Kyoto — oil sands curse or myth?

Koch affiliate shelves project, others waver, some give vote of confidence to sector; government scoffs at doom-and-gloom warnings, industry still uneasy

Gary Park

PNA Canadian Correspondent

An affiliate of Koch Industries Inc., the privately held U.S. energy giant, pulled the plug on a C$3.5 billion Alberta oil sands venture, insisting the Kyoto Protocol was the straw that broke the project’s back. A possible C$8 billion project by Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. hangs in the balance....

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Opinions still divided

Huge oil sands reserves

Kyoto a jolt

TrueNorth shelves project