2009
DOI: 10.1353/can.0.0140
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A 'War on Pollution'?: Canadian Responses to the Automotive Emissions Problem, 1970–80

Abstract: Au début des années 1970, la pollution atmosphérique causée par l'automobile atteint en Amérique du Nord un niveau tel que les citoyens ordinaires, les environnementalistes et les gouvernements réclament la réglementation des émissions polluantes. Même si l'industrie automobile canadienne fait partie d'un ensemble intégré à l'échelle continentale, le Canada met en place ses propres normes, lesquelles sont sensiblement moins sévères que les normes des tats-Unis. On invoque, pour les justifier, des contraintes é… Show more

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“…When bitumen projects faced mounting financial and technological pressures the Alberta government granted them regulatory concessions, such as higher permissible sulphur dioxide emissions, which resonates with Dimitry Anastakis's finding that Canadian regulators permitted far more automobile emission pollutants than their US counterparts during the same period. 102 Both levels of government minimized environmental regulations in debates about the oil sands industry that were dominated by economic and oil supply security concerns. The AOSERP program was at first independent, well-funded, and progressive, but its large size and cumbersome management were not conducive to it achieving its research objectives.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…When bitumen projects faced mounting financial and technological pressures the Alberta government granted them regulatory concessions, such as higher permissible sulphur dioxide emissions, which resonates with Dimitry Anastakis's finding that Canadian regulators permitted far more automobile emission pollutants than their US counterparts during the same period. 102 Both levels of government minimized environmental regulations in debates about the oil sands industry that were dominated by economic and oil supply security concerns. The AOSERP program was at first independent, well-funded, and progressive, but its large size and cumbersome management were not conducive to it achieving its research objectives.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Similarly, in a recent study on Canadian automobile emissions regulations during the 1970s, Dimitry Anastakis points to the specifi c properties of abatement technologies available at the time for an explanation of Canada's laxer tailpipe standards in relation to the United States. 19 Th us, a growing literature on air pollution politics suggests that the availability of control technology and the imperatives of local growth have historically been among the most important determinants of clean air policy.…”
Section: P Ropertied I Nterests and N Orth A Merican A Ir P Ollution mentioning
confidence: 99%