Syncrude acknowledgesTar Sands "reclamation" is skin deep

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โ€œIf people aren’t looking closely, it blends into the naturalย landscape.โ€

That was the triumphant description of the first piece of land โ€œofficially certified as reclaimed from any of Alberta’s oil sandsโ€ – it’s good enough to impress the government, but even the Syncrude spokester admits the claim won’t stand up toย scrutiny.

All this was reported this week in a celebratory story in the Globe and Mail:Piece of oil sands first to be certified as reclaimed.

The Globe reported that Syncrude and โ€œgovernment officialsโ€ thought this announcement was โ€œa milestone in easing concerns over theย megaprojects.โ€

Notย hardly.

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