Tag: Tar Sands
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Keystone XL Southern Leg Now Being Injected With Oil
By Steve Horn Keystone XL’s southern half is one step closer to opening for business. TransCanada announced that “on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, the company began to inject oil into the Gulf Coast Project pipeline as it moves closer to the start of commercial service.” [caption id="attachment_315045" align="alignnone" width="500"] The line fill comes weeks after…
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Obama’s New Special Adviser Is Outspoken Critic of Keystone XL
By John H. Cushman, Jr. By asking John Podesta to come to the White House as a special counselor at a time of turmoil and tough choices, President Obama has created an unusually close tie to an outspoken critic of the Keystone XL pipeline and the Canadian tar sands it would carry. Podesta is a…
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Scientific Report: Keystone XL and Arctic Drilling Must Be Stopped
By Andy Rowell This is the scientific paper that should stop all Arctic drilling now. It should also stop the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. It is yet another warning that business as usual for the oil industry is just not acceptable. And it once again reiterates a simple truth so, so unpalatable to the Canadians:…
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10 Most Toxic Ingredients Used In Coal, Oil and Gas Production
By Don Lieber There are many reasons to reject fossil fuels now, after 200 years of their reign as society’s primary energy source. History will articulate both the benefits provided to human society derived from fossil fuel energy technologies from 1750 to the present—and the extensive costs. In addition to transportation, electricity, industrial power, military…
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First Nations and Allies Stand Strong in Fight Against Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline
By Elizabeth Shope Today marks the third anniversary of the Save the Fraser Declaration, a declaration signed by more than 130 First Nations, which states: We will not allow the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines, or similar tar sands projects, to cross our lands, territories and watersheds, or the ocean migration routes of Fraser River salmon.…