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University of Alberta Researchers Find That Oil Sands Industry Is Releasing More Pollutants Into Athabasca River System Than Previously Estimated

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An open access article on their study was published online in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Contrary to claims made by industry and government in the popular press, the oil sands industry substantially increases loadings of toxic PPE [priority pollutants] to the AR and its tributaries via air and water pathways.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil. Clean Fleet Article It would be a financial win-win for all. John Addison publishes the Clean Fleet Report with archives of over 60 articles and reports about electric vehicles, V2G, biofuels, fleet success and more. Then we are done!

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