The Trump Administration has vowed to dismantle many of the environmental protections that we fought hard to win. In fact on the same day as Rex Tillerson was confirmed as Secretary of State, the House of Commons voted to overturn a rule that requires require publicly traded oil, gas, and mining companies to disclose any payments that they made to foreign governments, including taxes and royalties.
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How much money has the federal government spent on lobbying on behalf of the oil industry? About $4.5 million.
A Greenpeace Canada freedom of information request has revealed that Natural Resources Canada holds a $4.5-million fund for international and domestic "outreach activities" for the tar sands.
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Canada's premiers agreed to a master energy and climate change plan July 17. It's specific on fast-tracking pipelines, but “aspirational” on climate action.
No wonder. Building more pipelines to export oilsands oil will gut any serious plans to cut greenhouse gases.
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