FORT CHIPEWYAN, Alta. – Lab tests say a mysterious oily sheen that has covered a long stretch of the Athabasca River in northeastern Alberta is most likely from algae. Consultants hired by the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation say the algae bloom is probably the result of high water from record-breaking
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BigCityLib Strikes Back: Athabasca River Oil Spill Still Unconfirmed, But…
The Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) suggests a sheen noticed on the river is “natural”, but pictures have emerged. And, I must day, it looks like some kind of petroleum product to me.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: The Disaster You Haven’t Heard About Yet?
Details are sparse so far on an oil spill reported in the Athabasca River near the Poplar Grove First Nation. Members of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation oil spill response team report seeing a 5 kilometer-wide oil slick spanning the width of the river. Stay tuned for details. That was
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