DevO Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~White Pine Pictures & Clearwater Media present:TAR SANDS: THE SELLING OF ALBERTAWhat price is Canada willing to pay for a stakein this century's greatest energy bonanza?Director Tom RadfordProducer Peter RaymontWorld Premiere broadcast on Doc ZoneCBC TV - Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 9:00pm"Tar Sands: The Selling of Alberta" captures theintersecting storylines of a remarkable cast of characterseager to cash in on the oil boom in Fort McMurray, Alberta.Washington lobbyists, Newfie pipefitters, Chinese investorsand Norwegian industrialists descend on tar-soaked "FortMcMoney", a modern-day Eldorado, where rents are sky-rocketing and cocaine abuse is four times the provincialaverage. Up for grabs - a stake in a $100 billion energybonanza and Canada's economic sovereignty.This one-hour documentary, commissioned by the CBC,tracks the growth of the world's largest reserve of"unconventional" oil. A Florida-sized "environmentalsacrifice zone" has become Canada's contribution to U.S.energy security in the post-9/11 world. But for many,the Tar Sands are a global warming disaster.As Fort McMurray bursts at the seams, children from ThunderBay to Cape Breton are made tar-sands orphans by theirmigrant-worker parents. Canada's petrodollar breaks the backof the manufacturing economy in the East. Cancer ratesskyrocket downstream of Fort McMurray while Rocky Mountainglaciers melt and disappear. And all the while, Albertacrude goes south to US markets while Eastern Canada paysever more for insecure Middle East oil. In an isolatedregion of the north, Canada's future is being carved out ofthe forest at a breakneck pace. "Tar Sands: The Selling ofAlberta" questions how much Canada is willing to sacrificefor a stake in this century's greatest energy bonanza."Tar Sand" features interviews with stake-holders from allsides including former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed(1971-1985); journalist and author Andrew Nikiforuk; General(retired) Charles Wald, Former Deputy Commander, USAF;oil broker Paul Michael Wihbey, President of the U.S. companyGWEST Consulting; Jeff Wiscombe, welder from Newfoundlandand Stig Bergseth, Senior VP, STATOIL, Norway's largestcompany.After co-directing the award-winning Arctic Dreamer in2004, two of Canada's most respected documentary filmmakersreunite as Director and Producer of Tar Sands: The Sellingof Alberta. Edmonton-based director Tom Radford'scareer spans thirty five years, portraying the distinctivecharacter of the West and North to Canada and the world.Producer, Peter Raymont is celebrating the 30th year ofWhite Pine Pictures, having traveled to Ethiopia, Nicaragua,India, Rwanda, Chile and the High Arctic to direct andproduce over 100 documentary films, including the EmmyAward-winning Shake Hands with the Devil: the Journeyof Romeo Dallaire.Running Time: 41:38http://www.whitepinepictures.comhttp://www.clearwatermedia.comUSEFUL WEBSITES:http://www.oilsandswatch.orghttp://www.oilsandsdiscovery.comhttp://www.tarsandswatch.orghttp://www.capp.ca/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=688http://www.oilsandsreview.comhttp://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/tarsandsfaqhttp://oilsandstruth.org~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~If you missed it, you can still see Much Music's special on climatechange and the Alberta Tar Sands. The one-hour special is on-line athttp://www.muchmusic.com/tv/specials/muchtalks/climatechange/Thanks to Mike Hudema at Greenpeace for passing it along.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeeJig Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 I was wondering when something like this was going to pop up. Thanks for the heads up KevO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 This is on again right now on Doc Zone on CBC Newsworld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 It's repeated a few times tonight. I've got it recording in the middle of the night sometime. Look forward to watching this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingbear Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 great review. too bad there was not a bit more on Danny who stood up for the province (NL), got a share in the oil game, and although excavating oil, at least is trying to make life better for the people in the province, unlike alberta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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