It’s not easy looking green (especially in redneck country)

According to an Alberta government memo obtained by the Edmonton Journal, Alberta is spending $25 million on a campaign to “reinforce a positive, accurate picture of Alberta.” The problem is that, because of the oilsands, Alberta is viewed as a producer of dirty energy. “We have to produce clean energy – that’s job one,” says Paul Stanway, Communications Director for Premier Stelmach, “but job two is to tell the world we’re producing clean energy.”
The big question is — does the world want to listen?

Links: Original article in the Edmonton Journal