Conservative MPs accused of killing damaging committee report on oil sands
Posted: July 26, 2010Kristen Shane, Hill Times, July 26, 2010 - The House of Commons Environment Committee killed a...Read More
Water Depletion
Oil sands plants typically use two to four barrels of water to extract a barrel of oil from the tar sands, but some extraction methods can use as much as 7 barrels of water. The amount of water needed for the tar sands is seriously lowering the water levels of the Athabasca River, the Mackenzie Valley watershed and other related water sources in the region.
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Water Depletion Articles
Kristen Shane, Hill Times, July 26, 2010 - The House of Commons Environment Committee killed a...Read More
Why did a parliamentary committee suddenly destroy drafts of a final report on tar sands pollution? Here's what they knew.
Posted: July 15, 2010Andrew Nikiforuk, Today, TheTyee.ca, July 15, 2010--Just two weeks ago the Standing Committee on...Read More
Politicians cancel oilsands pollution probe, tear up draft reports
Posted: July 7, 2010By MIKE DE SOUZA, Canwest News Service Tuesday, July 06, 2010 OTTAWA - Federal politicians from...Read More
Gulf spill a new factor in Canada pipeline fight
Posted: May 27, 2010Allan Dowd , May 26, 2010, Reuters, VANCOUVER- The oil spill fouling the Gulf of Mexico has handed...Read More
Alberta’s dirty water hazard; Getting rid of oil-sands tailings ponds is easier said than done
Posted: May 5, 2010Chris Sorensen May 4, 2010, Macleans.ca--Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach marked Earth Day by talking...Read More
Alberta Chamber of Resources says Alberta to change wetlands plan
Posted: March 15, 2010John Cotter, Canadian Press, March 10 2010--A group representing oilsands and other resource...Read More
Syncrude duck death trial underway
Posted: March 1, 2010CBC News, March 1, 2010--Oilsands giant Syncrude returned to court Monday morning to face charges...Read More
Poisonous hydrogen sulphide gas bubbles up in oilsands tailings pond during company reclamation efforts
Posted: February 24, 2010Hanneke Brooymans, Edmonton Journal, February 21, 2010--The industry is working on ways to reduce...Read More
SD commission approves Keystone XL oil pipeline
Posted: February 19, 2010Associated Press, Pierre, South Dakota, Feb. 18, 2010— A state commission voted unanimously...Read More
Husky, BP fuel oil sands resurgence
Posted: January 22, 2010Brenda Bouw & Iain Marlow, Globe and Mail, Jan. 20, 2010--The energy industry slapped down its...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
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