Under-Mining the Environment (Fact Sheet)

The oil sands report card

Under-Mining the Environment (Fact Sheet)

Published Jan 10, 2008

By Simon Dyer, Jeremy Moorhouse, Katie Laufenberg, Rob Powell, WWF

This fact sheet summarizes the key points from the Pembina Institute and WWF-Canada report Under-Mining the Oil Sands. The full report is the most comprehensive comparative assessment of 10 of Alberta's operating, approved or applied for oil sands mines. The first of its kind, this report finds that for the most part oil sands mines get a failing grade.

Oil sands mines were ranked on 20 different environmental indicators in five categories: environmental management, land impacts, air pollution, water use, and management of greenhouse gases.

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