Environmental groups have stepped up their attacks on the Alberta oilsands, launching an ad campaign against the “dirtiest oil on earth” ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit next week.
Obama has reportedly planned a quick visit -- about six hours -- to Canada on Feb. 19.
The network of Canadian and American environmental groups is launching a cross-border campaign urging the U.S. president to stand strong on his new energy economy agenda and reject entreaties from Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to shelter the dirtiest oil on earth from global warming regulation.
The network, which has come together for this one-time campaign, has been dubbed Obama2Canada. Other members include Sierra Clubs Canada and U.S., Greenpeace Canada, Forest Ethics, Council of Canadians, the Pembina Institute and Global Community Monitor.
The campaign kicked off Tuesday with an ad in Roll Call, a prominent Capitol Hill newspaper in Washington, ...