Re: David Schindler's Usual Faux Alarmism

[Romero]

In January 2013, a team of scientists, led by  Dr. John Smol from Queen's University, released a study revealing evidence strongly suggesting the Alberta oil sands have been sending toxins into the air and water for decades. They confirmed the groundbreaking research of Dr. David Schindler, documented in "Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands" which originally aired on The Nature of Things in January 2011. The new study shows toxins around the Athabasca oil sands have increased in areas at least 90km away.  Levels of industry-related chemicals have nearly doubled since the 1960s, and have risen sharply since the 1990s.



For years, residents of the northern Alberta community of Fort Chipewyan, down the Athabasca River from the oil sands, have been plagued by rare forms of cancer. They were concerned that toxins from oil sands production might be to blame.  Industry and government, meanwhile, claimed production in the oil sands contributed zero pollution to the Athabasca River.



But in 2010, new and independent research measured pollution in waters flowing through the oil sands and discovered higher-than-expected levels of toxins, including arsenic, lead and mercury, coming from industrial plants.



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[Romero]

Come on. The oil industry uses and burns literally tons of chemicals and toxins. Of course it's going to end up in the environment. The chemicals and toxins don't magically disappear.



Harper conservatives are so anti-science. The Experimental Lakes Area is a world-class research station and the only one of its kind.



It costs $2 million a year. Harper's security detail costs $20 million a year.

[Anonymous]

I have never seen the Athabasca River, but I have a hard time believing it is as polluted as Lake Ontario.

[Obvious Li]

I have never seen the Athabasca River, but I have a hard time believing it is as polluted as Lake Ontario.

good guess.....it's not polluted at all in comparison to the great lakes....in fact most of the pollution that occurs on that rives results from nature itself.....bitumen has been exposed by the river and mixing in with the river flow for millenia....most of the claims are just rhetoric by the local injuns to increase the pressure for more money.....remember....ITS ALWAYS ABOUT THE MONEY with these people

[Romero]

Yeah, I can't believe those darn injuns are getting cancer just for the money.



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"Naturally occurring pollution"