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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Alberta Tar Sands Demonstrate a Legacy of Negligence and Deceit, New Study Says | DeSmog Canada

Alberta Tar Sands Demonstrate a Legacy of Negligence and Deceit, New Study Says | DeSmog Canada

After a tedious series of Freedom of Information filings, Timoney and Lee were eventually granted access to the lot—1,700 printed pages and 3,500 more PDF files detailing everything from spills into the Athabasca River and excessive smokestack emissions to the discovery of random waste dumps in the bush.

Overall, the data shows the disconcerting reality that environmental violations in Alberta’s tar sands region are frequent, enforcement is rare, record keeping is dysfunctional, and there is a chronic failure to disclose important environmental information to the public.

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