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A new way to look at the oil sands

February 9, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

According to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, the EU’s new fuel quality directive (FQD) will treat Canada’s oil sands on a level playing field with other sources of oil around the world, creating new export opportunities for energy and allowing Canada to compete more freely in the global market. Tim McMillan, CAPP President and […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, Environment, International, News Tagged With: Canada, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, CAPP, energy, EU, European Union, exports, oil sands

Comment: Hypocrisy at the EU

October 17, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Environmentalists on both sides of the Atlantic are aghast at the news the European Union (EU) is proposing to scrap a mandatory requirement to label tar sands crude as highly polluting. It’s a triumph of five years of lobbying by both the tar sands industry and the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, which […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Alberta, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, CAPP, Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Environmentalist, EU, European Union, Greg Stringham, Julie Gelfand, oil sands, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, tar sands

Speeding up nature’s oil spill cleaning process

September 15, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Imagine if oil spills could be completely cleaned up soon after a marine accident. And this could be made possible thanks to none other than warrior microorganisms who attacked and completely broke down the oil. The latter might sound like a science fiction movie, but it actually happens in nature. Regardless of human methods used […]

Filed Under: Environment, Innovation, International Tagged With: bacteria, EU, European Union, Kill-spill, oil, oil spill, warrior microorganisms

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