Correction

A story ran yesterday that dealt in part with a letter I sent to Ministers Aglukkaq and Prentice about naphthenic acid, a key tar sands pollutant.

In that letter I said that the U.S. requires companies to report on releases of over one hundred pounds of this pollutant, whereas in Canada there is no requirement. In fact, the U.S. requires this reporting only at the many so-called "superfund" sites - places of heightened pollution concern.

I apologize for the error.

We still believe, however, that tar sands companies should be required to report on releases of this substance considering that scientists believe it to be one of THE key tar sands pollutants, and also given that tar sands companies themselves admit that their tailings ponds leak into the groundwater (and occasionally into surface water). Now, another company is applying for yet another tailings pond, so the problem is only growing.

Matt Price
Policy Director