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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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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.

Ice-free Arctic could be here in 23 years; Area 2X the size of England lost Last Week

[1]The Guardian Wednesday September 5 2007

Ice-free Arctic could be here in 23 years

David Adam, environment correspondent

The Arctic ice cap has collapsed at an unprecedented rate this summer
and levels of sea ice in the region now stand at a record low,
scientists said last night. Experts said they were "stunned" by the
loss of ice, with an area almost twice as big as Britain disappearing
in the last week alone. So much ice has melted this summer that the
north-west passage across the top of Canada is fully navigable, and

Whistleblower MD returns to Fort Chipewyan

Whistleblower MD returns to Fort Chipewyan
Last Updated: Thursday, August 16, 2007 | 5:06 PM CT
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2007/08/16/fortchip-oconnor.html

The doctor who blew the whistle on what he says are high cancer rates in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, visited the oilsands hamlet this week with a promise he would continue to fight for a health study in the community.

North Dakota: PSC denies request to delay hearing on [Keystone] pipeline for farmers

PSC denies request to delay hearing on pipeline for farmers
Janell Cole, Forum Communications Co.
Published Saturday, September 01, 2007
http://www.in-forum.com/News/articles/176882

BISMARCK – The Public Service Commission has denied a request by Keystone pipeline opponents to delay next week’s hearing on its proposed route.

The commission voted Friday during an emergency meeting to go ahead with Wednesday’s hearing, which Commissioner Kevin Cramer expects to continue into Thursday.

The Battle of Marie Lake Rages On...

Seismic testing irks lakes' neighbours
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070830.ROSUM30/TPStor...
NORVAL SCOTT
August 30, 2007

CALGARY -- Calgary-based OSUM Oil Sands Corp. looks set to face more opposition to its controversial proposals to test for crude oil under two Alberta lakes, as a coalition of residents is planning to take its protests straight to Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach's door.

Earlier this month, Alberta regulators gave approval to privately held OSUM to conduct seismic testing at Marie Lake, 300 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.

My Kingdom for a Horseless Carriage: The Biofuels Trap

My Kingdom for a Horseless Carriage
The Biofuels Trap
http://counterpunch.org/mittenthal08312007.html
By ROBIN MITTENTHAL

We must move our nation beyond fossil fuels. But let's not be suckered by the promoters of biofuel alternatives like corn ethanol and soy biodiesel.

Large companies that stand to reap billions in subsidies and tax breaks from these energy "sources" are selling them as the way to a healthy planet and energy independence for the United States. For two reasons, don't believe it.

Marathon Oil to Expand Refinery in Detroit for Tar Sands

Marathon plans to expand Detroit refinery
$1-billion project would create more than 900 new jobs
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070827/BUSINESS06/7082...
August 27, 2007

By ALEJANDRO BODIPO-MEMBA
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER

Officials at Marathon Petroleum Co.’s refinery in Detroit plan to announce a $1-billion expansion proposal that would boost oil production 15,000 barrels a day by 2010 and add more than 900 jobs to the local economy.

N Dakota: "Proposed [Keystone] crude oil pipeline threatens land, wastes energy"

Proposed crude oil pipeline threatens land, wastes energy
http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=176522&section=Opinion&for...
By Janie Capp,
Published Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Regarding the proposed 1,830-mile, 30-inch crude oil pipeline coming from Alberta, Canada, across North Dakota, to Illinois and possibly farther.

Keystone Pipeline hearings set in Missouri

Keystone Pipeline hearings set
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stcharles/story/CB3250...
08/30/2007

Public hearings on a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Keystone Pipeline are planned in St. Charles and Collinsville next week.

Application to build a Nuclear Reactor in Northern Alberta/Peace River

Application to build a Nuclear Reactor in Northern Alberta/Peace River

Shaun Polczer, CanWest News Service
Published: Tuesday, August 28, 2007
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=d5f7f6ae-00ce-4...

The prospect of a nuclear-fuelled Alberta moved closer to reality after a Calgary-based company filed for a licence to build the province's first reactor.

Yet more ways to get [mock] oil from Alberta

Squeezing oil from stones
There are vast reserves of oil trapped within Alberta's rockbed - the trick is getting it out
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070822.ROILSANDS22/TP...
NORVAL SCOTT

August 22, 2007

CALGARY -- OSUM Oil Sands Corp. believes it might have the answer to one of the oil patch's most perplexing problems - extracting the billions of barrels of crude trapped in Alberta's limestone deposits.

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