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Spill response 'inadequate' for tar sands crude on Great Lakes
2014-03-23 05:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Cap Times: Oil that sinks is hard to clean up. That was the big lesson after energy giant Enbridge's pipeline burst, causing oil to flow into Michigan's Kalamazoo River in 2010, some 75 miles from where it empties into Lake Michigan. After more than three years and a billion dollars, oil remains in the river. So a refinery's proposal to ship heavy crude oil from Superior across the Great Lakes has emergency responders gearing up to bolster gaps in current oil spill response plans. And the gaps are...
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New Hampshire Town Shows Support Potential Tar Sands Pipeline
2014-03-14 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vermont Public Radio: At several town meetings held this past week in New Hampshire, voters weighed in on non-binding resolutions opposing the flow of tar sands oil through their communities. But the town of Lancaster, on the Vermont border, sent a resounding message of support for a pipeline company some worry will carry tar sands oil from Canada to Maine. The two companies that own the pipelines that now carry crude oil west from Portland to Quebec insist they have no immediate plans to reverse that flow and change...
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Two million comments opposing tar sands expansion delivered to the US State Department
2014-03-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vancouver Observer: The original plan of environmentalist groups in the U.S. was to deliver one million comments opposing Keystone XL to the State Department this morning. But the response from people all over North America speaking out against the Keystone XL pipeline and the Canadian tar sands has been so enormous, a coalition of youth-driven environmental groups will now be delivering upwards of two million signatures to the doorstep of the White House this morning. Dozens of organizations, including 350.org,...
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Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline Project Across Upper Midwest Draws Opposition
2014-03-06 09:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Environmentalists vowed Wednesday to fight Enbridge Inc.'s plan to replace and sharply boost the capacity of a crude oil pipeline that runs from Canada to Wisconsin, saying the project will exacerbate climate change by carrying more tar sands oil to U.S refineries. Calgary, Alberta-based Enbridge announced the $7 billion plan this week, calling it the largest project in the company's history and the most efficient way to maintain the line's reliability. Enbridge's existing Line 3 is a 1,031...
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Canada: Tar Sands Tailings Ponds Are Leaching Into Athabasca River, Federal Study Says
2014-02-21 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: New federal research has strongly backed suspicions that toxic chemicals from Alberta's vast oil sands tailings ponds are leaching into groundwater and seeping into the Athabasca River. Leakage from oil sands tailings ponds, which now cover 176 square kilometres, has long been an issue. Industry has acknowledged that seepage can occur, and previous studies using models have estimated it at 6.5-million litres a day from a single pond. The soil around the developments contains many chemicals...
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