Oil Sands Boom Threatens Environment
27 November 2005 - 5:00am
Driven by the need to quench North America's thirst for energy, the rapid development of Canada's oil sands resources has sidelined discussions about its harmful environmental impacts.
"The rush to develop Canada's vast oil sands resources has hampered the country's ability meet commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions and shortchanged the public purse, an environmental group said in a report...the immense economic potential touted by the oil industry, government, energy analysts and the media has far overshadowed discussion of the environmental risks."
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Reuters, November 24, 2005
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