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Low Oil Prices Threatening Mega Projects

Posted by: Michael Tyas January 2, 2015 Comments Off on Low Oil Prices Threatening Mega Projects
Oil sands projects are deferred, but not dead, due to record breaking low prices. These projects will go ahead once oil prices rise. Low oil prices are a double edged sword, because divesting into renewables is less economically compelling when we're choking on cheap oil.

What are some decisions or investments you're making this year to reduce your consumption of non-renewables?
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Alberta to Discuss Oilsands with Aboriginal Chiefs

Posted by: Jonathan November 14, 2014 Comments Off on Alberta to Discuss Oilsands with Aboriginal Chiefs
Alberta to Discuss Oilsands with Aboriginal Chiefs
Our health report was featured on Global TV’s coverage of new discussions between Premier Prentice and local aboriginal Chiefs. Lawsuits, reviews, and health studies initiated by local communities have put extreme pressure on the federal and provincial government to come to...
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Canadians Call Out Big Oil Lobbyists

Posted by: Sheldon November 11, 2014 Comments Off on Canadians Call Out Big Oil Lobbyists
Canadians Call Out Big Oil Lobbyists
On October 30, 2014, Keepers of the Athabasca organized a protest outside of the Suncor offices in downtown Calgary. The group presented Suncor with a petition, signed by 48,711 people that called on Suncor to stop lobbying against rules that...
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APTN Features: One River Many Relations

Posted by: Jonathan November 10, 2014 Comments Off on APTN Features: One River Many Relations
APTN Features: One River Many Relations
APTN's InFocus features the Environmental and Human Health Implications of Athabasca Oil Sands health study that links environmental contaminants, from regional development like the oilsands, with the degrading health of local communities.
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Spring 2014: Issue 3 | One River Many Relations

Posted by: Jonathan November 6, 2014 Comments Off on Spring 2014: Issue 3 | One River Many Relations
Spring 2014: Issue 3 | One River Many Relations
Spring 2014: Issue 3 Environmental, Health and Indigenous Communities in Alberta and the Northwest Territories. Download Here Issue #3: 1. Ground-Breaking Community Health Study Released 2. Beyond Re-Activism 3. Elders and Youth Find Common Ground in Fort Resolution 4. Learn...
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“The Oil Sands’ Bird Deterrent System Works Perfectly,” Doesn’t Work

Posted by: Michael Tyas November 6, 2014 Comments Off on “The Oil Sands’ Bird Deterrent System Works Perfectly,” Doesn’t Work
“The Oil Sands’ Bird Deterrent System Works Perfectly,” Doesn’t Work
The Oil Sands have upped their game lately, and it’s not your 'mama’s bird-of-prey window decal' any more; it’s positively military inspired. Lasers dazzle across the tailings ponds at night, while radar tracks birds and adaptive directional speakers blare everything from shotguns to sounds of distress. It doesn’t work.
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Canada Oil Sands Ltd. Profit Plummets

Posted by: Jonathan November 5, 2014 Comments Off on Canada Oil Sands Ltd. Profit Plummets
Canada Oil Sands Ltd. Profit Plummets
The oilsands have been an economic roller coaster ever since its first investors, Premier Ernest Manning and industrialist J. Howard Pew, took “the biggest gamble in history”. It has always been a gamble of bust, at times sinking so low...
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