 7:55 am

  Tags: Candu, Softwood Lumber, Nuclear Power, Tarsands, Wilkins, Nuclear, Nuke The Tarsands, Oilsands

  is also a hub into the Tarsands. Which is another reason the nuclear industry is looking at it. In the global economy the way big oil treats the environment, using up fresh water for tarsands extraction, creating deserts of sand from the extracted mud, whether in Ecuador or Whitecourt, it's all the same.Long term pain for short term gain.As

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• Hugo Stelmach

  Published: October 13, 2007, 7:01 am

  Tags: Royalties, Ed Selmach, Alberta, Tarsands, Big Oil, Royalty Review, Venezuela, Chavez, Oilsands

  The tactics used by the oil bosses in Venezuela are now being used in Alberta.Media Advisory - Oil Workers to Gather at Legislature to Save Jobs ...A misleading headline, they aren't really the 'oil' workers. Like Venezuela they are the self interested oil bosses forcing their non-union workers to rally for their jobs that they threaten to cut to

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• I Am Malcontent

  Published: October 13, 2007, 6:38 am

  Tags: Royalties, Ed Selmach, Alberta, Tarsands, Big Oil, Royalty Review, Oilsands

  [The royalty report] has tapped into a pocket of malcontent that nobody knew existed, said David Yager, chief executive officer of HSE Integrated Ltd., a small energy services company, and a columnist for Oilweek magazine.That's because the oil elitists and their special interests live in the golden petro towers of Calgary. Far above the

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• Who Will Decide About Royalties

  Published: October 13, 2007, 6:03 am

  Tags: Royalties, Ed Selmach, Alberta, Tarsands, Big Oil, Royalty Review, Oilsands

  Big Oil and their pals in the investment industry according to this story in the Globe and Mail today.The folks who have been whining the most are having secret meetings with Stelmach's Government.According to Tristone, which has worked closely with Alberta civil servants in Edmonton to produce new work it will present on Monday I think

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• Headline Says It All

  Published: October 12, 2007, 6:03 pm

  Tags: Royalties, Ed Selmach, Alberta, Tarsands, Big Oil, Royalty Review, Oilsands

  And just as he was going up a wee bit in the polls the National Post ran this screaming full banner headline on their front page today;STELMACH BLINKS FIRST Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach has indicated he may be willing to give in to intense oil-industry pressure Which then resulted in this: Premier Stelmach quoted as saying he won't trounce

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• Real Oil Workers Rally

  Published: October 17, 2007, 4:00 am

  Tags: Royalties, Ed Selmach, Alberta Alliance, Alberta, Tarsands, Big Oil, Royalty Review, Oilsands

  In response to the right wing rally by oil company executives in hard hats today at the Legislature the Alberta Federation of Labour will be holding a real oil workers rally in a real oil city.Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 9pm to 10:30pmTimberline Room, Sawridge Hotel, Fort McMurrayThe Real Oil Workers Forum and RallyCome sign our petition urging

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• Rent A Crowd

  Published: October 17, 2007, 8:10 pm

  Tags: Royalties, Wild Rose Party, Ed Selmach, Alberta Alliance, Alberta, Tarsands, Big Oil, Royalty Review, Venezuela, Chavez, Oilsands

  The right wing press pundits and those opposed to Albertans getting their fair share will make a big deal out of the Oil Bosses Venezuelan Style Protest at the Leg today. Until you realize that the workers there were bussed in by the bosses and paid to be there, complete with signs provided by their bosses.Also most of them have not read the

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• Robot Protest

  Published: October 18, 2007, 9:26 am

  Tags: Royalties, Wild Rose Party, Ed Selmach, Alberta Alliance, Alberta, Tarsands, Big Oil, Royalty Review, Venezuela, Oilsands

  Robot comes from the Russian word Robotnichki, meaning drudgery and worker. A wage slave by any other name.And when the Oil Rig bosses pay their wage slaves to protest on their behalf against the workers own self interest this is what you get.During the speeches, the workers showed little emotion, cheering only sporadically.The Alberta government

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• AFL Demo Falls Flat On Its Face

  Published: October 19, 2007, 10:35 pm

  Tags: Royalties, Fort Mcmurray, Gil Mcgowan, Iww, Oil Workers, Tarsands, Business Unions, Big Oil, Royalty Review, Afl

  Ouch. Suppose we called a demonstration and no one came?The majority of the 15 workers that did show up were probably Wobblies who have been active on every wildcat picket line over this last month. Dual carders, folks who belong to both the IWW and their regular trade union. The IWW has been gaining support amongst the building trades union rank

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• Alberta Oil Royalty Sell Out

  Published: October 20, 2007, 10:58 am

  Tags: Royalties, Ed Selmach, Alberta, Tarsands, Big Oil, Royalty Review, Oilsands

  Looks like we will not be getting any real news about Farmer Ed's plans around oil royalties when he does his Ed TV program next week.Alberta royalty details now expected by month end Instead he spent this week spinning why he is not going to get tough on Big Oil, preparing us for lowered expectations regarding his royalty review.Stelmach touts

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• Turncoat Dwarkin Recants

  Published: October 21, 2007, 8:20 am

  Tags: Royalties, Ed Selmach, Alberta, Tarsands, One Party State, Big Oil, Royalty Review, Oilsands

  As I posted here yesterday the Big Oil ringer Dr Judith Dwarkin who sat on the Oil Royalty Panel issued her own report on the Oil Royalties, one that was countering her own panels recommendations and denounced her fellow committee members in unflattering terms. Her paper was sanctioned by her company in defense of their pals in the Petroleum Club

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