TAR SANDS: The Myth of Tidewater Access
Summary The idea that greater pipeline capacity and access to tidewater would maximize the value Alberta receives for its tar sands crude is a standard talking point for industry, politicians,… Read more »
Summary The idea that greater pipeline capacity and access to tidewater would maximize the value Alberta receives for its tar sands crude is a standard talking point for industry, politicians,… Read more »
The RCMP has labelled the ”anti-petroleum” movement as a growing and violent threat to Canada’s security, raising fears among environmentalists that they face increased surveillance, and possibly worse, under the… Read more »
The New York Times Editorial Board Congress has delivered to President Obama a bill commanding him to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, accompanied by a… Read more »
Author George Zornick When the Exxon Pegasus pipeline ruptured Friday in Mayflower, Arkansas, tens of thousands of gallons of diluted bitumen were sent forth into a residential neighborhood, and 22… Read more »
Author DAVID SASSOON EVERY day more than one million barrels of oil flow to refineries in the United States from western Canadas oil sands region. Producers hope to quadruple that… Read more »
Author Matt McClure Plains Midstream charged for largest Alberta oil spill in decades Crews cleanup a pipeline break northeast of Peace River, Alta. on May 4, 2011. The Alberta government… Read more »
Author THOMAS HOMER-DIXON Read All Comments (334) » IF President Obama blocks the Keystone XL pipeline once and for all, hell do Canada a favor. Canadas tar sands formations, landlocked… Read more »
Body Oil Sands DevelopmentWhat the Industry Doesnt Want Us to Know author Robyn Allan Link http://www.robynallan.com/2013/01/15/oil-sands-development-what-the-industry-doesnt-want-us-to-know/
Author NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE Canada’s oil sands mining operations produce vast and fast-growing quantities of deadly substances, including mercury, heavy metals and arsenic, new data released by Environment Canada shows. The… Read more »
Pollutants from 50 years of oilsands production found in lake 90 km from facilities A new study released today suggests chemicals from 50 years of oilsands production are showing up… Read more »