(MintPress)—A week after a major oil spill was discovered in Canada’s Alberta region, Stephen Harper, the nation’s prime minister, announced the country’s environmental regulations are about to be overhauled, eliminating provisions that barred oil companies from drilling in protected areas. The changes to environmental policies are tacked into its budget implementation bill, Growth and Long-term Prosperity […]
(MintPress)—A week after a major oil spill was discovered in Canada’s Alberta region, Stephen Harper, the nation’s prime minister, announced the country’s environmental regulations are about to be overhauled, eliminating provisions that barred oil companies from drilling in protected areas. The changes to environmental policies are tacked into its budget implementation bill, Growth and Long-term Prosperity […]