Greenpeace greets opening of Alberta legislature with message: Stop the Tar Sands
CNW Telbec,November 5, 2007, EDMONTON -- Four Greenpeace activists suspended their bodies 42 metres...Read More
Greenhouse gas emissions from tar sands production are three times those of conventional oil and gas production [currently tar sands production emits 27 megatonnes per annum and is expected to rise to 108-126 megatonnes by 2015]. Thus, the tar sands are now poised to become Canada’s largest single emitter of greenhouse gas, compounding this country’s contribution to global warming. Additionally, tar sands production is expected to multiply as much as four to five times by the year 2015 to meet growing demands in the U.S. As a consequence, conservative estimates show that greenhouse gas emissions from the tar sands could well leap from 27 to 126 million tonnes by 2015.
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Global Warming Articles
CNW Telbec,November 5, 2007, EDMONTON -- Four Greenpeace activists suspended their bodies 42 metres...Read More
Kyoto? No way. Now about those tax cuts ...
Posted: November 5, 2007Cameron Smith, November 03, 2007, The Toronto Star -- For nine solid weeks the pond beside our...Read More
Environmental technology the next boom; Alberta has a golden opportunity to become a world leader and exporter in this area
Posted: November 5, 2007Sydney Sharpe, November 4, 2007, Special to The Edmonton Journal -- Despite our provincial wealth,...Read More
Kyoto proposal sensationalized, politician says
Posted: November 5, 2007Mike De Souza , November 5, 2007, CanWest News Service -- A provincial Alberta cabinet minister...Read More
Little to envy in 'ugly' Alberta
Posted: November 2, 2007Bill Kaufmann, November 2, 2007, Calgary Sun -- Don't look now, but many of us are ugly Albertans...Read More
Enviros seek zero impact from refinery expansion
Posted: November 2, 2007The Daily Telegram, October 30, 2007 -- Local residents aired their concerns Monday about a...Read More
Forest industry fights climate change; Association promises to erase carbon footprint by 2015
Posted: October 30, 2007Mike De Souza, October 30, 2007, Star Phoenix -- Canada's forest products industry is pledging to...Read More
Oil sands seen as 'threat No. 1,' as U.S. may target dirtier fuels
Posted: October 30, 2007Shawn McCarthy, October 30, 2007, Globe and Mail -- Canadian oil sands producers should brace for...Read More
Smoking in the Greenhouse; Tar sands growth makes meeting Kyoto targets less likely
Posted: October 29, 2007Yuill Herbert, October 29, 2007, The Dominion -- The Kyoto Protocol is a legally binding agreement...Read More
Now or never to save Earth, UN warns; Environmental damage will soon be irreversible, landmark report says
Posted: October 26, 2007Mike De Souza, with files from Peter O'Neil,October 26, 2007, The Ottawa Citizen -- The planet is...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