Canadians knew from the very start that the tar sands would never be anything other an unmitigated environmental disaster. Sadly, we don't seem to be any more immune to scam artists than anyone else.
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How oil sands undermine Canada's climate goals » Yale Climate Connections
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"How the oil sands are the bedrock of Canada's economic goals"