Category: Tar Sands

Crude sacrifices

Prime Minister Mark Carney has caused his government to serve oil barons rather than the people who elected it. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made that choice long ago. Now British Columbia Premier David Eby has joined them, deciding that political and financial rewards matter more than a livable planet and the welfare of future generations.

Tar sands pollution up to 64 times higher that official estimates

Peer-reviewed science found that emissions from Alberta’s oilsands may be far greater than regulators and the public have been led to believe. Aircraft measurements revealed gas-phase organic carbon emissions up to 64 times higher than official estimates reported by the industry. Total organic carbon emissions in Alberta are equivalent to those from all other sources across Canada combined.