Carney can’t buy climate cover with pocket change
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2026 8:51 amCarney can’t buy climate cover with pocket change
By Adrienne Tanner - National Observer - August 13, 2026 . . . Numerous Internal LINKS
EXCERPT: "These sprinklings of cash will no doubt be welcome, but they seem a laughable pittance when you consider the government’s top priority: fast-tracking construction of another pipeline from the Alberta oilsands to the BC coast. For all of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s talk of “decarbonized oil,” make no mistake, if additional oil is extracted from the oilsands, it will add to the world’s carbon pollution load when it is burned. And that same pollution is causing record-hot temperatures and catastrophic fires here at home and worldwide. . . . ."
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By Adrienne Tanner - National Observer - August 13, 2026 . . . Numerous Internal LINKS
EXCERPT: "These sprinklings of cash will no doubt be welcome, but they seem a laughable pittance when you consider the government’s top priority: fast-tracking construction of another pipeline from the Alberta oilsands to the BC coast. For all of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s talk of “decarbonized oil,” make no mistake, if additional oil is extracted from the oilsands, it will add to the world’s carbon pollution load when it is burned. And that same pollution is causing record-hot temperatures and catastrophic fires here at home and worldwide. . . . ."
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