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Blog Posts

  • Let's talk carbon tax... again

    Christopher Gully

    Though we’ve been talking about tobacco taxation for decades, it was only in 2008 that “carbon tax” became a commonly heard phrase in Canada.

  • Oil in the water: part 3 of 3

    Amy Huva

    To more realistically deal with the problem of mature fine tailings, the Centre for Oil Sands Innovation funded by Imperial Oil is looking at using different solvents, instead of using warm water, to help liquefy the bitumen.

  • Oil in the water: part 2 of 3

    Amy Huva

    Oil sands tailings: most people know about the potential hazard these ponds pose to ducks, but what exactly are they?

  • Oil in the water: part 1 of 3

    Amy Huva

    Water use in the oil sands is a controversial topic. It is currently being profiled in the film White Water Black Gold and has been the subject of several environmental reviews and debates.

  • Is the “wild west” in Alberta’s oil sands coming to an end?

    Anderson Kehbila

    As the protests against the Keystone pipeline gain momentum and the environmental campaigns against Canada’s “dirty oil” spreads, the Alberta government’s environmental record has come under international scrutiny.

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