Much of the coverage and political reaction seemed to spin the Swart and Weaver work into some sort of vindication of
oil sands development when they are clearly on record opposing expanded development.
Not exact matches
Opponents say it will foster the
development of Alberta's
oil sands, which will in turn emit more heat - trapping carbon dioxide
when burned and thus exacerbate global warming.
When the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations, a non-partisan group, explains that low taxes and low royalties have driven rapid
oil sands development, Canadian taxpayers should pay full attention.
«
When you have the
development of
oil sand deposits, there are vast landscapes that go on for miles that are barren and a lot of big lakes of toxic water that have been used in the process of extracting the
oil,» said Jack Woodward, the lawyer representing them.
«We go back to
when the
oil sands development first started 40 years ago or so.