Oil Sands Truth: Shut down the Tar Sands |
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WaterWater is needed in huge amounts in tarsands production and in all other construction stages of tarsands infrastructure across the continent. It takes five litres of water to produce one of usable petrol. There is also water used to move gas, build new tar pits or that water which becomes polluted in the outlying areas. Waste tailings ponds are so vast as to be visible from outer space at this early point in production. Water is now being privatized in slow motion, as “access rights” are available in Alberta. As production grows and climate change continues to parch southern Albertan land, more and more water will be needed to help supply fuel for the American market. This water will ultimately be diverted from rivers, lakes, farms and cities throughout Canada; the water levels in the Athabasca River have already dropped several meters. The Deh Cho/Mackenzie River is already threatened, both from development along its valley and it is downstream from tar sands operations. A generation ago, the Athabasca River was clear and drinking was common. Now, those that live with the river consider it poison and off-limits. Will "Oil Sands" Tar Olympic Games?Will oilsands tar Winter Games? Canadian officials surveying the Beijing Olympics must be paying special attention to the myriad protests and criticisms -- some overdrawn and overwrought -- that have dogged China before and during the Games. If they are wise, our observers should fight the temptation to feel smugly superior. Man Killed in CNRL Tailings PondMAN KILLED IN CNRL TAILINGS POND Alberta’s shadow minister of employment wants a Canadian Natural Resources site shut down until the company can prove once and for all its Horizon site is safe. Liberal MLA Hugh MacDonald called for the closure Wednesday after a third fatality in less than 18 months at the site, about 70 kilometres north of Fort McMurray. Lifting moratoria to create pipeline and tanker ‘energy corridor’Issues - We’re in for a whale of a time Canada Needs a National Water Policy That Bans Bulk Water ExportsCanada Needs a National Water Policy That Bans Bulk Water Exports Suncor Plant Outage Will Increase Dirty Oil VolumesSuncor oil sands plant outage means less light oil CALGARY, Alberta, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Suncor Energy Inc (SU.TO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Tuesday it expects a processing unit at one of its oil sands upgrading plants to be off line for up to 90 days, changing the mix of its output but not cutting overall production. Suncor, which runs Canada's second largest oil sands mining and synthetic crude operations, said a hydrogen plant at the northern Alberta site suffered an unscheduled outage in August. Canada pushing to exploit Alberta's tar sandsCanada pushing to exploit Alberta's oil sand The largest dump truck in the world is parked under a huge mechanical shovel waiting to transport 400 tons of oily sand at an open pit mine in the northern reaches of Alberta. Each Caterpillar 797B heavy hauler - three stories high, with tires twice as tall as the average man - carries the equivalent of 200 barrels of heavy oil worth nearly $23,000 per haul at today's prices. ALABAMA VOICES: Drilling not answerALABAMA VOICES: Drilling not answer First of two parts Over the past few months there has been a great deal written about our dependency on fossil fuels and an alternative to this dilemma called "drill here, drill now, pay less" was offered. Why an oil refinery [in South Dakota] is a step in the wrong directionPeter Carrels : Why an oil refinery is a step in the wrong direction In South Dakota, politicians and business leaders are cheering a massive oil refinery planned for the state’s southeast corner. If built, it will be the first oil refinery constructed in the United States in more than 30 years. Canada's Harper Says Mackenzie Pipeline to `Come to Fruition'Canada's Harper Says Mackenzie Pipeline to `Come to Fruition' By Theophilos Argitis and Alexandre Deslongchamps Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he is ``optimistic'' Imperial Oil Ltd.'s Mackenzie pipeline project will ``come to fruition.'' ``I am optimistic that in the not-too-distant future this project will come to fruition,'' Harper told reporters today in the village of Tuktoyaktuk on the shores of the Arctic Ocean. Groups Sue Feds to Stop Keystone Pipeline*Groups sue feds to stop pipeline* BISMARCK — Environmental groups, including one from North Dakota, have sued The listed hazards include global warming. The company said there is nothing wrong with how the federal government The Natural Resources Defense Fund, Dakota Resource Council of Dickinson, |
 A Conference on Tar Sands Realities and Resistance Held at the University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Nov 24-25th, 2007 Recent AudioRecent VideoSyndicate User loginSearchRecent popular content |