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Canada: Alberta Is Not Enforcing Oil Sands Industry’s Environmental Infractions, Survey Finds
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 24th, 2013
Canadian Press: A survey of thousands of environmental problems in Alberta's oilsands attacks the province's claims to having strict control over the industry's environmental impact.
Fewer than one per cent of likely environmental infractions have drawn any enforcement, says the survey. It also says the province's records are incomplete and riddled with errors, so there is no way to really understand industry's impact on the region.
And the authors found the same problems recurring time and time again, suggesting...
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Resolution Against Keystone XL Pipeline Fails in York County, Nebraska
Posted by Lincoln Journal Star: Art Hovey on July 24th, 2013
Lincoln Journal Star: The chairman of the York County commissioners cast the deciding vote on Tuesday against a resolution sought by opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline.
The 3-2 outcome was witnessed by an overflow audience made up mostly of supporters to a statement of opposition to crude oil pipelines. Many of the same people were on hand two weeks ago when Kurt Bulgrin was absent and the four other members of the board were deadlocked.
Despite the efforts of the Good Life Alliance since then to recast language...
Eastern Alberta Oil Spills Continue; Cause Is Still Unknown
Posted by Huffington Post: Hunter Stuart on July 24th, 2013
Huffington Post: Four recent oil spills at a major oil sands extraction site in Canada's Alberta province are still leaking oil into the ground, and officials aren't sure what caused them.
Bob Curran, a spokesman for the Alberta Energy Regulator, which is charged with regulating the oil industry in Alberta, told The Huffington that exact details surrounding the May and June spills that occurred at the Primrose extraction site operated by Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. are still unknown.
Further complicating...