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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (103722)	6/25/2008 4:13:54 PM
From: Condor	Respond to of 206183

.....add to that the fact that Obama wants to revisit the free trade agreement with Canada and yes the Canucks will get probably get antsy and look around for export diversification I would expect.

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (103722)	6/26/2008 10:05:47 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 206183

Brazil signs deal to export sustainable ethanol. Cosan , Guarani , NovAmerica and Alcoeste agreed sell to Sweden's Sekab 115 million liters of anhydrous ethanol that will adhere to certain social and environmental standards. Message 24707345

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (103722)	6/26/2008 10:17:30 AM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206183

Yep: Alberta ready to play high-stakes oil game Don Braid, Calgary Herald Published: Thursday, June 26, 2008 It took a bit of pushing, but Finance Minister Iris Evans finally admitted Wednesday that Alberta might someday squeeze down the supply of oil, allowing the province to make a dramatic point in the energy debate. "That would be very much a last-ditch, final measure," Evans said Wednesday. "We are relying on diplomacy to make our point about Alberta's energy and are committed to that." The cabinet hasn't discussed any measures to reduce production, Evans added. But still, she "won't rule out" any tool at Alberta's disposal, including a gradual reduction to the flow of oil and gas out of the province. A gesture like that would would carry a shrewd double message: if you don't want Alberta's so-called dirty oil, alright, we'll send you less -- and reduce greenhouse gases at the same time. Even the anti-oilsands zealots would have a hard time arguing with that. Of course, this would also lead to higher prices, a tighter supply and possible shortages. It could create an energy panic both in Canada and the U.S. This would be high-stakes poker for sure. But it has been done before. On Nov. 2 , 1980, Premier Peter Lougheed went on province-wide TV to announce Alberta would cut production to 85 per cent of capacity. Eventually, the cuts would total 180,000 barrels a day, Lougheed said, but they would be suspended if any Canadians suffered from shortages, or if pricing talks with Ottawa started again. The cuts never caused much hardship. Falling oil prices took the steam out of Ottawa's attempt to set regulated prices and, by September 1981, the two governments struck a deal anyway. But Lougheed had reasserted provincial ownership of natural resources. That's still a bedrock provision of the Canadian Constitution, whether the federal Liberals and oilsands critics like it or not. In today's context, the point would be broader. If Alberta's energy is too tainted for you, fine -- we'll just hang onto it and sell it to someone else. Somebody please dust off the port at Prince Rupert. For the moment, as Evans said repeatedly, the government is counting on diplomacy to prove Alberta's is a reliable, friendly and increasingly green supplier of energy. But there's a sense this isn't working. The political environment in the U.S, twists and spins almost daily as presidential candidates seek an angle on the new monster issue, energy and environment. With gasoline above $4 US per gallon, the Americans are on the hunt for scapegoats. On Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made threatening noises about refusing oil from Canada's oilsands. Obama holds the wildly contradictory view that taxes can be raised and some energy can be rejected, while supply will be adequate and prices will somehow fall. Good luck to him. Within 24 hours, Republican John McCain gave a long speech about the evils of "foreign oil" without once even mentioning Canada, the oilsands or Alberta. He called for new oil and gas production in the U.S., a reduction in auto emissions and a national cap-and-trade system to help transform the energy economy. Where does that leave Alberta's oil exports? Is Canada's oil as evil to McCain as imports from Saudi Arabia? It's impossible to find a clue. In this wild and shifting landscape, with gusts blowing both from America and central Canada, Alberta politicians have to made every effort to be reasonable. But they shouldn't check the brass knuckles at the door, either.

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (103722)	6/26/2008 10:17:30 AM
From: Tommaso	Respond to of 206183

Yep: Alberta ready to play high-stakes oil game Don Braid, Calgary Herald Published: Thursday, June 26, 2008 It took a bit of pushing, but Finance Minister Iris Evans finally admitted Wednesday that Alberta might someday squeeze down the supply of oil, allowing the province to make a dramatic point in the energy debate. "That would be very much a last-ditch, final measure," Evans said Wednesday. "We are relying on diplomacy to make our point about Alberta's energy and are committed to that." The cabinet hasn't discussed any measures to reduce production, Evans added. But still, she "won't rule out" any tool at Alberta's disposal, including a gradual reduction to the flow of oil and gas out of the province. A gesture like that would would carry a shrewd double message: if you don't want Alberta's so-called dirty oil, alright, we'll send you less -- and reduce greenhouse gases at the same time. Even the anti-oilsands zealots would have a hard time arguing with that. Of course, this would also lead to higher prices, a tighter supply and possible shortages. It could create an energy panic both in Canada and the U.S. This would be high-stakes poker for sure. But it has been done before. On Nov. 2 , 1980, Premier Peter Lougheed went on province-wide TV to announce Alberta would cut production to 85 per cent of capacity. Eventually, the cuts would total 180,000 barrels a day, Lougheed said, but they would be suspended if any Canadians suffered from shortages, or if pricing talks with Ottawa started again. The cuts never caused much hardship. Falling oil prices took the steam out of Ottawa's attempt to set regulated prices and, by September 1981, the two governments struck a deal anyway. But Lougheed had reasserted provincial ownership of natural resources. That's still a bedrock provision of the Canadian Constitution, whether the federal Liberals and oilsands critics like it or not. In today's context, the point would be broader. If Alberta's energy is too tainted for you, fine -- we'll just hang onto it and sell it to someone else. Somebody please dust off the port at Prince Rupert. For the moment, as Evans said repeatedly, the government is counting on diplomacy to prove Alberta's is a reliable, friendly and increasingly green supplier of energy. But there's a sense this isn't working. The political environment in the U.S, twists and spins almost daily as presidential candidates seek an angle on the new monster issue, energy and environment. With gasoline above $4 US per gallon, the Americans are on the hunt for scapegoats. On Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made threatening noises about refusing oil from Canada's oilsands. Obama holds the wildly contradictory view that taxes can be raised and some energy can be rejected, while supply will be adequate and prices will somehow fall. Good luck to him. Within 24 hours, Republican John McCain gave a long speech about the evils of "foreign oil" without once even mentioning Canada, the oilsands or Alberta. He called for new oil and gas production in the U.S., a reduction in auto emissions and a national cap-and-trade system to help transform the energy economy. Where does that leave Alberta's oil exports? Is Canada's oil as evil to McCain as imports from Saudi Arabia? It's impossible to find a clue. In this wild and shifting landscape, with gusts blowing both from America and central Canada, Alberta politicians have to made every effort to be reasonable. But they shouldn't check the brass knuckles at the door, either.