Community and Public Health Advocates Halt Chevron Refinery Expansion at Richmond, CA
Posted: July 3, 2009Martinez, CA – Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Barbara Zuniga has ordered an injunction...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
Martinez, CA – Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Barbara Zuniga has ordered an injunction...Read More
Syncrude to make constitutional challenge over duck deaths charges
Posted: June 12, 2009Hanneke Brooymans, June 10, 2009, Edmonton Journal, SHERWOOD PARK - Syncrude wants to challenge the...Read More
Alberta Is on Path to Water Scarcity and Contamination: Federal Government Missing in Action on Oil Sands Water Management
Posted: May 13, 2009May 13, 2009, CALGARY -- Today, Ecojustice and the Pembina Institute will present evidence that oil...Read More
Community Groups Send Strong Message to Feds: Regulate the tar sands and uphold treaty and human rights to water
Posted: May 12, 2009May 12th, 2009, EDMONTON, AB--The House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and...Read More
CN plans 'pipeline on rail' to tar sands
Posted: April 28, 2009Diane Francis, April 9, 2009, Financial Post -- CN could gear up its capacity to ship by rail up to...Read More
Syncrude triples number of dead ducks
Posted: April 28, 2009Nathan Vanderklippe, March 21, 2009, Globe and Mail -- The number of ducks that died in a tailings...Read More
Proposed Pipeline Sparks Oil Spill Fears: Pipeline megaproject would result in heavy tanker traffic on B.C.'s north coast
Posted: April 28, 2009Chris Wirth and Joan Delaney, March 18, 2009, Epoch Times -- With the 20th anniversary of the...Read More
Activists vow to go to court over oily loonies
Posted: February 19, 2009Judith Lavoie, February 11, 2009, Times Colonist -- The Dogwood Initiative is sticking with its...Read More
Canada's toxic mine tailings secret goes to court
Posted: February 19, 2009Jode Roberts, February 3, 2009, EcoJustice -- Canada's Federal Court will be hearing a lawsuit...Read More
Oil protest uses loonie, hoping that money talks
Posted: February 5, 2009The Canadian Press, February 3, 2009 -- A Victoria-based environmental group is using the Canadian...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
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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