WASHINGTON,
D.C. - Danielle Droitsch, U.S. policy director for the Pembina Institute, is
available to comment on how the U.S. midterm elections could affect Canadian energy
issues.
There
are two key areas to watch:
- The Harper government
has stated it will not move forward on climate legislation until the U.S. does,
so the shift of power in the U.S. House of Representatives could have
significant implications for the development of Canada's climate policy if Canada
sticks to this approach. - Last week, 11 senators
expressed concern about the environmental impacts of the oilsands in the U.S.
Despite the newly divided House, it's likely that key members of Congress and
the Obama administration will continue to raise concerns about the impacts of
oilsands development.
"Regardless
of the results of the mid-term elections, Canada needs to focus on the long
term - we need a "made-in-Canada" climate policy and a plan to manage the
environmental impacts of the oilsands that meets the expectations of Canadians
and our primary customer," said Droitsch.
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Contact:
Danielle Droitsch
Director of U.S. Policy, Pembina Institute
Cell: 202-615-3770
Phone: 202-513-6243
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Biography:
Before joining the Pembina
Institute earlier this year, Danielle Droitsch served as the executive director
of Water Matters, an Alberta-based organization focused on watershed
protection, and directed the Bow Riverkeeper, which is part of the Waterkeeper
Alliance. Droitsch has worked for U.S.-based organizations at the national and
regional levels on energy, national parks, and watershed protection including
the National Parks Conservation Association. She has authored a number of
publications on a range of law and policy issues under both Canadian and United
States environmental laws, and holds a degree in law from the University of
Tennessee and undergraduate degrees in science and history from
James Madison University.
