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Climate efforts threaten oilsands growth, memo told Natural Resources Minister

2013-04-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Vancouer Sun: The economic benefits to Canada from oilsands industrial expansion may be considerably less than what the Canadian government and industry representatives predict, if the planet collectively takes action to slash the heat-trapping greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver was told in an internal memo obtained by Postmedia News. The document, sent by Olivers deputy minister Serge Dupont and released through access to information legislation, highlighted...

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Group Warns of Natural Resources Giveaway in Latin America

2013-03-27 00:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: Researchers have unveiled new data warning that governments in Latin America are infringing on the rights of their indigenous populations in a bid to fuel development through the extraction of natural resources. The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), a Washington-based organisation, says it has documented a "natural resources giveaway" in Latin America, which highlights how an outdated development model is trampling on human rights and the environment throughout much of the region.Governments...

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After Investor Pressure, Continental Resources Sets Strong Goal To Reduce Natural Gas Flaring

2013-03-14 01:32:48| oilandgasonline News Articles

Continental Resources, Inc., the largest oil producers inNorth Dakota’s Bakken region, has committed to reduce natural gas flaring from its operated well sites to “as close to zero percent flaring as possible.”

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