Energy
We enjoy the fruits of the largest bilateral energy relationship in the world. Canada is the largest source of U.S. imports of oil, natural gas, electricity and uranium. And the relationship works in the other direction as well -- the United States exports electricity, coal and petroleum products to Canada.
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News and Events
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27 June 2011: Excerpts from Remarks by Ambassador Jacobson at the Gas & Oil Expo and Conference North America 2011
"With an ultimate goal of reducing our dependence on oil, we must responsibly develop and produce oil and gas at home, while at the same time leveraging cleaner, alternative fuels and increasing our energy efficiency."
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27 June 2010: The G-20 Summit in Toronto: Acting on Our Global Energy and Climate Change Challenges
At the Toronto Summit, G-20 Leaders reaffirmed their commitment to phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, a groundbreaking agreement at the Pittsburgh Summit which will encourage the conservation of energy, improve our energy security, reduce economically inefficient burdens on budgets, and provide a down-payment on our commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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23 October 2009: Remarks by the President Challenging Americans to Lead the Global Economy in Clean Energy
From China to India, from Japan to Germany, nations everywhere are racing to develop new ways to producing and use energy. The nation that wins this competition will be the nation that leads the global economy. I am convinced of that. And I want America to be that nation. Video »
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10 August 2009: North American Leaders Summit: Energy Deliverables
Energy and climate change will be an important element of the trilateral discussions at the North American Leaders Summit, to be held in Guadalajara, Mexico, on August 9-10, 2009.
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29 June 2009: Secretary Chu Opens U.S.-Canada Clean Energy Dialogue
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today made opening remarks at the first U.S.-Canada Clean Energy Dialogue Roundtable at the Department of Energy Headquarters in Washington, DC.
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April 2009: ejournal USA: Energy Efficiency: The First Fuel
Increasing the efficient use of existing energy supplies is widely acknowledged as the fastest, cheapest, and cleanest way to meet future energy needs. Energy Efficiency: The First Fuel examines the strong U.S. record of tapping efficiency as a resource, and the accelerated efforts by individuals, organizations, and governments to squeeze greater productivity from all energy sources. Download (3.04MB PDF) »
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