UK backs oilsands

Posted Nov 28, 2011 8:29 am.

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An American environmentalist is calling the United Kingdom “Canada’s partner in crime” when it comes to the oilsands.

He made the comments after a British paper revealed oil giants Shell and BP successfully lobbied the British government to support Ottawa against a European penalty on oilsands fuel.

The proposal officially labels transport fuel from the oilsands as “dirty” because it results in 22 per cent more greenhouse gas emissions than fuel from conventional sources.

Support for the oilsands could make Canada and Britain unpopular at climate change talks that open Monday in Durban, South Africa.

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