tar sands
Environmentalists Shouldn’t Take Pipeline Slowdown as a Win for Activism
It's way too early to start thinking the tar sands is in permanent decline.
Mining Companies Keep Drawing Water from Canada's Athabasca River as It Runs Dry
This has made life difficult for First Nations people, who are already struggling with the other consequences of a series of droughts.
What Trudeau’s Liberal Victory Means for Canada’s Oil Sands
The question is whether Justin Trudeau will continue the previous Conservative government’s agenda of extraction and pipeline construction. Based on the Liberals’ campaign promises, Canada is not about to see a complete 180.
Why The Fuck Aren’t We Talking About Tar Sands Expansion This Election?
Canada is trying to convince the world that tar sands expansion and a stable climate are not irreconcilable.
Pipeline Politics: Canada's Conflict Over Oil Spills Into Election
The issue of whether pipelines should be built and expanded to pump Canadian oil to tidewater has roared back onto the federal campaign trail this week.
Bill Nye the Science Guy Visited the Alberta Tar Sands and Was Depressed
Nye suggested a new government is the answer to Canada's climate change woes.
The Canadian Government Paid $1M for Research to Promote the Tar Sands
Newly declassified documents reveal the scope of the government’s full court press on the oil sands.
Visceral Reaction To NDPer's Tar Sands Quip Shows How Depressing This Election Will Be
Even the NDP won't talk reality on climate change.
Will Alberta’s NDP Government Try to Save the Planet or the Economy?
It's a deceptively simple question but few governments have ever faced such a stark challenge.
There Was a Major Pipeline Leak of Oil Emulsion in Northern Alberta
"We are deeply concerned with this and I’ll just say we sincerely apologize for the impact this has caused," said Ron Bailey, a senior vp of Canadian operations. A system that was suppose to detect breaches did not.
This Is TransCanada's Latest Justification for Constructing the Keystone XL Pipeline
Canada and the Group of Seven leading industrial nations have pledged to cut emissions, so it's time to build the pipeline, says a company executive in a letter to the US State Department.
Here's Why Canada's Oil Is Worse Than America's
A study by the US Department of Energy, the University of California, and Stanford University says fuel derived from Alberta's tar sands is about 20 percent more carbon intensive then fuel made from US crude oil.