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Gas Stations Close as Fire Rages Near Alberta Oil Sands
2016-06-14 04:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Triple Pundt: The wildfire that roared through Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, last May has been called the worst fire in Canadian history. Its devastation is staggering: More than 100,000 residents and nearby workers were evacuated at different stages of the fire, and more than 2,200 square miles of land and 2,400 structures burned in two provinces: Alberta and its eastern neighbor, Saskatchewan. With the fire only 70 percent contained to date, its economic impact is yet to be tallied. And the environmental...
Trans Mountain Oil Sands: new pipeline, same old problems?
2016-06-14 01:00:00| Power Technology
The National Energy Board of Canada has recommended that plans for the Trans Mountain oil sands pipeline go ahead, initiating protests from tribal and environmental groups. The plans could benefit Canadas economy, especially after the cancellation o
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Oil sands found to be a leading source of air pollution in North America
2016-05-25 20:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: A cloud of noxious particles brewing in the air above the Alberta oil sands is one of the most prolific sources of air pollution in North America, often exceeding the total emissions from Canada's largest city, federal scientists have discovered. The finding marks the first time researchers have quantified the role of oil-sands operations in generating secondary organic aerosols, a poorly understood class of pollutants that have been linked to a range of adverse health effects. The aerosols...
Firefighters protect Canada's oil sands battling 1,100 C flames
2016-05-24 07:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Fighting massive forest fires is dangerous and taxing enough, but those sent into Canadas oil sands are not only wrestling with one of the worst wildfires in the countrys history. They are doing it surrounded by the volatile, explosive chemicals and compounds critical to pumping oil from some of the worlds largest reserves. Now in its third week, the fire's proximity to the billions of dollars worth of oil equipment, flammable liquids, and extraction sites had people fearful that the flames,...
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Canada Fires Cost Oil Sands Production $760 Million
2016-05-19 14:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inside Climate News: A new report into the financial impact of the McMurray fires says some $760m (C$985m; 528m) in oil sands production has been lost. The analysis says the blaze has meant the loss of 1.2 million barrels of oil a day over two weeks. The sum is equivalent to 0.33% of the province of Alberta's projected GDP this year, as well as representing 0.06% of the country's projected GDP. "These are big numbers," Kevin Birn, an analyst at IHS Energy, said. "The industry was already feeling the impact...
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