Alberta to rebut oil sands’ environmental foes.

Oil & Gas Journal, June 13, 2008 - “In response to environmental organizations’ opposition to oil sands development, Alberta plans to emphasize the strategic and economic benefits of continuing production, said an official of the Canadian province’s government June 11.  ‘Alberta’s success in developing its estimated 1.7 trillion bbl of oil sands has vaulted it onto the world stage because it is the only non-OPEC government capable of dramatically increasing its production,’ said Gary Mar, the province’s minister-counselor at the Canadian Embassy in Washington.  It also has become the target of groups intent on restricting development as a way to stop the growth of fossil fuels, he told participants at a conference on Canada’s potential for reducing US reliance on imports from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries members.  Read more.