Social Damage

Social Damage

Tar sands industry growth is being completely unmanaged by the Alberta government, leading to problems in housing, services, and the overall standard of living for many Albertans. Additionally, residents are seeing very little benefit from the resource exploitation through royalty rates. The only benefactors of industry growth have been corporations and those already in the top income bracket. Low income residents have seen a decrease in living standards, mainly due to increases in rent and living costs and no significant increases in wages to compensate

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Social Damage Articles

TransCanada, Exxon Mobil deal on Alaska pipeline imminent

Posted: June 12, 2009
Yereth Rosen, June 11, 2009, Reuters--Alaska officials said Thursday an announcement was imminent...Read More

BP refinery in Whiting cited for high benzene release

Posted: June 3, 2009
Gitte Laasby, June 3, 2009, Post-Tribune staff writer--For nearly six years, BP's Whiting refinery...Read More

Rural landowners meet in Edmonton to discuss rights

Posted: June 1, 2009
CBC News, May 31, 2009--Rural Albertans met in Edmonton on Saturday to share ideas about how to...Read More

Farmers, Steelworkers, Tribes, Rural Citizens and Environmentalists Warn of Risks from Dirty Oil Pipelines

Posted: May 29, 2009
Washington, D.C. - Farmers, Steelworkers, tribes, rural citizens and environmentalists are all...Read More

Outlaws as Sheriffs

Posted: May 29, 2009
Charles Campbell, May 27, 2009, Dogwood Initiative--It's the wild west and your town is being...Read More

Cleaning up the Oilsands

Posted: May 29, 2009
Shawn Bell, May 26, 2009, Slave River Journal, Fort Smith--On the day Syncrude finishes mining...Read More

Church Leaders to Judge Oilsands Morality

Posted: May 19, 2009
Deborah Tetley, May 15, 2009, Calgart Herald, CALGARY - Canadian church leaders -- including three...Read More

Environment compliance and enforcement information now available online

Posted: May 13, 2009
April 21, 2009, EDMONTON--Albertans now have improved access to information regarding ongoing...Read More

Provincial safety investigation leads to charges against three companies

Posted: May 13, 2009
April 21, 2009, EDMONTON--Fifty-three chargeshave been laid under Alberta’s Occupational Health...Read More

Rapid development of Alberta oil sands can't be 'morally justified,' bishop writes

Posted: January 27, 2009
David Ebner, January 27, 2009, The Globe and Mail -- The oil sands, hated by environmentalists and...Read More