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Alberta Oil Survey: Public Perception
Academic community more trusted than governments, companies >
Oil sands players make nice with new alliance
Targets were fuzzy, benchmarks absent and financial commitments from member companies unclear as 12 major oil sands producers agreed yesterday to partner on environmental initiatives as part of the n >
Peter Kent struggles to define role as environment boss
Former broadcaster knew how to spot landmines in media. In environment? Not so much >
Integrated Environments Ltd. helps bridge an industrial divide
Assessment gurus weave social and environmental impacts into industrial reviews >
Redford takes old school tack in selecting new energy czar
Alberta's newly-minted premier picks Ted Morton to succeed Ron Liepert >
Syncrude recasts itself as an environmental steward
Following legal woes, an oil sands pioneer changes the green conversation >
Is industry responsible enough?
Not surprisingly, one environmentalist thinks the oil and gas sector must do more >
Turning an oil sands mine into an ATV park
Spruce, pine, barley ... ATVs? A wacky reclamation scheme turns heads >

On the Waterfront

A public-private partnership quenches an oil refinery’s thirst for water >

When Andrew Stiles jumped up on stage to accept this year’s Emerald Award in the Individual Commitment category, he recited a line from the Canadian national anthem: “God keep our land glorious and free.” Those words have never carried more weight than they do today >

Greenwashed

More and more buildings are being built to meet LEED standards but are they really helping the environment? >

The Green & the Brown

A visual portrait of some of Alberta’s environmental assets and liabilities >

Emission Impossible

Finally, Alberta’s big emitters have guidelines – and deadlines – to cut their CO2 output. We asked them: what are they going to do now? >

What on Earth

A century ago, Canada marketed itself to British immigrants as “The Last Best West.” >

Trickle-down Economics

Alberta’s oilsands, the world’s largest engineering project, may be getting rave reviews in the corridors of Ottawa and Washington, D.C., as a secure source of oil for the continent >

Trashopolis

On a mid-May afternoon, the wind gusts over Beaver County, bending treetops and skimming dust from gravel roads. Despite the sunshine, a killjoy chill in the air threatens the unusually warm and eager spring >

The Green Gold Standard

BACK In the 1980s when Tom Sutherland was a bright-eyed university student, a group of professors were teaching pupils that buildings should work with the environment rather than against it >