The Dominion, September 8, 2008 - “As the US election campaign kicks into overdrive, Canadian politicians and oil executives are stepping up lobbying efforts to make sure whoever controls the White House keeps purchasing notoriously dirty oil from the Alberta tar sands. Executives from energy company Nexen Inc., which has major investments in northern Alberta’s heavy oil industry, and Tony Clement, chair of a Canadian cabinet committee on energy security, met with Democratic candidate Barack Obama’s top energy advisor Jason Grumet in late August to cement the ‘energy partnership’ during the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.” Read more.