Oil Sands Truth: Shut Down the Tar Sands

War and Security

The tarsands are only economical at a certain price per barrel. The attacks on Iraq and Somalia, along with threats against Venezuela, Iran and elsewhere all combine to drive that price up. This significantly leaves the US economic structures able to tighten their control on oil distribution around the world as they de-diversify their oil imports to heavy reliance on tarsand (mock) oil, growing in percentage at a incredible pace. Canada is ever more integrating this (mock) oil into the North American grid, at the behest of both Canadian and American corporations. While Iraq's oil is disrupted often, Canada has no national reserve system and the corporations are aiming to extract up to 25% of American economical daily requirements from the tarsands in less than a decade. With NAFTA Expanding into the "Security and Prosperity Partnership" (SPP) more and more of these policies become removed from the public realm and help maintain exploitation and war on the planet and people within it by a tag team of nation-states from North America.

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Canadian Tar Sands Will Become Top US Crude Source

Canadian Oil Sands Will Become Top US Crude Source
Published: Monday, 28 Jun 2010
By: Justin Solomon
CNBC Producer

As the future of offshore drilling remains in jeopardy, more investors and energy companies are focusing their attention on the US's neighbor to the north, Canada.

Canada has proven oil reserves of more than 170 billion barrels—second only to those in Saudi Arabia. Much of that crude lies beneath the tundra of Alberta in a thick oil, sand and water mixture called bitumen, more commonly called oil sand.

Total SA in Congo, Madagascar, Venezuela & Canadas' Tar Sands

French oil company plans to exploit tar sands in Congo

afrol News, 29 October - French oil company Total has announced its plans to exploit tar sands and other renewable energies in central African country of Congo.

Company's Sustainable Development and Environment Manager, Jean Michel Gires told 6th Global Forum on Sustainable Development in Brazzaville that Total has interest in both oil and gas production but said it is extending its production to tar sands.

Total to Buy UTS to Expand in Canadian Tar Sands

Total to Buy UTS to Expand in Canadian Oil Sands
July 07, 2010

By Kari Lundgren and Stephen Cunningham

July 7 (Bloomberg) -- Total SA, Europe’s second-biggest oil producer, will buy UTS Energy Corp. for C$1.5 billion ($1.4 billion) in cash and shares in a new company to boost its output from Canadian oil sands.

CPP invests $250M in tar sands

CPP invests $250M in oilsands

Federal pension plan buys 17 per cent of Laricina Energy Ltd.
July 6, 2010
CBC News

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has paid $250 million for a stake in a small Alberta oilsands firm.

On Tuesday, Canada's largest pension plan purchased 8,333,333 shares in Laricina Energy Ltd. for $30 per share in a private placement. After the sale, CPP will own 17 per cent of the energy company.

Debate Heats Up Over Tar Sands

Debate Heats Up Over Oil Sands
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
NYTimes
July 1 2010

A Run for the Canadian Border

A Run for the Canadian Border
By Marin Katusa
June 21, 2010

The Gulf of Mexico disaster has changed U.S. priorities, costs, and energy supply sources for years to come. But the fact that the U.S. needs energy isn’t changing any time soon and as mass sources of green energy are still a while away, the most likely alternative might be the most surprising one.

Ignatieff promises B.C. oil-tanker-traffic moratorium

By SCOTT SIMPSON, Vancouver Sun
June 21, 2010

Federal Liberals would formalize a moratorium on crude oil tanker traffic on British Columbia's north coast waters, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff announced on Monday.

Global Forces Making Vancouver a Major Oil Port

China craves oil sands fuel. Ottawa wants to diversify its US market. So huge amounts of crude will have to pass through a risky Second Narrows.

By Mitchell Anderson,
17 Jun 2010,
TheTyee.ca

Burrard Inlet and Second Narrows bridge

Second Narrows Bridge in Burrard Inlet received highest hazard rating by Coast Guard.

The Limits of Magic

Part Two: The Limits of Magic
The Archdruid Report
John Michael Greer

Cuba gets ready for BP oil spill

Cuba is making preparations to protect its coast as the BP oil spill continues spreading through the Gulf of Mexico, Cuban officials said today.

News wires 15 June 2010

They offered few specifics about the preparations, but said Venezuela, Cuba's oil-rich ally, has sent a team of spill-fighting experts to help the communist-run island.

Millions of gallons of oil have gushed into the gulf in the 57-day-old spill and fouled 120 miles (190 kilometres) of US coastline.