EU to tackle Canadian tar sands in new law: sources

Reuters: Europe's trade and climate chiefs are preparing to take a stand against imports of oil from Canada's polluting tar sands, despite fears the move might wreck a multi-billion dollar trade deal, according to EU sources and documents. European Union sources said this week that Canada had threatened to pull out of trade talks because of the clash, but Ottawa has denied that. Canada says draft EU standards to promote greener fuels will harm a possible future market for its oil sands -- tar-like oil that......

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