<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><div style="font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); ">New report by Greenpeace based on documents secured by Freedom of Information Act reveals how </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); ">Royal Dutch Shell has colluded with the Canadian government to undermine environmental legislation. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); ">Canada is developing a
full-blown case of the ‘resource curse’, far worse than simple Dutch disease: Puts oil before democracy. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); ">Shell has been a key player in the Harper government’s Oil Sands Advocacy Strategy, to weaken environmental laws. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); ">Shell has largely abandoned its investments in renewable energy: They are pushing for two huge new tar sands mines. The report clearly shows how the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);
"> Northern Gateway Pipeline & Shell’s new tar sands mines are bad for economy. The report was released as premiers gather to discuss a new National Energy Strategy. To view the full report visit here: </span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; "><a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/shellreport/">http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/shellreport/</a></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">Also interesting to note: Canada's premiers haven't had a group sit-down meeting with Stephen Harper since 2009.</span><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; "><a
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/07/21/darrell-dexter-harper_n_1692472.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/07/21/darrell-dexter-harper_n_1692472.html</a><br></span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; ">Lulu :0)</div></div></div></body></html>