Dear Editor:
On the one hand, federal Natural Resources Minister, and tar sands booster, Joe Oliver says there is an urgent need for more pipelines to accommodate higher bitumen production.
Meanwhile, Alberta's energy regulator reports tar sands producers have not only failed to meet a two-year-old commitment to reduce the toxicity of the bitumen tailings ponds, but in fact have continued to add to the volume of the ponds.
Is something wrong with this picture? Bill Brassington, Burnaby
