A roundup of oil sands related boycotts >
Not much doubt that the new economic superpower will play a big role here
By Paul Marck
Not that it passed by unnoticed, but news that China surpassed Japan as the world’s second-biggest economy during the sluggish second quarter is very telling. We have been hearing about China’s emergence as a global kingpin for some time, but there can be no doubt now about the predictions.
Deposed BP boss a sign that moral decay is at centre of corporate culture >
Top guns of industry can put a face on Alberta’s biggest economic engine
By Paul Marck
If you are a CEO in this province, you need to get out in front of the oil sands story and start telling it to the Canadian public, your customers, and the rest of the world. No more excuses, no more hiding behind the skirts of industry associations and corporate flaks. It is up to you, Mr. or Ms. CEO, to take the message to the Empire Club, the Vancouver and Montreal boards of trade and even to the local Rotary meeting. And while you are at it, book some face time with your American contacts as well.
Where's the ethics in Corporate Ethics International's campaign? >
'Upgrader Alley' gets much needed boost with North West announcement >
Sinopec's investment in oil sands start of something big >
Spending more won’t help Alberta weather this recession. Cutting back will, as it always has >
The startup of Alberta’s third open-pit oilsands facility , the $5.7-billion Athabasca Oil Sands Project operated by Shell Canada Limited, would normally be enough to qualify as one of the province’s top business stories of 2003. However, the Athabasca mega-project north of Fort McMurray is just the largest in a dizzying array of big money plans announced for the oilsands through the year by both Canadian and international energy producers.
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A profile of Dee Parkinson-Marcoux >
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