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Atmospheric Pollutants Being Underreported at Tar Sands Operations in Alberta
2014-02-03 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Tar sands in Canada's Alberta Province are emitting more hazardous air pollutants than official reports suggest, according to new research from the University of Toronto Scarborough. Writing in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Frank Wania, a professor of environmental chemistry, and his PhD candidate Abha Parajulee report that carcinogenic pollutants known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are being underreported. "When dealing with chemicals that have such...
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Ditching clean fuels law opens door to tar sands imports, warn green groups
2014-01-27 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The equivalent emissions of six million cars will be added to Europe's carbon footprint unless it acts to prevent a likely flood of fossil fuel imports from Canadian tar sands if Brussels alters its clean fuel regulations as planned, a leading environmental group has warned. Figures released by the US Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) last week show the impact of Commissioners' plans to allow the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) to expire in 2020, along with the six per cent greenhouse gas...
Tar sands fuel headed to Massachusetts
2014-01-25 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ecoRI: Massachusetts motorists will soon be filling their tanks with gas increasingly derived from Canadian tar sands oil, according to a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). A flood of dirty fuel into Massachusetts would undercut the states efforts to reduce carbon pollution, according to the NRDC. The report found that under current plans, tar sands-derived gasoline supplies in 11 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states would soar from less than 1 percent in 2012 to 11.5 percent of...
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Increase in Tar Sands-Derived Fuel Will Set States Back on Emission Standards and Climate Goals
2014-01-24 15:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Motorists from Maine to Maryland will soon be filling their tanks with gas increasingly derived from dirty Canadian tar sands oil, a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) says. A flood of dirty fuel into these East Coast states would undercut their efforts to reduce carbon pollution. The NRDC report, Whats in Your Tank? Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Need to Reject Tar Sands and Support Clean Fuels, found that under current plans, tar sands-derived gasoline supplies...
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Tar Sands Activists Facing Felony Charges Have Their Day in Court
2014-01-17 14:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: January court appearances brought a rare victory for tar sands protestor Chris Wahmhoff whose felony charges were dismissed, while felony charges stuck for Michigan Coalition Against Tar Sands members Barb Carter, Vicci Hamlin, Lisa Leggio and William Lawrence. Their cases will be heard by a jury on Jan. 27. Michigan`s Calhoun County Circuit Court was filled with a collective Whoo! on Monday, Jan. 13, as supporters of tar sands activist Christopher Wahmhoff let loose a collective whoop of relief...
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