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Canada: Oil sands pollution two to three times higher than thought
2014-02-04 14:40:04| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The amount of harmful pollutants released in the process of recovering oil from tar sands in western Canada is likely far higher than corporate interests say, university researchers said Monday. Actual levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emissions into the air may be two to three times higher than estimated, said the findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed US journal. The study raises new questions about the accuracy of environmental impact...
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Canada: Pollution from oilsands greater than first believed, new research suggests
2014-02-04 14:40:04| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Edmonton Journal: A new study released Monday suggests environmental assessments of oilsands projects have underestimated the impact of pollution, raising questions about the accuracy of data used as part of the approval process. Despite taking into account emissions from industry-related activities, researchers from the University of Toronto found estimates in environmental impact statements submitted to regulators were insufficient to explain existing contamination levels in northern Alberta. Our study shows...
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CANADA: Visual 2000 hooks up with Segura
2014-02-04 13:55:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Fashion software businesses Visual 2000 International and Segura have signed a strategic alliance aimed at creating an "unparalleled solution" for fashion retailers.
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Canada approves Merck grass allergy immunotherapy
2014-02-03 23:56:05| Biotech - Topix.net
Merck & Co. says it's won its first approval for its new immunotherapy tablet for grass allergies, from regulators in Canada.
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Aboriginals Flex Muscle in Canada, Blocking Oil & Gas Projects
2014-02-03 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Back in spring 2012, while walking in the deep woods of northern Ontario, Sonny Gagnon stumbled across a collection of surveying equipment among the towering spruce trees. Gagnon is chief of the Aroland aboriginal tribe, a band of 450 people living in a village of ramshackle houses by swampy muskeg. He tracks everything that goes on in his community. And the surveying tools weren't supposed to be there. "I was ticked off,' he says, after learning that the equipment belonged to a subcontractor...
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