U.S., Canadian groups gear up to halt oil sands development
Posted: June 4, 2009Michael Burnham, June 4, 2009, New York Times--The Sierra Club, Greenpeace and 28 other North...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
Michael Burnham, June 4, 2009, New York Times--The Sierra Club, Greenpeace and 28 other North...Read More
Oil sands feels the heat in Washington
Posted: June 4, 2009Shawn McCarthy, June 4, 2009, Globe and Mail, OTTAWA — Environmental groups are turning up the...Read More
Tar Sands – Dangerous Distraction or Just Plain Dangerous?
Posted: June 1, 2009Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, May 29, 2009, NRDC, Washington, DC--Last week the Council on Foreign...Read More
Court orders oilsands to list contents of tailings
Posted: May 29, 2009Hanneke Brooymans, May 28, 2009, The Edmonton Journal--More information about the toxic content of...Read More
Greenpeace, O’Connor try to Push Norway from Oilsands
Posted: May 29, 2009Shawn Bell, May 26, 2009, Slave River Journal, Fort Smith--A Greenpeace-sponsored delegation is...Read More
Should green-minded Norway invest in Canadian oil-sands?
Posted: May 29, 2009Tom Sullivan, May 27, 2009, The Christian Science Monitor, Stockholm, Sweden--It came as little...Read More
Obama’s taxes are a plus for Alberta oil sands
Posted: May 26, 2009Claudia Cattaneo, May 25, 2009, Financial Post--Barack Obama's climate-change strategy is looking...Read More
Canadian National: Tanker car delivery could save firms billions
Posted: May 25, 2009Dave Cooper, May 17, 2009, Canwest News Service--A plan by Canadian National Railway Co. to deliver...Read More
Expansion of tar sands oil is not central to U.S. energy supply – despite new CERA report conclusion
Posted: May 25, 2009Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, May 18, 2009, Switchboard from NRDC--Cambridge Energy Research Associates...Read More
Oil Sands Move from the “Fringe to Center” of Energy Supply
Posted: May 25, 2009IHS CERA, May 18, 2009, CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Technological advance in the Canadian oil sands has...Read More
Corporate Profile of ENBRIDGE! Read it now and watch an interview featuring Richard Girard discussing the profile.
Windsor Community Roundtable--A Case Study Find out how one community in Ontario has generated local action and awareness around the tar sands developments. Your community could be next! Check it out
"TAR SANDS SHOWDOWN" by, Tony Clarke is now available for purchase! Buy it here.
Check out Tony Clarke on YouTube talking about the tar sands.
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