TransCanada, Exxon Mobil deal on Alaska pipeline imminent
Posted: June 12, 2009Yereth Rosen, June 11, 2009, Reuters--Alaska officials said Thursday an announcement was imminent...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
Yereth Rosen, June 11, 2009, Reuters--Alaska officials said Thursday an announcement was imminent...Read More
BP refinery in Whiting cited for high benzene release
Posted: June 3, 2009Gitte Laasby, June 3, 2009, Post-Tribune staff writer--For nearly six years, BP's Whiting refinery...Read More
Rural landowners meet in Edmonton to discuss rights
Posted: June 1, 2009CBC News, May 31, 2009--Rural Albertans met in Edmonton on Saturday to share ideas about how to...Read More
Farmers, Steelworkers, Tribes, Rural Citizens and Environmentalists Warn of Risks from Dirty Oil Pipelines
Posted: May 29, 2009Washington, D.C. - Farmers, Steelworkers, tribes, rural citizens and environmentalists are all...Read More
Outlaws as Sheriffs
Posted: May 29, 2009Charles Campbell, May 27, 2009, Dogwood Initiative--It's the wild west and your town is being...Read More
Cleaning up the Oilsands
Posted: May 29, 2009Shawn Bell, May 26, 2009, Slave River Journal, Fort Smith--On the day Syncrude finishes mining...Read More
Church Leaders to Judge Oilsands Morality
Posted: May 19, 2009Deborah Tetley, May 15, 2009, Calgart Herald, CALGARY - Canadian church leaders -- including three...Read More
Environment compliance and enforcement information now available online
Posted: May 13, 2009April 21, 2009, EDMONTON--Albertans now have improved access to information regarding ongoing...Read More
Provincial safety investigation leads to charges against three companies
Posted: May 13, 2009April 21, 2009, EDMONTON--Fifty-three chargeshave been laid under Alberta’s Occupational Health...Read More
Rapid development of Alberta oil sands can't be 'morally justified,' bishop writes
Posted: January 27, 2009David Ebner, January 27, 2009, The Globe and Mail -- The oil sands, hated by environmentalists and...Read More
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Tar Sands FACT VS Gov't FICTION
Greenpeace put together a new report comparing government statements to tar sands facts. Check it out! - Read more
The New Green Economy Network
Learn about this new initiative. Visit the website and view letter from Tony Clarke
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Moratorium Now!
6 Good Reasons why there should be a Moratorium Now on the expansion of the Alberta Tar Sands. Check it out. - Read more
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
"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