Letter to Alberta Environment Regarding Oilsands Emissions Policy

February 13, 2009
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A letter to Alberta Environment from the Pembina Institute in response to the draft policy for Emission Standards for the Use of Non-gaseous FossilFuels for Steam Generation in In-Situ Bitumen or Heavy Oil Recovery Projects.

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