Pembina Institute urges oil sands slowdown

Environmental group says ‘unconstrained’ expansion risks squandering a resource; wants royalty overhaul, ‘national’ framework

Gary Park

Petroleum News Canadian Contributing Writer

A respected Alberta-based environmental organization wants the Canadian and Alberta governments to slow the pace of oil sands development by rolling back fiscal incentives before the northern Alberta landscape, air and water is ruined. The Pembina Institute said Ottawa should establish a “national e....

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