New Polaris Institute report about the prospects for an electric car industry in Canada in the age of climate change
Posted: February 10, 2011A new report is being...Read More
Greenhouse gas emissions from tar sands production are three times those of conventional oil and gas production [currently tar sands production emits 27 megatonnes per annum and is expected to rise to 108-126 megatonnes by 2015]. Thus, the tar sands are now poised to become Canada’s largest single emitter of greenhouse gas, compounding this country’s contribution to global warming. Additionally, tar sands production is expected to multiply as much as four to five times by the year 2015 to meet growing demands in the U.S. As a consequence, conservative estimates show that greenhouse gas emissions from the tar sands could well leap from 27 to 126 million tonnes by 2015.
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Global Warming Articles
A new report is being...Read More
Peasants cool the planet!
Posted: December 8, 2010Zoe Cormier, New Internationalist, December 7, 2010-- Today thousands of people are expected to...Read More
Opening day of Global Forum for Life and Environmental and Social Justice
Posted: December 6, 2010Emma Lui, Rabble.ca, December 5, 2010--Brent, Leticia and I attended the opening ceremony for 'Foro...Read More
PM allows unelected Senate to kill climate bill in unprecedented vote
Posted: November 17, 2010November 17, 2010, Ottawa-- Stephen Harper has done what he promised to never do, allow the Senate...Read More
Big Oil Launches a New Phase in Ongoing Green Masquerade CAPP insists Tar Sands can be “Greened”
Posted: October 25, 2010Natasha Peters and Padraic O'Brien, October 25, 2010, Ottawa - Members of Climate Justice Ottawa,...Read More
Alberta oilsands air pollution worsens: Report
Posted: May 27, 2010Karen Kleiss, Edmonton Journal May 27, 2010, EDMONTON — Air quality tests show oilsands companies...Read More
New fact sheet compares environmental impacts of oil sands mining and in situ extraction
Posted: May 27, 2010May 26, 2010, Calgary, Alberta -- The Pembina Institute has compared the environmental impacts of...Read More
Tar sands oil extraction spreading rapidly, report warns
Posted: May 17, 2010Terry Macalister, The Guardian, Monday 17 May 2010 --Friends of the Earth reports says extraction...Read More
Climate Change Accountability Act a Step Forward for Canada
Posted: May 6, 2010May 5, 2010, OTTAWA—Members of the Climate Action Network-Réseau Action Climat Canada are very...Read More
Canadian Youth Unite to Deliver a Message to Members of Parliament: Be Climate Leaders, Keep Bill C-311 Alive!
Posted: April 12, 2010April 12, 2010, NATIONAL - Following an announcement that Bill C-311, the Climate Change...Read More
Corporate Profile of ENBRIDGE! Read it now and watch an interview featuring Richard Girard discussing the profile.
Windsor Community Roundtable--A Case Study Find out how one community in Ontario has generated local action and awareness around the tar sands developments. Your community could be next! Check it out
"TAR SANDS SHOWDOWN" by, Tony Clarke is now available for purchase! Buy it here.
Check out Tony Clarke on YouTube talking about the tar sands.
Toxic Trail Exposure: Youth Delegation Tracks Tar Sands in Great Lakes Region A report by the Polaris Institute that summarizes the findings and recommendations of 10 Ontario youth who traveled to Sarnia, Detroit and Windsor in August 2009. Read the Report
The Polaris Institute has created a series of 10 factsheets on different issues associated with tar sands development Read the Factsheets
11 Million Litres a Day: The Tar Sands' Leaking Legacy A report from Environmental Defence Read the Report
Financing of fossil fuels and renewable energy by Canadian banks A report by RainForest Action Network Read The Report
Pumped up: How Canada subsidizes fossil fuels at the expense of green alternatives KAIROS released a report on federal government subsidies to the oil and gas sector, including the tar sands. Read More
Federal Government Missing in Action on Most Destructive Project on Earth – the Tar Sands [February 2008] A report from Environmental Defence highlighting the downstream effects of tar sands development. Read More