Robbie Picard from Oil Sands Strong is going on a national tour
Rebel News' Sheila Gunn Reid was joined by Robbie Picard of Oil Sands Strong to discuss his new national tour and the most pressing issues facing Alberta's oil sands communities. Watch the video here. 00:00 Start00:55 Discussing the impact of progressive environmental policies03:12 Robbie Picard of Oil Sands Strong joins Sheila08:00 Humanizing the people and families working in the oil sands13:59 The deep pockets of the foreign environmental movement18:50 Discussing hypocritical celebrities (Jane Fonda)23:05 Discussing āFrack Nationā movie27:50 Plastic straws?37:35 Sheila discusses
What ātransitionā? Renewable energy is growing, but overall energy demand is growing faster
Key Points: The rise in the renewable energy thatās available is still lower than the rise in global energy demand overall.The shortfall between renewable energy supply and power demand will only widen as economies reopen and travel resumes, with demand already spiking to pre-pandemic levels.A ācommon ground solutionā would be to use traditional fuels as a backup when renewables fail to carry through. The world wants to ātransitionā away from fossil fuels toward green energy, but the difficult reality is this: Dirty fuels
Canadian Energy Centre (CEC)
Background The Canadian Energy Centre (CEC) is an Alberta provincial government corporation formed to promote the provinceās fossil fuel industry, in part by fighting what it has described as ādomestic and foreign-funded campaigns against Canadaās oil and gas industry.ā At its launch on December 11, 2019, the CEC was referred to as the āEnergy War Room.ā 1 āThe CEC is a provincial corporation under the financial administration act that will largely be funded by Albertaās energy industry, through the new Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction
Fort McMurray residents defend oil industry amid visit from documentary crew
Fort McMurray residents defend oil industry amid visit from documentary crew A film crew from Europe is visiting Fort McMurray to get a sense of what life is like for people who live in the oil town. The filmmakers' presence isn't welcome by some residents, who are frustrated with how their industry and community have been portrayed in the media. Robbie Picard, founder of activist group Oilsands Strong, has helped about 15 documentary filmmakers over the last five years, setting up interviews and helicopter rides over the boreal forest. The
Rally to revive Energy East pipeline meets opposition in Halifax
MƩtis activist Robbie Picard argues 'vast majority' of First Nations support pipeline projects Pro-oilsands activists clashed with opposing groups Friday in Halifax at a rally for the revival of the Energy East pipeline project, which was scrapped by owners TransCanada in 2017. The pro-oilsands rally, organized by a group called Rally 4 Resources, garnered a crowd of 50 or so at Sackville Landing on the Halifax waterfront, a few minutes walk from where the Conservative Party of Canada is holding its 2018 convention. The rally was interrupted by a counter-demonstration of dozen or so people drumming,
Oilsands advocate chides singer Jann Arden over 2016 tweet about industry
An oilsands advocate is chiding singer Jann Arden for being āinsensitiveā to the plight of the ailing industry in a social media post she made more than two years ago. In the 2016 tweet, Arden criticized the Alberta government over its policy of rounding up wild horses on Crown land, saying the horses donāt do as much damage as the āTar sandsā ā a derogatory term for the oilsands. Robbie Picard, who has a Facebook page called Oil Sands Strong, is calling on Arden
āI love oil sandsā activist defends using photo of ātwo girls kissingā to promoteĀ oil
A pro-oil activist is doubling-down on a controversial Facebok meme that promotes Canadian oil on the grounds that Canadians think "lesbians are hot." Editorās note: Updates on this story have been included at the bottom of this post. A pro-oil activist is doubling-down on a controversial Facebook Post that promotes Canadian oil on the grounds that Canadians think ālesbians are hot.ā In fact, Robbie Picard, former leader of the Fort McMurray and Edmonton āI Love Oil Sandsā campaigns, blames the backlash on āstraight, middle-class white guysā and adds