Oil Sands Truth: Shut Down the Tar Sands

Health

The Health implications in terms of these projects are vast, and not just the deadly explosions and industrial accidents that happen in production-—from reported increases in rare forms of cancer downstream from tar sands production to the pollution of fresh water leading to poisoned diets (fish, moose and plant toxicity)—-direct links are hard to establish but impossible to either rule out or ignore, especially where tarsand operations constitute overwhelmingly the greatest change to the environment in most corners of the continent effected directly by tarsand infrastructure.

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Enbridge Pipeline crews cleaning up oil leak near Neche, N.D.

Enbridge Pipeline crews cleaning up oil leak near Neche, N.D.
UPDATED 10:20 A.M.

Heavy equipment was at the site this morning, skimming soil from the surface to the frost line, according to Pembina County Sheriff Brian Erovick. "it's fairly deep, but it's not that big of any area," he said.

By: Kevin Bonham, Grand Forks Herald

Enbridge pipeline crews are cleaning up a 3,000-barrel crude oil leak near Neche, N.D.

The leak, reported to be about 126,000 gallons of light crude oil, was detected late Friday night by an Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P., control center.

Tar tankers: The mystery of the missing moratorium

Tar tankers: The mystery of the missing moratorium
By Blair Redlin
| January 6, 2010 // Rabble

Most British Columbians, and many Canadians, probably believe there is a moratorium preventing oil tankers from plying the waters off the fragile and beautiful B.C. north coast. After all, hasn't the federal government banned oil tankers from entering Dixon Entrance, the Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound since 1972?

TransCanada supersizes Keystone project

Pipelines International — December 2009

TransCanada is seeking regulatory approvals in Canada and the United States to construct and operate a 3,200km expansion of its 3,456km Keystone Pipeline, which would make it one of the largest oil delivery systems in North America.

"Pipeline development in the land of the free"

Pipeline development in the land of the free

BJ Lowe, Clarion, Houston, USA and Lyndsie Mewett, Associate Editor
Pipelines International — December 2009

The United States of America boasts well established oil and natural gas pipeline systems, which are continuing to grow with the proposal and construction of more pipelines across the country. Pipelines International takes a look at some of the major projects in the pipeline.

Northeast region

Wiebo Released Without Charge

Oilpatch activist released in pipeline bombings case
By Laura Drake and Richard Warnica,
Canwest News Service
January 9, 2010

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. — After hours of police interrogation, controversial oilpatch activist Wiebo Ludwig walked out of an Alberta police station facing no charges Saturday — a day after he was arrested in connection with a series of pipeline bombings.

Wiebo Ludwig arrested in pipeline bombings

By Ryan Cormier, Hanneke Brooymans and Paula Simons, edmontonjournal.com
January 8, 2010

EDMONTON — Convicted oilpatch bomber Wiebo Ludwig has been taken into custody by the RCMP in connection with the bombings of EnCana’s pipelines in Northern British Columbia, says a friend and his lawyer.

“We believe he’s been arrested,” said Richard Boonstra, a family friend who lives on the same property. “That’s all we know. We’re in the dark here.”

Mackenzie Pipeline saga to drag on despite Joint Review Panel approval

Mackenzie Pipeline saga to drag on despite Joint Review Panel approval
By Lauren Krugel (CP)

CALGARY — The Mackenzie Gas Project's supporters will usher in 2010 having passed a major milestone in what has been a long and often frustrating process.

But it's not time to uncork the champagne just yet.

There are numerous hurdles the backers of the 1,200-kilometre natural gas pipeline through the Northwest Territories must clear before a single segment of pipe can be laid.

Deal thrashed out at talks damned as climate change denial in action
* http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/dec/18/copenhagen-deal
* John Vidal, Jonathan Watts and Suzanne Goldenberg in Copenhagen
* guardian.co.uk, Saturday 19 December 2009 00.47 GMT