Suncor admits guilt, fined $200,000 for polluting river
Suncor Energy Inc. was fined $200,000 after pleading guilty Tuesday to polluting the Steepbank River north of Fort McMurray, Alta.
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Guilty pleas in Greenpeace Shell protest
A protest against the tar sands has ended in convictions against a group of activists.
Tar sands sucking Athabasca dry
Elders and representatives of two northern Alberta First Nations were in Edmonton to decry low water levels in the Athabasca watershed.
Beaver Lake Cree Nation battling oil giants
Less than two months after the chief of Beaver Lake Cree Nation filed a motion in Federal court to halt new oil and gas developments on their traditional territory, oil giants BP and Husky Energy announced a plan to do just that.
Hundreds of dead birds in tar sands tailings pond
Just days after agreeing to pay the largest penalty in Alberta’s environmental history, Syncrude is once again apologizing for the deaths of migratory birds on one of their tailings ponds.
Tar sands megaproject faces resistance
Environmentalists, First Nations people and industry are again facing off over a tar sands megaproject.
James Cameron shaken by tar sands visit
Hollywood director James Cameron wrapped up his tour of Alberta’s massive oil mining projects Wednesday.
Prentice to investigate deformed fish
Environment Minister Jim Prentice said Friday his department would review how pollutants are monitored on the Athebasca River.
Tar sands clean-up fund billions in hole: study
The Alberta government’s special fund for cleaning orphaned tar sand sites is facing a multi-billion dollar shortfall, according to a new study.