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Audits of environmental charities linked to position on oilsands

rbarnes Posted On février 10, 2014

By Raveena Aulakh Don’t talk about Alberta’s oilsands and how their development may aggravate climate change. That’s the clear message from Ottawa to environmental charities being extensively audited by the Canada Revenue Agency to determine if they have crossed the […]

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Alberta government quietly funded researchers behind ‘independent’ report boosting Keystone XL

rbarnes Posted On février 5, 2014

By Lee Fang Before the State Department released its controversial Environmental Impact Study last week, a consulting firm called IHS CERA primed the news media by releasing its own study last year claiming that the Keystone XL wouldn’t make a […]

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Alberta oilsands environmental health risks probably underestimated: study

rbarnes Posted On février 4, 2014

By John Cotter EDMONTON – A new study suggests the environmental health risks of oilsands operations in Alberta’s Athabasca region have probably been underestimated. Researchers say emissions of potentially hazardous air pollution that were used in environmental reviews done before […]