Oilsands in Alberta Canada
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State regulators testified Wednesday that the first U.S. commercial oil sands operation won't pollute groundwater because the proposed strip mine is in an arid region of eastern Utah with no groundwater except at …
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Utah Oil Sands Project Challenged Over Groundwater Pollution
You'll notice that opposition by high-minded folk to the extraction of oil from Canadian oil sands is as strong in Norway as it is in North America. This is true even when the Norwegian government has a direct interest in the extraction, which …
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With bicycles in tow and a folk singer to set the mood, Occupy Chicago began its Day of the Environment, a rally to protest the oil sand develoment in Canada. Protesters gathered peacefully at Jackson and Lasalle in the shadow of the Federal Reserve …
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Both industry and government are moving forward with plans for increases in production from the oilsands to meet perceived global demand. A coalition of first nations, environmental groups, and local governments is aligned against transporting this …See all stories on this topic » A better way for megaproject assessment decisions
[Continue reading…]The NDP's newly minted leader, Thomas Mulcair, has levied criticsms of the oil sands acting as a 'Dutch disease', without having visited Fort McMurray himself.www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/…/20120516-003243.html Sun News : Understanding the oil sands
[Continue reading…]PAUL FOY AP SALT LAKE CITY — State regulators testified Wednesday that the first US commercial oil sands operation won't pollute groundwater because the proposed strip mine is in an arid region of eastern Utah with no groundwater except at extreme …See all stories on this topic » Utah holding hearing over challenge to first [...]
[Continue reading…]Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., CNQ-T with operations spanning from Alberta's oil sands to offshore South Africa, thinks Canada should ditch its polite reputation when reviewing natural resources projects. In short: Stop compromising and start …See all stories on this topic » Globe and Mail Canadian Natural complains regulatory reviews too 'onerous'
[Continue reading…]OTTAWA – New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair, who came under blistering attack from Prime Minister Stephen Harper and western premiers Wednesday over his oilsands policy, turned up the rhetorical heat by saying that profits earned by oilsands …See all stories on this topic » Oilsands profits inflated by lax environmental policing: Mulcair
[Continue reading…]All I knew about the oil sands was that they were one big beautiful mess that would either lift the U.S. from its dependence on Arab oil, or bury the world in a layer of greenhouse gas from which it would never recover. Maybe both. Check out …Business Insider Canada Oil Sands – Business Insider
[Continue reading…]CALGARY — Black Diamond Group Ltd. has received a contract to provide a 700-person lodge to support the workforce of a major Canadian oilsands project. The contract will generate about $50 million of revenue for the Calgary-based company over 24 …See all stories on this topic » Black Diamond to provide 700-person workforce accommodation for [...]
Stephane Dion, a former federal minister of both the environment and national unity before becoming Liberal leader, confirmed Monday he turned down a proposal from advisers to accuse Prime Minister Stephen Harper of favouring Alberta and the oilsands …See all stories on this topic » Stephane Dion rejected oilsands attack on Harper in 2008 election [...]
That will help alleviate the glut of crude in Cushing — a glut that's been caused by a boom in oil production from shale oil formations in the United States and oil sands production from Canada's Alberta province. Other pipelines will add additional …See all stories on this topic » Keystone isn't the only pipeline
From Yahoo! News: EDMONTON – An industry-funded program that offers high school teachers a six-day trip to Fort McMurray to "experience Alberta's oilsands" …news.yahoo.com/researcher-questions-impartiality-industry-ba… Researcher questions impartiality of industry-backed oilsands …
Teachers are being offered all-paid, six-day field trips to experience the Alberta oil sands.www.mining.com/…/alberta-is-flying-in-teachers-from-across-… Oil sands school bus: Alberta is picking up the tab for teacher site …
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