Slave River power project 'a senseless proposition'; Native elder fears for his people, environment
Posted: April 22, 2008Darcy Henton, April 16, 2008, The Edmonton Journal -- Members of an aboriginal community near the...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
Darcy Henton, April 16, 2008, The Edmonton Journal -- Members of an aboriginal community near the...Read More
Oilsands opponents emerge; Group seeks exploration permit freeze; Environmental assessment needed during exploration phase
Posted: April 14, 2008Cassandra Kyle, April 2, 2008, The StarPhoenix -- A Saskatchewan environmental group has asked the...Read More
Water ruling a jolt for oilpatch
Posted: April 14, 2008Deborah Yedlin, April 2, 2008, Calgary Herald -- Imperial Oil losing the water licence associated...Read More
Imperial oil sands plans dealt blow; Kearl project faces delay as Fisheries and Oceans pulls water authorization
Posted: March 31, 2008David Ebner, March 31, 2008, Globe and Mail -- The federal government has revoked a key water...Read More
LIQUID ASSET; Could the oil sands, Canada's greatest economic project, come undone simply because no one thought about water?
Posted: March 28, 2008Andrew Nikiforuk, March 28, 2008, Report on Business Magazine -- Here in Canada, we tend to think...Read More
Oil-shale 'rush' is sparking concern
Posted: March 25, 2008Stephen Speckman, March 22, 2008, Deseret Morning News -- With oil prices surpassing $100 per...Read More
Reclaimed oilsands site receives provincial blessing; A 'nice milestone' says Syncrude, which likely spent $114,00 per hectare
Posted: March 25, 2008Hanneke Brooymans, March 20, 2008, The Edmonton Journal -- The Alberta government has issued its...Read More
Lawsuit fighting approval of Imperial's Kearl oilsands mine in court
Posted: March 4, 2008The Canadian Press, March 3, 2008 -- Environmentalists are heading to court Tuesday to fight...Read More
Kearl Expansion's DFO Approval Draws Environmentalist Ire
Posted: February 29, 2008Gabriel Zarate, February 28, 2008, Slave River Journal -- The federal government’s Department of...Read More
Canada's water crisis 'escalating'; Experts expect climate change to present serious water challenges, many already exist
Posted: February 25, 2008Andy Riga, February 23, 2008, Canwest News Service -- Canada is crisscrossed by innumerable rivers,...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