“I didn’t come to Fort McMurray [Alberta] for the money. I thought I could have a positive impact on reducing the environmental footprint of our [oilsands] operations.”

One of the most significant players in the oilsands industry is also among Canada’s largest natural gas producers—and enhancing efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is an investment for both plays.

A new surface water quality monitoring program for the Lower Athabasca River in the heart of Alberta’s largest oilsands region released in March by federal Environment Minister Peter Kent will be incorporated into the work of a revamped provincial monitoring program, says the province’s environment minister.

Generations of lynxes, moose, deer, foxes and bears have come to take Imperial Oil Limited’s in situ oilsands installation at Cold Lake, Alta., for granted.

Christine Daly never expected to be working for Suncor Energy, Inc., or any oilsands company, for that matter. The 31-year-old, who holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental science and master’s degree in biological sciences from the University of Windsor, was raised in Tecumseh, Ont. Her expectation was to conduct research on the Great Lakes for most of her life, but a summer working for Suncor changed her path, leading her to embrace an opportunity to effect change from inside industry.

Patents issued on wind energy storage as heat in oil reservoirs

Thermal oil projects could reuse more than 90 per cent of their produced water, but water recycling can increase greenhouse gas emissions and solid and liquid waste generation, a study found.

Canadian Natural Resources Limited is facing three charges under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act after the Alberta government accused the company of allegedly releasing hydrogen sulphide gas into the environment.

On May 9, the government of Alberta released a study into the extra carbon emitted by crude produced using oilsands instead of more conventional sources. The study, by a unit of California-based Jacobs Engineering Group, found that emissions from oilsands crude are just 12 per cent higher than from regular crude.

The wells-to-wheels carbon intensity of gasoline and diesel from heavy Alberta crude oils are within 12 per cent of the carbon intensity of gasoline and diesel from crude oils refined in Europe, according to a new study commissioned by the Alberta government.

Some of the country's leading environmental organizations say the federal government's attack on nature and democracy means "silence is not an option" for Canadians, according to a national campaign being launched today.

Canadian Oil Sands Limited says while the bulk of its capital expenditures this year -- $2 billion -- will be spent relocating mining trains, much of the remainder of spending this year and the next few years will be for technologies it says will make Syncrude Energy Ltd. compliant with rules surrounding tailings ponds.