'The governments of Canada and Alberta know this (that carbon storage is a limited weapon against climate change). Their task force on the subject told them as much just a year ago: "Oil-sands operations are very diverse (both geographically and technically) and only a small portion of the carbon dioxide streams are currently amenable for carbon capture and storage."'

'The argument from tar-sands defenders in both the Canadian Conservative and Liberal ranks can be fairly summarized as follows: "We know this is bad for us but we have faith that a technological fix called carbon capture and storage will make everything better."'

'Canadians deserve a more honest debate about tar-sands development. If the leaders of our two major national parties cling to the outdated notion that we need to endure environmental devastation to grow the economy, then let them say so.'