Oil Sands Truth: Shut Down the Tar Sands

Tarsands Infrastructure: South/ East [US & Can]

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.

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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.

Enbridge Southern Access Pipe not given eminent domain; Will "re-apply".

ICC approves oil pipeline, not eminent domain
By Jeffrey Tomich
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
07/09/2009

The Illinois Commerce Commission will allow the construction of a 170-mile oil pipeline that will deliver crude from Canada's oil sands to a storage hub about an hour east of St. Louis.

But regulators said it was premature to give the Calgary-based developer, Enbridge Inc., authority to use eminent domain to acquire an easement for the project if it cannot negotiate an agreement with landowners.

Victory in San Francisco: Community and Public Health Advocates Halt Chevron Refinery Expansion

** Community and Public Health Advocates Halt Chevron Refinery Expansion
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For Immediate Release: July 2, 2009

Contact:

Will Rostov, Earthjustice, (510) 550-6725
Torm Nompraseurt, Asian Pacific Environmental Network, (510) 323-5245
Greg Karras, Communities for a Better Environment, (415) 902-2666
Henry Clark, West County Toxics Coalition, (510) 232-3427

Community and Public Health Advocates Halt Chevron Refinery Expansion at
Richmond, CA

Martinez, CA – Contra Costa County Superiior Court Judge Barbara Zuniga has

Enbridge pushes Clipper pipeline project

Enbridge pushes pipeline project
3 July 2009

Enbridge's oil infrastructure projects are picking up pace

The need to add capacity to North America’s oil infrastructure will be resolved with the construction of a 1,000-mile long Canada to US oil pipeline set to begin in August.

Houston-headquartered Enbridge Energy’s pipeline is part of a construction project, Alberta Clipper and Southern Lights, on two pipelines designed to match demand for greater energy security.

Resistance to Enbridge Clipper [Minnesota, Wisconsin] Growing

Opponents Try Late Rally Against Enbridge Clipper
Published July 01 2009
Duluth News Tribune

Opponents of the Enbridge Alberta Clipper pipeline rallied Tuesday in Duluth to announce they are trying legal and political efforts to stop the oil pipeline.

Marty Cobenais, with the Indigenous Environmental Network, based in Bemidji, describes the pollution and environmental destruction caused by mining tar sands in Alberta at a news conference Tuesday in Duluth.

"Enbridge ramps up to build" [Clipper and Southern Lights]

Enbridge ramps up to build
Published July 03 2009
Superior Telegram

Enbridge Energy is gearing up for construction of two pipelines designed to meet North American’s need for a reliable and secure energy supply.

The project includes construction of a 1,000-mile long, 36-inch diameter pipeline from Alberta, Canada, to Superior; the line includes 326 miles to be constructed in the U.S., capable of carrying 450,000 barrels per day from the oil sands in Canada to its terminal in Superior.

Tribal members fight Enbridge [Clipper] oil pipeline

Tribal members fight Enbridge oil pipeline
Some members from Fond du Lac and Leech Lake bands will petition Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to block the Enbridge project.

By: John Myers, Duluth News Tribune

Saying the environmental damage to their native brothers’ land in Canada is too great, tribal dissidents on two Minnesota Indian reservations are battling a major new oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.

TransCanada gains full ownership of Keystone pipeline

TransCanada gains full ownership of Keystone pipeline
29 June 2009

TransCanada has announced its acquisition of ConocoPhillips' remaining stake in the Keystone pipeline for US$550 million (€392 million), giving it full control over the new Canada-to-US oil pipeline.

The $5.2 billion Keystone line is designed to carry 435,000 barrels of crude a day over a distance of 3,456 km from Alberta, Canada, to refineries in southern Illinois, US.

Group Wants To Stop Planned Pipeline [Enbridge Clipper]

Group Wants To Stop Planned Pipeline
Jun 26, 2009 at 6:14 PM CDT

Some members of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe have joined forces with members of the Fond Du Lac band in an effort to stop a planned Enbridge Energy oil pipeline from crossing their reservations.

Spokespeople with the groups say the pipeline will transport dirty oil and they fear a contaminating oil spill.

Enbridge spokespeople say they already have legal agreements with Fond du Lac and Leech Lake tribal councils to allow the Alberta Clipper pipeline to cross reservation land.

Thunder Bay, On: Local work helping western tar sands

Local work helping western oil sands
By Leith Dunick, tbnewswatch // June 26, 2009

It’s big, it looks complicated, it’s worth a half a million dollars and it’s an integral part of Thunder Bay’s economic future.

On Friday Venshore Mechanical Ltd. unveiled one of two fuel offloading modules it has built – with the assistance of several other local-area companies – and plans to deliver to western Canada for use in the multi-billion oil sands project.

Keystone pipeline: Gold mine or environmental disaster?

By WESLEY P. JAMES
The governor wants the pipeline for the jobs, county commissioners want the pipeline for the property taxes and local businesses want the pipeline for the economic activity generated by the construction and operation of the pipeline.