CBC-TV links Harper government frustration of Kyoto Protocol to Alberta and U.S. oil company interests

by Paul Chen

CBC-TV in the Fifth Estate programme documentary entitled The Denial Machine exposes the trail of money from Oil industry interests and scientists who have sold-out humanity in the apparent pursuit of greed. This outstanding documentary presents Big Oil funding scientists to lie about the planetary threat of Global Warming, and Stephen Harper's ideological association with the U.S. President Bush administration.

Indeed, it is well documented that Mr. Bush and many of his colleagues are directly linked to Oil industry interests. The Denial Machine documents Mr. Harper using the identical tactics as Mr. Bush, in relation to seeking to undermine timely needed action to redress Global Warming.

A Globe and Mail feature article by Charles Montgomery titled, "Nurturing doubt about climate change is big business, published 12 August 2006 documents that "Friends of Science (FOS) has taken undisclosed sums from Alberta oil and gas interests. The money was allegedly funnelled through the Calgary Foundation, to the University of Calgary and on to the FOS though something called the “Science Education Fund.”

"All this appears to be orchestrated by Stephen Harper’s long-time political confidante and fishing buddy, who is based at the University of Calgary."

It seems the Friends of Science has taken a page right out of the US climate change attack group’s playbook: funnel money through foundations and third party groups to “wipe the oil” off the dollars they receive.

This comes as no surprise considering the FOS has been linked to some of the most notorious oil money-backed scientists in the US, including Drs. S. Fred Singer, who was featured on the Fifth Estate's programme The Denial Machine.

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