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2010-2023
October 13, 2017
Article

Fifty years of oilsands equals only 0.1% of land reclaimed

Oilsands at 50 Series – The Real Cost of Development, Part 3
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October 10, 2017
Article

Tailings ponds: The worst is yet to come

Oilsands at 50 Series – The Real Cost of Development, Part 2
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October 4, 2017
Article

The Real GHG trend: Oilsands among the most carbon intensive crudes in North America

Oilsands at 50 Series – The Real Cost of Development, Part 1
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August 8, 2017
Op-ed

Reality Check: We can’t turn back time on Alberta’s climate policy

Having no policy is, thankfully, no longer a serious option
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Oil & Gas
August 4, 2017
Publication

OSEC submission regarding Suncor tailings strategy

Letter to Alberta Energy Regulator
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July 26, 2017
Op-ed

Canadians need better protection from oilsands cleanup liabilities

Companies must account for the social and environmental costs now
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Oil & Gas
June 27, 2017
Publication

OSEC submission to Suncor enhanced review process

Letter to the Alberta Energy Regulator
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May 25, 2017
Article

Using solvents in the oilsands

The good, the bad and the ugly
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May 19, 2017
Publication

The Right to a Healthy Environment

Documenting the need for environmental rights in Canada
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April 20, 2017
Article

This spring’s hottest (emissions) trends

Making sense of Canada’s new GHG emissions data
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April 3, 2017
Article

Conservation offset exchange may be key strategy for saving Alberta’s caribou

Ready for the next bull market?
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Oil & Gas
March 22, 2017
Publication

Statements of concern on tailings ponds solutions

Questions for industry's tailings management proposals
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Oil & Gas
March 22, 2017
Publication

Tailings Management Plans

A review of Directive 085
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February 8, 2017
Article

Will Alberta’s oilsands tailings finally be cleaned up?

Cleanup requires a unified and relentless commitment
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December 19, 2016
Article

Three strikes and you’re out?

Fifty years of tailings mismanagement in Alberta: How did we get here, and where are we headed?
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