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Canada: Alberta Families Fed Up With Energy Oil Fumes, Turn to the Courts
2013-12-24 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: An Alberta family that says it was forced to leave its home due to intolerable smells from a nearby heavy oil producer has turned to the courts to try to get the sickening odours to stop. "It's necessary to try and bring the venting of these emissions to an end as quickly as possible," said Alain Labrecque, who is asking a Peace River court for an eight-month injunction to shut down 46 wells owned by Calgary-based Baytex Energy (TSX:BTE). A Baytex spokesman said Monday that tests last spring...
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