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Alberta promoting Canada-wide energy plan

The Financial Post -- Alberta is looking to recruit provincial and federal support by sparking a Canada-wide energy strategy that impresses upon all provinces the importance of the oil sands to Canada’s gross domestic product, Alberta Energy Minister Ted Morton says.

Mr. Morton needs provincial support to counter critics of the oil sands who have derailed approval processes of TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL and Enbridge Inc.’s Northern Gateway pipelines, both of which propose to take oil sands to international markets.

He says Prime Minister Stephen Harper is already on board.


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Submitted Feb 07, 2012 By: Gronski1
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PDQBlues
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Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 9:50:14 PM

Good idea, Canada. Perhaps the US can come up with a national energy plan, too.
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Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 8:58:25 AM

A new national energy policy that reflects the current world supply and demand situation is required.
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Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 6:17:07 AM

Finally!
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Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 12:43:31 AM

okay
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Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 12:09:37 AM

National Energy Plan...Now theres a concept we should be looking at!
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Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 11:30:45 PM

Hope it works and hope it goes through!
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Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 11:19:41 PM

great, even it's quite late!
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Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 10:38:54 PM

Good.
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Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 10:34:46 PM

Oh, a "National Energy Plan", eh?
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Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 10:30:59 PM

Humm
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Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 10:07:12 PM

Ok
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Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 10:06:52 PM

Now if just had an energy plan.
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Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 8:34:44 PM

WE LOVE YOU..YOU CRAZY CANADIANS!
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Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 8:33:33 PM

At least some countries know how to use their own resources wisely!
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okay
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Forward thinking
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Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 8:26:45 PM

Good idea,Alberta...
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Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 8:18:50 PM

Seem like a good idea.
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Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 8:18:03 PM

The USA congressional folks could not agree on anything constructive as we know it.
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As long as they don't buy what they need of it off the international market.
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Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 8:08:00 PM

Good for Canada, the country has a plan. Maybe someone in the USA will take note of it. Good article. Thanks for posting it.

[Edited by: doeslayersr at 2/7/2012 9:09:21 PM EST]
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Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 7:43:32 PM

Ah, yet another of the Oil Industry's prostitutes...
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