CANADA CAMPAIGN
May 1st, 2001
BY MONICA DOBIETHE CANADIAN oil industry has taken the unusual step of launching a campaign to persuade consumers to use less petrol and diesel, because its companies do not want to invest in new refinery capacity that could in future become redundant.The Canadian Petroleum Products Institute has gone on record encouraging people to drive less, take public transport and to walk more.It has noted that Canada's consumption of refined products jumped nearly five per cent in March from the previous year - partly due to the popularity of sport utility vehicles and ...
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