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alberta oil sands

Mining Company’s Decision Lets Trudeau Off Hook, But Doesn’t Resolve Canada’s Climate Debate

While the cancellation of the tar sands mine, planned for Alberta, was a victory for activists, low oil prices meant the project was unlikely to move forward.

By Nicholas Kusnetz

The Syncrude oil sands mine is one of the oldest operating in Alberta. But a declining oil market makes newer projects like Frontier, canceled Sunday, hard to build. Credit: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Initial cleanup of a 5-acre contaminated zone in the pipeline break area

EPA: Recovering Oil Not Spilled?

By David Sassoon, InsideClimate News

Oil sands upgrader

Why Tar Sands' Extra Pollution Matters

By Lisa Song, InsideClimate News

The Koch Brothers' Many Decades in the Tar Sands

By David Sassoon

Ed Stelmach, the Premier of Alberta

Is Alberta's Oil Sands Plan Toothless?

By Elizabeth McGowan, SolveClimate News

The Suncor Millennium Mine near the Athabasca River

Carcinogens Linked to Increased Oil Sands Mining

By Lisa Song, SolveClimate News

Oil Sands Pipeline Corrosion & Safety Under the Microscope

By Elizabeth McGowan

Syncrude oil sands mining

To Green Oil Sands Mining, Solvent Instead of Steam?

By Elizabeth McGowan

an oil pipeline in Alaska

TransCanada Takes Oil Sands Heat In Stride

By Stacy Feldman

mining equipment

Does the Royal Bank's Oil Sands Lending Policy Have Teeth?

By Stacy Feldman

Anti-Tourism Oil Disaster Billboards Debut in Four U.S. Cities

By Stacy Feldman

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