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Trudeau says Canada's oil sands must be phased out - C C - Jan 14, 2017 https://m.phys.org/news/2017-01-trudeau-canada-oil-sands-phased.html EXCERPT: Canada must "phase out" Alberta's oil sands and end the country's dependence on hydrocarbons, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. "We can't shut down the oil sands tomorrow. We need to phase them out," he said. "We need to manage the transition off our dependence on fossil fuels." [...] But the prime minister's latest remarks on oil sands have prompted a furious response from the conservative opposition....