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Tarsands Infrastructure: South/ East [US]Tarsands Infrastructure: South/East [US] is a category that represents the many connecting and supplying pipelines and associated projects that are needed to transport fuels for the production of tar sands bitumen and to move tar sand heavy bitumen to the Lower 48 of the US for refining. This involves some massive new pipeline projects to Illinois, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Louisiana, California, Pennsylvania, Texas and elsewhere including existing refineries in Ontario and Quebec. Though the category is labelled "US", the proposed new projects also traverse untouched Canadian territory across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The names of some of the larger ones include The Alberta Clipper Project, The Spearhead Pipeline (expansion) and the Keystone Pipeline, along with other pipelines controlled by TransCanada and Enbridge, as well as Imperial Oil. Despite the massive size and scale of pipeline networks already existing through the continental United States, these pipelines and associated construction would be needed to achieve US and Canadian government goals of reaching 5 million barrels a day of tar sand oil being shipped out of the tar sands "ground zero" of Alberta. Canada's Tar Sands Lobbyists Focus on DemocratsPOLITICS-US: Canada's Tar Sands Lobbyists Focus on Democrats VANCOUVER, Sep 2 (IPS) - As the U.S. election campaign kicks into overdrive, Canadian politicians and oil executives are stepping up lobbying efforts to make sure whoever controls the White House keeps purchasing notoriously dirty oil from the Alberta tar sands. Westar Energy to Build Transmission Line Near Atchison, Kansas for the Keystone PipelineWestar Energy to Build Transmission Line Near Atchison, Kansas Posted on: Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 09:00 CDT Westar Energy, which is engaged in power generation, transmission and distribution, has announced that it will build a 115kV high-capacity transmission line near Atchison, Kansas. Treaty One First Nations Look To Halt Keystone Pipeline ProjectFirst Nations look to halt pipeline project A potentially historic court hearing that may ultimately cause pipeline construction in Manitoba to be delayed and could possibly see local First Nations get a piece of oil revenues began in Winnipeg today. Tar sands creating gold rush, conundrumOil sands creating gold rush, conundrum Editor's note: This is the first installment in a two-day series by the Helena Independent Record examining Canadian oil sands production, its impact on the economy and the environment, and the potential connection to Montana's own energy development. FORT McMURRAY, Alberta - The helicopter slices above the Athabasca River with only a smokestack in the distance hinting at the development about to be unveiled. Enbridge, BP to expand tar sands pipeline networkEnbridge, BP to expand pipeline network CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. and BP Plc plan to spend up to $2-billion (U.S.) expanding their pipeline systems to ship growing volumes of Canadian crude oil to the U.S. Gulf Coast, they said Friday. Enbridge, best known as operator of the main artery for Canadian oil exports, and BP, the British oil major, said they aim to develop a system to ship 250,000 barrels of oil a day to Texas City, Texas, from Flanagan, Illinois, by 2012. Why an oil refinery [in South Dakota] is a step in the wrong directionPeter Carrels : Why an oil refinery is a step in the wrong direction In South Dakota, politicians and business leaders are cheering a massive oil refinery planned for the state’s southeast corner. If built, it will be the first oil refinery constructed in the United States in more than 30 years. Groups Sue Feds to Stop Keystone Pipeline*Groups sue feds to stop pipeline* BISMARCK — Environmental groups, including one from North Dakota, have sued The listed hazards include global warming. The company said there is nothing wrong with how the federal government The Natural Resources Defense Fund, Dakota Resource Council of Dickinson, NAFTA paves U. S. route to energy from northNAFTA paves U. S. route to energy from north Beneath the forests of Alberta, 2,300 miles miles northwest of Buffalo, you’ll find the latest black gold: a mix of sand and oil being mined as a new kind of gusher. And Alberta’s Athabasca Oil Sands are just part of a petroleum boom that has made Canada the world’s top supplier of oil to the United States. Indian Uprising Radio: Price of tar sands oilThursday, August 21, 2008 Daryl Sager (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe), Energy Justice Program TransCanada announces plan to expand Keystone pipeline capacityAugust 4, 2008 A Calgary-based company is expanding its plans to build a pipeline to transport oil from Alberta to the U.S. Gulf Coast, while construction of the project ramps up in both countries. The Keystone pipeline expansion involves the construction of a 3,200-kilometre, 36-inch crude oil pipeline from Hardisty, Alberta to a delivery point near existing terminals in Port Arthur, Texas. |
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