Keystone XL opponents demand Obama reject pipeline
Less than two weeks after U.S. President Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term, thousands of protesters rallied in Washington Sunday asking him to reject the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, which would transport crude oil from Canada to the U.S.
See http://www.mining.com/keystone-xl-opponents-demand-obama-to-reject-pipeline-46538/?utm_source=digest-en-mining-121119&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=digest.
Federal scientists uncover evidence that oilsands contaminants travel further than expected
Canadian federal scientists have uncovered evidence that contaminants wafting out Alberta’s oilsands operations are collecting on the bottom of remote lakes up to 100 kilometres away. The chemical “legacy” in the lake sediments indicates that oilsands pollution is travelling further than expected and has been for decades.
See http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Federal+scientists+uncover+evidence+that+oilsands+contaminants+travel+further+than+expected/7542920/story.html.