Tag: oil sands

Criticism should bring Young down

Maria Stellato, ArtSci ’14 “Rock stars don’t need oil” and a comparison of Fort McMurray to Hiroshima are probably two quotes you’ve heard about Neil Young’s recent comments on Shell’s Jackpine oil sands expansion onto Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation territory. At the very least, they were the first...

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Oil sands pollution confirmed

A Queen’s biology professor is gaining international attention for his work on a study that proves the contaminating effects of Alberta’s oil sands. The study’s conclusion — that pollutants can be found in the lakes surrounding the oil sands operations — is a result long-suspected by critics of the...

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Letters to the editor

Oil sands have negative effects Re: “Industry pros talk oil sands,” Feb. 14, 2012. Dear Editors, While I appreciate the efforts that the oil sands industry is putting into making their practices more environmentally friendly, I still disagree with the exploitation of the Albertan oil sands. Technologies...

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