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State Dept. Overseers of Contentious Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline...
2014-08-28 11:06:23| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation and other green groups recently revealed that pipeline giant Enbridge got U.S. State Department permission in response to its request to construct a U.S.-Canada border-crossing tar sands pipeline without earning an obligatory Presidential Permit .
Tar sands, trade rules and the gutting of human rights for corporate profit
2014-08-21 16:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Planet: A new report released today from IATP takes an in-depth look at how tar sands have developed from an unconventional, inefficient energy source to the spotlight of the corporate agenda as conventional oil supplies dwindle. Tar Sands: How Trade Rules Surrender Sovereignty and Extend Corporate Rights follows the development of energy policy from NAFTA up to current free trade negotiations to illustrate that while energy sources evolve, one trend remains constant: The protection of corporate profits...
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Canada: A Gallon Of Tar Sands Oil Can Send An EV Over 30 Miles
2014-08-18 08:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Clean Technica: The Alberta tar sands are an all-around environmental disaster, though its defenders will claim that the energy wrung out of the ground is worth it. A new report published over at Hybrid Cars, however, reveals that the energy it takes to produce just one gallon of gasoline from the Canadian tar sands could propel an electric car or plug-in hybrid for more than 30 miles. Ill readily admit that math isnt my strong point, and as with any report or study on energy consumption, the Devil is in the...
Cumulative Climate Impacts of Tar Sands Pipelines
2014-08-11 21:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Last summer, President Obama delivered a major climate speech in which he laid out his plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent by 2020. He also committed to deciding the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline based on its climate impacts, stating unequivocally: "The net effects of the pipelines impact on our climate will be absolutely critical to determining whether this project is allowed to go forward." While the evidence shows that Keystone XL would result in significant greenhouse...
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For Canada, Tar Sands Bigger Than Keystone XL
2014-08-08 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: If it is ever built, the Keystone XL Pipeline will exist for one reason: To move Canadian tar sands oil from remote Alberta to refineries in Texas. For the U.S., controversy over the tar sands is about Keystone XL Pipeline construction jobs, local environmental problems with the pipeline, carbon emissions and the political stability brought by burning North American crude oil, which means importing less of it from overseas. For Canada, the story of the tar sands' future hinges on the great...
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