Facing the geopolitical perils of being an 'energy superpower'

Are the oil sands roping Canada into a dangerous game between China and the US?

Published July 14, 2010

On July 8, a small group of demonstrators marched toward the Canadian Embassy in Washington waving placards and chanting slogans. A typical day in the American capital in many respects, as campaigns against Canada's so-called "dirty oil" have become largely commonplace.

In this instance, the source of the protesters' anger was a plan by Calgary-based company TransCanada to extend one of its pipelines...

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