A quick note of thanks to the amazing Steve Guise:

Steve is the director and editor of the fantastic “Interview Webisodes” on the Petropolis website, as well the media B-Roll. In addition to his talent, Steve boasts one of the best personalities I’ve had the pleasure of working with. He’s generous, easy-going and genuinely passionate about his craft.

The Interview Webisodes will soon be available on Greenpeace Canada’s YouTube channel and I hope you’ll join me in congratulating him on his work by adding a comment to the site.

Thanks for everything Steve!

UPDATE! The Interview webisodes look amazing in HD! Check them out here.

Canadian diplomats are to be trained to help sell Canada’s “clean energy.”

The Toronto Star reported that “courses starting this summer will teach Foreign Affairs officials the ABCs of bitumen, nuclear, hydro and renewable energy.”

Ignoring the fact that large-scale hydro, nuclear and bitumen are hardly clean, it’s a great idea. Of course, the embarrassing reality is that Canada is a dirty energy superpower.

Tar sands (bitumen) extraction is three times more greenhouse gas intensive than conventional oil, nuclear produces waste dangerous for thousands of years, and large-scale hydro can have devastating impacts on local ecosystems.

With investments in the billions for all three energy sources, Canada is clearly a leader in producing dirty energy. And with George W. Bush out of the picture, it’s apparently up to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to carry on the work of deceiving the domestic and international public.