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Permanent Protest Setup at Proposed Tar Sands Strip Mine in Utah

2014-06-02 22:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Construction of what could become the first tar sands strip mine in the U.S. is expected to begin this summer in Book Cliffs, UT, with bitumen production and sales expected to commence next year. Local community members have vowed to stop the Canadian-based U.S. Oil Sands controversial project, and on Friday established a permanent protest vigil inside the boundaries of the planned tar sands mine. These beautiful lands that U.S. Oil Sands plans to destroy have been enjoyed by Utahns for decades...

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US Oil Sands gears up to build Utah project

2014-05-26 17:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Calgary Herald: The first equipment, a used horizontal rotary slurry mixer formerly employed in a California cement plant, has been purchased as US Oil Sands Inc. moves ahead with its plan to mine for bitumen in Utah. The Calgary-based company announced its final investment decision for the PR Spring Project in the arid state earlier this month, approving a 2,000-barrel-a-day mine and processing centre that is expected to cost $60 million -- about $10 million more than previously estimated. Chief executive...

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