Tailings Ponds
Tailings ponds – the pools of toxic sludge that are a byproduct of tar sands production – are nothing new. These “water features” have been in the national and international spotlight since 2008 when 1600 ducks died after landing on a tailings pond. Despite repeated promises from government and industry to clean up the waste, the tailings ponds have only grown, and are already leaching into the groundwater at the rate of millions of gallons per day.
Urgent Action is the only action in response to the Imperial Oil Toxic Leak
We at the Council were horrified to learn of the Imperial Oil tailings leak at the company’s Kearl facility that ...
As the toll of the tar sands on Indigenous communities grows, Canada continues to fail in its obligations to UNDRIP
For decades government and industry have been making decisions about tar sands development without the free, prior, and informed consent ...
(Recording) Tailings and a Just Transition
Alberta’s tailings ponds provoked international outcry in 2008 when images were released of ducks struggling to survive in the toxic ...
(Recording) Indigenous Rights, Knowledge, and Tailings
Alberta’s tailings ponds provoked international outcry in 2008 when images were released of ducks struggling to survive in the toxic ...
No more broken promises: holding government and industry accountable for toxic tailings ponds
Since time immemorial the Athabasca River has been a powerful source of life in what is currently called Alberta. A ...
Tell the federal government to say no to tailings dumping!
Email Minister Steven Guilbeault and demand regulations that do not allow tailings dumping into the Athabasca River ...
(Recording) Tailings: Past and Present
Alberta’s tailings ponds provoked international outcry in 2008 when images were released of ducks struggling to survive in the toxic ...
Toxic tailings do not belong in the Athabasca River
Releasing more polluted mine tailings into the Athabasca River may soon become a lot easier for oil sands companies ...
