Canada kills entire ocean pollution monitoring program

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big oil again--ding ding!

Canada's looser offshore oil drilling rules a cause for concern

Ottawa - Canada used to have fairly strict regulations for offshore oil extraction endeavours, but if you ask the oil industry, the Canadian government hasn't gone far enough on relaxing the rules.
But what Canadians are only just realizing is that Canada's rules for the offshore oil industry were loosened up last year, in a quiet revamp of regulations. The rewrite means that setting up new offshore oil wells is a little easier for oil companies, reports the National Post. While Canada and oil companies are at loggerheads over the regulations, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has alarmed Canadians, who fear the potential for a similar accident in waters off the shores of Canada.


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