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Regulator, industry find oilsands cleanup harder than first thought

Alberta's energy industry has found that cleaning up oilsands tailings is much harder than it thought.

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B.C. man charged after threats made to oilsands facility

A British Columbia man has been charged after threats were made against an oilsands facility in northern Alberta. An investigation began Tuesday north of Fort McMurray after police received a tip on a 911 line, said RCMP Const. Christina Wilkins.
Joe Oliver on the defensive as he ends oilsands promotion tour

Just as Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to the United States to win over hearts and minds on Canada's pipeline plans, his natural resources minister is wrapping up a similar tour in Europe by lobbing insults at oilsands critics.
Oilsands 'dirtiest source' of carbon fuel, Gore says

Former U.S. vice president Al Gore is not backing down from comments he made criticizing Canada’s oilsands, saying Thursday that while he can understand the desire to exploit “the great wealth” they can produce, they “represent one of, if not the, dirtiest source of carbon fuel in the world.”
Al Gore's oilsands comments 'over the top': Oliver

Canada’s Natural Resource Minister Joe Oliver is dismissing Al Gore’s comments about Canada’s “resource curse” as exaggerated and “over the top.” Gore said the “so-called resource curse” damages beautiful landscapes and adds to “the reckless spewing of pollution into the Earth’s atmosphere as if it’s an open sewer.”
Alberta energy firms want oil, natural gas processed in the province

A report says Alberta would create jobs and take in $600 million in annual revenues if more oil and natural gas were processed in the province instead of shipping it to other jurisdictions.
Ottawa, Alberta to publish long-awaited environmental data on oilsands

The federal and Alberta governments are finally ready to make research and data from their oilsands monitoring program public.
German scientists quit oilsands project over climate concerns

Pressure over environmental concerns has forced Germany's largest scientific organization to pull out of joint research with Alberta on better ways to upgrade oilsands bitumen.
Falling oil revenue means 'tough choices' in Alberta budget

Alberta's opposition politicians are promising a rough ride for Premier Alison Redford as the spring sitting of the legislature resumes.
Dependence on the oilsands could hurt Canada's economy, report warns

A new report warns of the perils to the Canadian economy of relying too much on the oilsands.
Ernst & Young report sees flurry of 'for sale' signs in oilpatch

Ernst & Young foresees a lot of "for sale" signs being posted on energy assets around the world -- and Canada's oilpatch is no exception.