Oil-processing gear's U.S. route sparks fears
Posted: June 16, 2010John S. Adams, USA TODAY, June 15, HELENA, Mont. — As the nation anxiously watches the...Read More
Social Damage
Tar sands industry growth is being completely unmanaged by the Alberta government, leading to problems in housing, services, and the overall standard of living for many Albertans. Additionally, residents are seeing very little benefit from the resource exploitation through royalty rates. The only benefactors of industry growth have been corporations and those already in the top income bracket. Low income residents have seen a decrease in living standards, mainly due to increases in rent and living costs and no significant increases in wages to compensate
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Social Damage Articles
John S. Adams, USA TODAY, June 15, HELENA, Mont. — As the nation anxiously watches the...Read More
Tanker Opponents Respond to Enbridge Regulatory Application Multiple Years of Wasted Time, Energy, and Money to Ensue
Posted: May 28, 2010MAY 27, 2010, VICTORIA – Responding to Enbridge’s filing of an application late today for their...Read More
Oilsands not above law
Posted: May 17, 2010Janet Keeping, Calgary Sun, May 15, 2010--Alberta’s primary oil and gas regulator recently...Read More
Canada's tar sands: a dangerous solution to offshore oil
Posted: May 11, 2010Heather McRobie, May 11, 2010, The Guardian--As the clean-up of the disastrous oil spill in the...Read More
Stakeholders look at future of Canada’s crude oil production, oil sands: Companies are looking to Asia as the next frontier...
Posted: May 3, 2010HARRIS MACLEOD, The Hill Times, May 3, 2010--As demand for crude oil from the Alberta tar sands...Read More
Muddy Water II: Syncrude Ducks The Issue
Posted: May 3, 2010Adam Driedzic, May 3, 2010,---The prosecution has delivered its closing arguments in the case of R....Read More
Oil sands awash in excess pipeline capacity
Posted: April 23, 2010Nathan VanderKlippe, Globe and Mail, April 23, 2010, Calgary —In 2008, crude oil prices were...Read More
Enbridge Pipeline Spill East of Deer River
Posted: April 21, 2010(Leech Lake Reservation) On Friday, April 16, 2010, a report of an oil spill was called in by...Read More
Avatar director slams Alberta oilsands
Posted: April 21, 2010Virginia Mayo, April 20, 2010, The Canadian Press--Film director James Cameron poses for...Read More
Enbridge sees Midwest as best market
Posted: March 31, 2010Scott Haggett, Reuters, Mar 23, 2010 --The U.S. Gulf Coast, once seen as the largest new market for...Read More
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Tar Sands Showdown: Building a Blue-Green Alliance in our Communities
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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
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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