Canada will fail if there's no tar sands plan, say experts
Posted: April 28, 2009Bea Vongdouangchanh, March 9, 2009, Hill Times -- Canada will fail as a nation if it does not take...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
Bea Vongdouangchanh, March 9, 2009, Hill Times -- Canada will fail as a nation if it does not take...Read More
Oilsands producers gird for Obama’s Canada visit
Posted: February 19, 2009Ayesha Rascoe, February 17, 2009, Reuters -- Canada’s oilsands industry, battered by collapsing...Read More
Opinion: Kill the Oil Sands
Posted: January 27, 2009G. Robert M. Miller, January 26, 2009, DigitalJournal.com -- The Albertan oil sands are a...Read More
Group urges $41B 'green' stimulus package; PowerUP Canada wants recommendations reflected in federal budget
Posted: January 27, 2009Tyler Hamilton, January 21, 2009, The Toronto Star -- Borrowing a page from U.S. President Barack...Read More
Environmental groups slam Ottawa's financial offer to Mackenzie project
Posted: January 27, 2009CBC, January 20, 2009 -- Federal dollars should not be going to the Mackenzie Gas Project,...Read More
Harper wants joint Canada-U.S. policies on energy, ecology
Posted: January 27, 2009Campbell Clark, January 20, 2009, Globe and Mail -- Canada will propose a series of common...Read More
Economic downturn shuts down oil pipeline proposal
Posted: January 27, 2009Canwest News Service, January 18, 2009 -- Environmental activists are relieved by the indefinite...Read More
Tories feel the heat over climate
Posted: January 15, 2009Allan Woods, January 15, 2009, Toronto Star -- Don't tell Canada's environment minister about...Read More
Oil sands attacks heat up; Canadian environmental groups hope to win Obama support for campaign
Posted: January 15, 2009Shawn McCarthy and Norval Scott, January 13, 2009, Globe and Mail Report on Business -- Canadian...Read More
The Costly Compromises of Oil From Sand
Posted: January 15, 2009Ian Austen, January 6, 2009, New York Times -- The oil that is extracted from Canadian dirt is...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
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11 Million Litres a Day: The Tar Sands' Leaking Legacy A report from Environmental Defence Read the Report
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