An oil opus to remember

Published September 1, 2010

Reading the latest headlines, one might conclude that the Canadian oil sands are in rough shape.

A recent University of Alberta study has linked high amounts of toxins in the Athabasca River system to oil-sands mining. The march of major US corporations attempting to boycott the oil sands is growing. Now even giant Wall Street banks are beginning to publicly distance themselves.

At the same...