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Chief Allan Adam sits looking out the window with some hotel greenery in the background

‘Prepare for court,’ ACFN chief tells Alberta Energy Regulator

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam is telling the Alberta Energy Regulator to “prepare for court” after a third-party report commissioned by the regulator found it responded responsibly to oilsands tailings pond spill and seepage incidents at Imperial Oil’s Kearl site. He told the regulator on Sept. 26 that he does not accept the report.

By Natasha Bulowski | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | September 27th 2023

‘What on Earth is a director of Imperial Oil doing on the board of directors of my pension fund?’

A director of Imperial Oil is in the crosshairs of Public Sector Pension Investment Board members who are calling on her to be removed — with cause — over the oilsands giant's tailings leak scandal.

By John Woodside | News, Business, Politics | August 2nd 2023

Canada geese 'stained' with crude oil at Alberta Imperial Oil facility

The Alberta Energy Regulator says a flock of Canada geese were stained with oil after landing on a lagoon at an Imperial Oil facility northwest of Cold Lake.

By The Canadian Press | News | July 27th 2023

ACFN Chief Allan Adam sits at a table in the House of Commons committee room, waiting for the meeting to start.

Handling of oilsands tailings spill is environmental racism, plain and simple

The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, like many Indigenous communities, disproportionately bears the brunt of climate change impacts despite having contributed minimally to global greenhouse gas emissions.

Opinion

By Rosa Galvez | Opinion | July 12th 2023

Tailings samples are being tested during a tour of Imperial's oil sands research centre in Calgary, Alta., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Imperial Oil faces more water problems at Kearl oilsands mine, regulator warns

The Alberta Energy Regulator has warned Imperial Oil about more wastewater problems at its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta.

By Bob Weber | News, Politics | May 12th 2023

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced that ECCC enforcement officers have opened a formal investigation into Imperial Oil following tailings leaks on the company's Kearl site in northern Alberta. Photo by Natasha Bulowski

Imperial Oil faces federal probe over northern Alberta tailings leaks

Imperial Oil is officially under investigation to determine whether the company broke federal law with recent tailings leaks from its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta.

By Natasha Bulowski | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | May 4th 2023

The Imperial Oil logo is shown at the company's annual meeting in Calgary, Friday, April 28, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Imperial sees its Cold Lake carbon capture project up and running by mid-decade

That's well before the completion of a massive carbon capture and storage transportation line that has been proposed for the Canadian oilsands, the company says.

By Amanda Stephenson | News, Energy | April 28th 2023

a bald man answers questions from a reporter

‘We might have a coverup problem’: MPs grill Alberta Energy Regulator CEO over oilsands tailings leaks

The Alberta Energy Regulator’s president and CEO was in the hot seat Monday at a parliamentary committee meeting where MPs quizzed him on the regulator’s role in failing to quickly communicate information about multiple tailings leaks in northern Alberta to downstream communities and various levels of government.

By Natasha Bulowski | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | April 25th 2023

A wake-up call to oilsands industry to ensure that all necessary measures are in place to prevent future wildlife tragedies

The Alberta Energy Regulator says it is investigating after Suncor reported the discovery of dozens of dead birds at an oilsands tailings pond.

By The Canadian Press | News | April 24th 2023

Imperial Oil execs (from left) Helga Shield, manager of environment regulatory and socioeconomic, Brad Corsen, president and CEO, and Simon Younger, senior VP of upstream. Photo by Natasha Bulowski

Imperial execs testify on toxic tailings leak as Parliament Hill protesters call for accountability

Imperial Oil’s president and CEO described the failure to alert downstream communities to toxic oilsands tailings leaks as a “communication breakdown” during his testimony on Parliament Hill Thursday.

By Natasha Bulowski & John Woodside | News, Energy, Politics, Ottawa Insider | April 21st 2023

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