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Posted Mon Jun 4 2012: from Washington Post:
Canadian government overhauling environmental rules to aid oil extraction http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1338840296
For years, Canada has been seen as an environmental leader on the world stage, pushing other nations to tackle acid rain, save the ozone layer and sign global treaties to protect biodiversity. Those were the old days. The government of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is rewriting the nation's environmental laws to speed the extraction and export of oil, minerals and other materials to a global market clamoring for Canada's natural resources.
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