Oil Sands Truth: Shut Down the Tar Sands

Land

Land, regardless of whether covered by forests, tundra or grasslands, is threatened by mining operations such as Alberta’s vast open tar pit operations, or through incredible networks of “right of way” cuts for pipelines that extend in the hundreds of thousands of miles, all told, and across the continent in four directions and to three oceans—either through feeding the tarsand operations with fossil fuel energy or through feeding energy markets from tarsand operations after production. In the case of pipeline right of ways, they can blast directly through mountains or be buried in permafrost if needed, to get the energy to move.

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B.C. First Nations dispute Enbridge pipeline claims

B.C. First Nations dispute Enbridge pipeline claims – British Columbia – CBC News
Posted on June 6, 2012 by admin

A group representing several B.C. First Nations says Enbridge is wrong to claim 60 per cent of aboriginal communities along the proposed route of the Northern Gateway pipeline have signed on to the project.

Coastal First Nations executive director Art Sterritt says he has checked with every aboriginal group along the route from Alberta to Kitimat and only found two that have signed equity agreements with Enbridge.

[Tar sands] Oil producers urged to solve pipeline constraints

Alternative title: "This is why we fight tar sands pipelines."

Oil producers urged to solve pipeline constraints

SHAWN McCARTHY

Ottawa — The Globe and Mail

Jun. 05 2012

Canadian oil producers are facing a pipeline crunch that could limit the industry’s vast development plans as early as 2015, but face a long and increasingly bitter battle to expand their capacity to ship crude to market.

Cenovus plans new technology at tar sands project

Cenovus plans new technology at oil sands project
Wed May 30, 2012
Reuters

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Cenovus Energy Inc (CVE.TO: Quote) said on Wednesday it won regulatory approval for its third major steam-driven oil sands project, a joint-venture development in which it will test new production technology aimed at getting more tar-like oil out of the ground.

Awed by "oil sands", Mulcair calls for more environmental oversight

Awed by oil sands, Mulcair calls for more environmental oversight

JOSH WINGROVE

EDMONTON — The Globe and Mail

Published Thursday, May. 31 2012

Precisely one thing surprised Thomas Mulcair on his visit to Alberta: the scale of the oil sands.

During his first visit, including a helicopter flight over several oil sands mines, to a region he has criticized, Mr. Mulcair was overwhelmed by the “awe-inspiring” display.

He stopped short, however, of calling the mines dirty.

Gas rebranded as green energy by EU

Note: This basically outlays the death of any EU plans to deal with climate, even if they were hopelessly weak to begin with, but more importantly it lays bear the death of allowing campaigns to decide "strategically" to focus on certain areas to the death of others. Many environmentalists have allowed and basically brought this to fruition because there has been little to no energy put behind fighting fracking north of the 49th parallel. Sad but true.

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Gas rebranded as green energy by EU

The great pipeline battle [The Economist]

Energy in Canada
The great pipeline battle
The energy industry and Stephen Harper’s government try to ensure tar-sands oil gets to market

May 26th 2012 | OTTAWA
The Economist

Tar sands company raises $11M, will start 1st US commercial production of tar sands in Utah

Oil sands company raises $11M, will start 1st US commercial production of tar sands in Utah

The Republic (Indiana)
May 24, 2012

SALT LAKE CITY — A tiny Canadian company says it has raised enough money from a stock offering to start producing oil from Utah's tar sands for a first-of-its kind project in the U.S.

U.S. Oil Sands Inc. says it raised $11 million from the offering and plans to start digging a 62-acre pit in eastern Utah this summer. Environmental groups fear it could lead to widespread destruction of public lands in the Rocky Mountain region.

Protesters disrupt hearing on pumping tarsands oil through Flamborough

Hamilton Spectator
May 23, 2012

Protesters have halted a hearing into a proposal to ship tarsands oil through Flamborough.

Enbridge has asked the National Energy Board to allow for a reversal of flow in its Line 9 pipeline which runs from Sarnia to Westover.

The three-day hearing opened Wednesday morning, but was immediately stopped when Native and environmental protestors began chanting in a London, Ont. hearing room.

First Nations to Enbridge: 'The war is on'

The Canadian Press

Date: Wed. May. 9 2012

TORONTO — Scores of West Coast First Nations and supporters ended a colourful and noisy protest against a proposed Enbridge oil pipeline Wednesday with a declaration of war from one of their chiefs.

The Yinka-Dene Alliance argues the Northern Gateway project poses a threat to aboriginals' way of life by threatening waterways and ecosystems but Enbridge insists the project will proceed.

"The war is on," said Nadleh Whut'en Chief Martin Louie after the shareholder meeting.

Can T&T Survive Extreme Extraction?

*Can T&T Survive Extreme Extraction?*

April 22nd, 2012

In late March 2012, I was introduced to Mr. Macdonald Stainsby.

I had been looking forward to meeting Mr. Stainsby after having been informed of his intent to visit Trinidad by Miss. Monique Walker of Green TNT.

Mr. Stainsby is from Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada, but for the past 5 years or so, he has been living in Alberta, home of the third largest oil reserve in the world, behind Venezuela and Saudi Arabia.