<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>The Associated Press Mining trucks carrying loads of oil-laden sand at the Albian Sands project in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.
In the run-up to December’s global climate change meeting, fissures are emerging between Canada and the United<wm> States about to be affected oil sands development.
In the western US the US House and the US Senate voted on November 11, 11th to reduce emissions reductions in line with international climate agreements.
Canada and the US had been locked in dispute over this policy, in contrast to the rest of the western countries that are doing their fair share to reduce emissions from coal and gas production and use.
Canada has traditionally been one of the top oil-producing countries globally. Yet, the discovery of large quantities of</wm> methane in Alberta, in one specific oil field off shore, has revealed the potential impact of the project