Oilsands backlash hits Alberta
Posted: July 20, 2010By Gillian Steward, Toronto Star -- The anti-oilsands campaigns south of the border have really...Read More
Energy Security
Currently, 66% of tar sands oil is being exported to the United States, while over 40% of the oil used in Canada is imported to fulfill the needs of Eastern Canada. When the Keystone pipeline is built from Alberta through to the States, the tar sands industry will become increasingly reliant on US refineries for processing and Canada will continue the tradition of providing raw resources to the United States instead of processing it (and creating more jobs) for ourselves. The tar sands industry is ensuring the energy security of the United States while ignoring the energy needs of the rest of Canada.
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Energy Security Articles
By Gillian Steward, Toronto Star -- The anti-oilsands campaigns south of the border have really...Read More
Canadian Centre for Sustainable Living Opens in Windsor, ON
Posted: June 21, 2010Media Release For release June 16, 2010 Canadian Centre for Sustainable Living Opens in...Read More
Oil spill to upset crude's price balance
Posted: May 3, 2010Peter Tertzakian, Calgary Herald, May 3, 2010--Maybe I was the only one on the flight from Florida...Read More
Shell puts oil sands expansion plans on hold
Posted: April 29, 2010Nathan VanderKlippe and David Ebner, Globe and Mail, April 29, 2010--Costs to build in the oil...Read More
Oilsands flowing south
Posted: February 4, 2010Dina O'Meara, Calgary Herald, Feb. 3, 2010--Oilsands will continue to be needed to meet growing...Read More
Rights to the Pipe
Posted: February 3, 2010Lindsey Bright, Sidney Herald, February 2, 2010--For the past months, drilling activity has been on...Read More
High oil sands costs are driving Shell elsewhere
Posted: January 29, 2010Nathan Vanderklippe, Globe and Mail, Jan. 26, 2010--More than a year after it delayed a decision on...Read More
Canadian Natural Resources Buying Upgrading Plant, Further Expansion of Oil Sands
Posted: January 29, 2010Jeffrey Jones, Reuters, January 28, 2010--Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., the country's biggest...Read More
Governator's fuel plan could cause 'collateral damage' to U.S.
Posted: January 26, 2010Robert Remington, Calgary Herald, Jan. 23, 2010--Jeff Rubin, writing in a blog post this week, said...Read More
Why the U.S. needs all the tar sands oil it can get
Posted: January 26, 2010Jeff Rubin, Globe and Mail, Jan. 20 2010--Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his Midwestern...Read More
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Toxic Trail Exposure: Youth Delegation Tracks Tar Sands in Great Lakes Region A report by the Polaris Institute that summarizes the findings and recommendations of 10 Ontario youth who traveled to Sarnia, Detroit and Windsor in August 2009. Read the Report
The Polaris Institute has created a series of 10 factsheets on different issues associated with tar sands development Read the Factsheets
11 Million Litres a Day: The Tar Sands' Leaking Legacy A report from Environmental Defence Read the Report
Financing of fossil fuels and renewable energy by Canadian banks A report by RainForest Action Network Read The Report
Pumped up: How Canada subsidizes fossil fuels at the expense of green alternatives KAIROS released a report on federal government subsidies to the oil and gas sector, including the tar sands. Read More
Federal Government Missing in Action on Most Destructive Project on Earth – the Tar Sands [February 2008] A report from Environmental Defence highlighting the downstream effects of tar sands development. Read More