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Outrage as the EU Commission fails to label tar sands oil as highly polluting

2014-10-08 15:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: The European Commission has scrapped plans to label tar sands oil as highly polluting after years of lobbying from the Canadian government and the industry, in a move that has concerned campaigners. In a controversial decision on Tuesday, the commission has paved the way for Canadian oil being shipped to Europe by refusing to label it as highly polluted with the UK among the states supporting the import of the fuel. Oil from tar sands is a particularly carbon-intensive and polluting type...

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