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

North Dakota Landowners join National Environmentalists in declaring Federal Study of Keystone Pipeline's Environmental Impact

Posted: May 15, 2008
PRESS RELEASE: VALLEY CITY, ND -- North Dakota landowner members of the Dakota Resource Council...Read More

PCs denied feds enviro info: Grits

Posted: May 12, 2008
Jeremy Loome, May 9, 2008, Edmonton Sun -- The Alberta government whitewashed a presentation to the...Read More

Opponents challenge pipeline route

Posted: May 12, 2008
AssociatedPress, May 10, 2008, Bismarck Tribune -- Opponents of a crude oil pipeline route through...Read More

Public probe of oilsands bird deaths demanded; Scrutinize government's role, says Greenpeace

Posted: May 7, 2008
Jeremy Loome, May 6, 2008, Edmonton Sun -- The environmental group Greenpeace is calling for an...Read More

Oil Sands changing the face of Canada

Posted: May 7, 2008
Marilyn Scales & Jane Werniuk, April 2008, Canadian Mining Journal -- For decades people from the...Read More

Ducks the new symbol of oilsands activism; Environmentalists expected to seize on Syncrude disaster as gov't tries to downplay i

Posted: May 5, 2008
Jason Markusoff, May 4, 2008, The Edmonton Journal -- While the Alberta government and the...Read More

Greenpeace stunt disrupts Stelmach fundraising dinner

Posted: April 28, 2008
CBC News, April 24, 2008 -- Two Greenpeace protesters disrupted Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach's...Read More

Trying to derail Alberta's mission in Washington

Posted: April 28, 2008
Dawn Walton, April 28, 2008, Globe and Mail -- Conservationists will be rolling out an advertising...Read More

Scrubbing King Coal; NEWS: How come energy companies are gaga over alternative fuels? First off, define "alternative."

Posted: April 22, 2008
James Ridgeway, May/June 2008 Issue, Mother Jones -- The commercial begins with a voice-over...Read More

Conservatives 'manufacturing' the gridlock in Commons committees, say Liberals

Posted: April 14, 2008
The Hill Times, April 14, 2008 -- Conservative MPs have filibustered two Commons committees for...Read More