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Tar sands activists in Commons protest against Canadian PM
2013-06-13 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: Three environmental activists demonstrating during a visit to parliament by the Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper, have been arrested, say police. Environmental campaigners against tar sands, a form of fuel that produces more emissions than conventional oil, have posted a video showing them on the roof of parliament, with a statement saying they wanted to disrupt the premier's address to MPs and peers. The Love Canada Hate Tar Sands site said: "We have entered parliament to interrupt...
Detroit struggles with tar sands refinery in pictures
2013-06-07 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: One day in November, mysterious black piles appeared on the banks of the Detroit River, not far from the Motor City's downtown and right next to the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest international crossing in North America. These huge stockpiles of petroleum coke, the byproduct of refining tar sands oil at the Marathon refinery in south-west Detroit, are owned by Koch Carbon, run by businessmen Charles and David Koch. This series of photographs takes a closer look at the people the petroleum coke piles...
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Two Months Later, Arkansas Residents Still Hurting From ExxonMobil Tar Sands Spill
2013-06-04 16:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: More than two months after ExxonMobils 65-year-old Pegasus pipeline burst and spewed a gusher of thick Canadian tar sands oil through Mayflower, AR, and into a marsh on Lake Conway--the states most popular fishing spot--residents are still complaining of health problems and are worried about poisonous impacts on wildlife and in the environment. Many locals and some scientists have little faith in the continuous rosy assurances from Exxon and the Unified Command that testing results show the environment...
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Canadian tar sands crude heads to Bay Area refineries
2013-06-02 17:01:41| Energy - Topix.net
While politicians, environmentalists and Big Oil fight over the Keystone XL pipeline, the Bay Area's five refineries have quietly moved toward transporting controversial Canadian tar sands crude oil via another means: rail.
Canadian tar sands crude heads to Bay Area refineries
2013-06-02 13:45:46| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
While politicians, environmentalists and Big Oil fight over the Keystone XL pipeline, the Bay Area's five refineries have quietly moved toward transporting controversial Canadian tar sands crude oil via another means: rail.
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