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Reasons to quit: Millions of gallons leaking from oil sands tailings ponds daily

Just in case you needed another reason to cut back on your gasoline consumption, you might consider the pollution catastrophe we are creating in Canada, America's main oil supplier. A new report (PDF) released by Environmental Defense, using industry figures, estimates that tailings ponds created by oil sands projects may be leaking 2,750,000 gallons of contaminated water every day. While that sounds like a lot, the problem may actually be even worse considering the conservative methodology used to reach the conclusion. Titled "11 Million ... Read more →

Oil sands projects bogging down Domenick Yoney

The recent drop in oil prices, in combination with the failing economy, is taking a toll in the development of Canadian oil sands. Because of low labor productivity and increasing costs, the ...

U.S. mayors call for oil sands boycott Domenick Yoney

Oil sands mining transforms the landscape Photo: David Dodge, Pembina Institute American mayors attending their annual meeting in Florida this week adopted a resolution that "supports federal ...

Oil sands producers could shift to geothermal power Sam Abuelsamid

Thanks to the increased cost of crude oil in recent years, there have been moves to make big expansions in oil production in northern Alberta, Canada. Alberta has some of the largest known petroleum ...

Reasons to quit: Millions of gallons leaking from oil sands tailings ponds daily 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Just in case you needed another reason to cut back on your gasoline consumption, you might consider the pollution catastrophe we are creating in Canada, America's main oil supplier. A new report (PDF) released by Environmental Defense, using industry figures, estimates that tailings ponds created ...

Oil sands projects bogging down 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The recent drop in oil prices, in combination with the failing economy, is taking a toll in the development of Canadian oil sands. Because of low labor productivity and increasing costs, the Canadian-based industry is finding it increasingly difficult to compete in the global marketplace. Poor ...

U.S. mayors call for oil sands boycott 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Oil sands mining transforms the landscape Photo: David Dodge, Pembina Institute American mayors attending their annual meeting in Florida this week adopted a resolution that "supports federal legislation that prohibits government use of unconventional or synthetic fuels" derived from CO2-intensive ...

Oil sands producers could shift to geothermal power 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Thanks to the increased cost of crude oil in recent years, there have been moves to make big expansions in oil production in northern Alberta, Canada. Alberta has some of the largest known petroleum reserves in the world, but unfortunately much of it is locked up in tar sands that need processing ...


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