Pembina available to comment on Royal Society oilsands report

EDMONTON - On Wednesday the Royal Society of Canada will release its report on the environmental and health impacts of the oilsands at a media conference in Edmonton.

The panel was mandated in October 2009 to look at reclamation; impacts on health, water and air; greenhouse gas emissions; Alberta and federal regulatory performance and the adequacy of the environmental impact assessment process.

The report is being released Wednesday at an 11 a.m. media conference at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.

Simon Dyer, Pembina's policy director will be attending the media conference and will be available for comment after the report is released.

Jennifer Grant, Pembina's oilsands program director, will also be available in Calgary.

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Contact:

Simon Dyer (in Edmonton at the media conference)
Policy Director, Pembina Institute
Cell: 403-322-3937

Jennifer Grant (in Calgary)
Oilsands Program Director, Pembina Institute
Cell: 403-678-0449 

Background:

Royal Society Press Conference Details 

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 11:00 am

  • Location: Tory Lecture Theatre LB-11, University of Alberta
  • Report: Hard copies of the Expert Panel Executive Summary will be available at 9 a.m. at the media conference, or by download from here: http://www.rsc.ca/expertpanels_reports.php
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