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Hundreds Rally Against Proposed Tar Sands Pipeline
2013-01-27 16:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Yesterday, in the largest protest in the Northeast against tar sands, hundreds of people from Maine, New England and Canada carried signs and marched across Portland to rally at the Maine State Pier. The rally and march were held to oppose an emerging proposal to send dirty tar sands oil through the 236-mile long, 62-year-old Exxon/Enbridge pipeline across Canada, Maine and New England. Specifically, participants called on elected officials and the U.S. State Department to require a new Presidential...
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Portland, Maine Tar Sands Protest Sees Hundreds Rally Against Proposed Pipeline From Montreal
2013-01-26 12:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Hundreds of people rallied in Portland on Saturday in what was billed as the largest protest yet against the possibility of so-called tar sands oil being piped in from Montreal. Protesters gathered downtown, then marched to the city's waterfront for a rally that included speeches from Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine, Portland Mayor Michael Brennan and others who said allowing heavy oil from western Canada to cross northern New England poses serious environmental risks. Environmental...
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Canada: How Much Will Tar Sands Oil Add to Global Warming?
2013-01-23 18:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: James Hansen has been publicly speaking about climate change since 1988. The NASA climatologist testified to Congress that year and he's been testifying ever since to crowds large and small, most recently to a small gathering of religious leaders outside the White House last week. The grandfatherly scientist has the long face of a man used to seeing bad news in the numbers and speaks with the thick, even cadence of the northern Midwest, where he grew up, a trait that also helps ensure that his sometimes...
How to make gasoline from tar sands, in six simple steps
2013-01-23 13:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Ever wonder about the future of energy? Will it be wind? Solar? Geothermal? No wait, I got it, tar sands! (Lets try that again - tar sands!) They`ve got everything oil does, but theyre harder to get, crappier when you get them, and leave a much bigger mark on the climate. Sounds like a winner. Let`s look a little closer, shall we? First off, what are tar sands? Tar sands are deposits of about 90 percent sand or sandstone, water, and clay mixed with only about 10 percent high-sulfur bitumen,...
Hundreds Expected at Tar Sands Protests in Maine
2013-01-23 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Forecaster: Hundreds of people from across New England are expected to gather this week in South Portland and Portland to protest plans to pump tar-sands oil from Canada to New England. The action will culminate with what organizers are calling "the biggest tar-sands protest the region has ever seen" on Saturday in Portland. On Wednesday, 350 Maine is organizing a noon protest at Portland Pipeline Co. on Hill Street in South Portland. According to the self-proclaimed "Climate Justice" group, Canadian energy...
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