oil sands
How the Sputtering Oil and Gas Industry Is Destroying Men
Men are falling behind in one Canadian oil town and, not surprisingly, they aren't handling it well.
Here's Why TransCanada's Keystone Pipeline Leaked Again
According to a preliminary report, Keystone leaked in South Dakota because of a "weld anomaly." The section of pipe that leaked was manufactured in India by a company known in the past to make leaky, substandard pipe.
Why This Canadian Province Is Slaughtering All Its Wolves
The government has commissioned the killing of well over 1,000 wolves in the past decade after destroying the land of its prey—the caribou.
An Inquiry Into a Fatal Oil Sands Accident Won’t Look At What Actually Happened
In 2007, two Chinese workers were killed on the site of an Alberta oil sands project by Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. A judge has ruled that a public inquiry should only look at how one of the workers was transported to hospital.
It Doesn’t Get More Embarrassing for Politicians Than the ‘I Love Oil Sands’ Campaign
Alberta and Conservative politicians want Justin Trudeau to whisper sweet nothings about the tar sands.
Three Protesters Are Facing Criminal Charges After Anti-Pipeline Sit-In in British Columbia
“Let us in! Let us in!” the women chanted as they were pinned against the wall and handcuffed outside the ballroom of a Burnaby hotel, where Canada’s National Energy Board is considering Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline proposal.
Justin Trudeau Told Leonardo DiCaprio to Stop Being Mean to Canada's Oil Sands
Trudeau and DiCaprio, a die-hard environmentalist, met at Davos in Switzerland this week after DiCaprio chastised the "corporate greed" of energy companies.
Protesters Accuse Trudeau of Broken Promises as BC Pipeline Review Forges Ahead
The expansion of an existing Kinder Morgan pipeline would see a second line run from near Edmonton, Alberta to refineries in Burnaby, BC, pumping 890,000 barrels of oil per day to international markets, in particular China.
These Cute Puppies Are the Latest Casualties of the Canadian Oil Sands Crash
The only shelter for surrendered pets in the heart of the oil sands has seen an uptick in abandoned animals, and according to the executive director, the increase is directly related to Alberta’s struggling economy.
Three People Locked Themselves to a Canadian Pipeline and Shut It Down
For 40 years, Line 9 carried crude oil from east to west, but this year the National Energy Board gave Enbridge the green light to reverse the pipeline’s flow, sparking opposition.
Canada Is Talking Tough on Climate But Don’t Expect the Oil Sands to Shut Down
Alberta's Environment Minister Shannon Phillips said the federal government and fellow provinces understand "Alberta is an energy producer and will remain so for the foreseeable future."
Canada Is Having a Big Green Rebranding — And That Could Help the Oil Sands
The Alberta tar sands have made Canada’s energy industry a pariah among environmentalists, but at the Paris climate talks some politicians hope that a shift in Canadian policy will help get the country’s “heavy oil” to market.