Home Report: Tar-sands-derived gasoline threatening environment
 

Keywords :   


Report: Tar-sands-derived gasoline threatening environment

2014-01-24 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

MPBN: Over the next six years, Mainers and other motorists around the Northeast can expect to be filling up their gas tanks with gas that is increasingly derived from Canadian tar sands oil. That's according to a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council, which says the carbon intensive extraction and refining process for tar sands runs counter to many states' plans to cut carbon pollution, the major driver of climate change. Susan Sharon has more. According to the report, extracting and refining...

Tags: report environment threatening gasoline

Category:Electronics and Electrical

Latest from this category

All news

»
01.11US jobs growth slows as presidential election looms
01.11Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
01.11Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
01.11Sky Glass now available to buy at Currys
01.11House sales forecast to 'jump' ahead of stamp duty rise
01.11X Games chooses frequency to power sports FAST channel
01.11U.S. video streaming hits ceiling in Q3 2024
01.11Roku releases third quarter 2024 financial results
More »