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Hundreds of ducks dead or dying after landing on Syncrude tailings pond
29/04/2008 9:58:00 PM
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FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Hundreds of migrating ducks are dead or dying after landing on a tailings pond owned by Syncrude Canada Ltd. and ice surrounding the small lake full of toxic sludge is hampering rescue efforts.

THE CANADIAN PRESS

Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach was visibly angry Tuesday as he questioned why noise-making canons were not deployed to scare the waterfowl away from the pond filled with oilsands wastes.

"The problem here is that there's ice around the pond and you can't just push a boat in (to rescue some of the birds)," said the premier. "The company will have to lower the boats by crane into the water."

Company and government officials estimate there are roughly 500 birds trapped in the toxic pond in a disaster that has never before been witnessed in the northern Alberta oilsands region.

"Many of them will die as a result of this incident," said Syncrude spokesman Alain Moore. The birds landed on the pond Monday.

Moore said the company is working with Alberta Fish and Wildlife in hopes of rescuing some of the birds.

"Our CEO is taking a personal commitment to lead this investigation team because it's definitely a top priority at Syncrude," he said.

But Environment Minister Rob Renner told The Canadian Press late Tuesday that it's now looking doubtful that any of the birds can be saved.

Renner explained that the surviving birds are diving under the toxic water when approached, making recovery nearly impossible.

"It's not looking good," said the minister. "But we're doing what we can.

"This is a tragedy and this is unacceptable and we're going to do everything within our power to find out why it occurred and more importantly, to prevent it from occurring again."

Garry Keller, director of communications for federal Environment Minister John Baird, said the department has asked Environment Canada enforcement officials "to take immediate action to investigate this serious matter, including whether any laws were broken."

He said federal officials would work in conjunction with the provincial investigation.

"The current focus is on preventing any further oiling of migratory birds, and assessing if rehabilitation efforts can be conducted," said Keller.

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So eine Schande ! Hunderte tote Vögel verschandeln die Landschaft ! Was das wieder kostet dort Aufzuräumen, Tierkadaverentsorgung, Betriebsstillstand usw. Kein Wunder dass die Ölfirmen diese Mehrkosten an uns weitergeben. Blöde Vögel.......

TheFlyingMoose

Hallo!

"Die Ölfirmen sind doch die "Guten", die säubern doch nur den Sand!
Wenn die nur den erwischen, der das ganze Öl dahin gekippt hat."

Gruss Torsten

Zitat

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Oil company ad apologizes for Alberta duck deaths
Last Updated: Saturday, May 3, 2008
CBC News

An oil company has taken out full-page ads in some Canadian newspapers
to apologize for the deaths of 500 ducks at an Alberta oilsands plant.

The open letter-style ads, which are signed by Syncrude Canada CEO Tom
Katinas, appear in the Alberta editions of several newspapers.

Syncrude Canada owns the waste-filled tailings pond where the oil-coated
ducks were found earlier this week. The pond is filled with waste from
Syncrude's oilsands operation at the Aurora North Site mine, north of Fort
McMurray.

Of the roughly 500 ducks that landed on the pond, only five were rescued.
Company officials acknowledge more ducks landed on the pond but flew away.

In Saturday's newspaper ad, Syncrude says it's committed to making sure
such a "sad event" doesn't happen again.

The company, the largest oilsands operation in the world, says it will learn
from what happened, will improve its practices and will meet the public's
expectations for "responsible development."

The ad also says the company is co-operating with authorities.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Thursday said Ottawa would investigate
the deaths of the ducks.

Greenpeace called the apology "hollow," saying it expects a firm
commitment from the company to change its practices.

"Syncrude placing ads definitely means that they're feeling the public
pressure now that the public has images of just how huge and massive
these toxic tailings lakes are, and what the extent of the damage is,"
Greenpeace activist Mike Hudema said. "This isn't an isolated incident."

Members of the environmental organization plan to go to the Alberta
legislature Monday to demand the government impose stricter regulations
on the oilsands industry.
With files from the Canadian Press

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Viel werden wir von dieser Story nicht mehr hoeren.
Eine kleine Entschuldigung,Versprechen die man sowieso nicht haelt,
ein paar Millionen Schmiergeld (kann man ja ueber den Oelpreis wieder
reinholen) und schon waechst Gras ueber die Sache!!!!!!![smilie=hateit.gif]