Clean Energy Dialogue: A Bridge Too Far?

Published March 4, 2009

Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barak Obama launched a "clean energy dialogue" with the expectation that increased research collaboration on emerging technologies will build "a cleaner, more secure energy future for both nations."

Canadian oil sands producers and even some opponents of oil sands development have hailed the dialogue as the first step toward a Canada-U.S. energy-climate...