Global Warming

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

New Polaris Institute report about the prospects for an electric car industry in Canada in the age of climate change

Posted: February 10, 2011
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Posted: December 8, 2010
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Posted: December 6, 2010
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Posted: November 17, 2010
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Posted: October 25, 2010
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Posted: May 27, 2010
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Posted: May 27, 2010
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Posted: May 17, 2010
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Posted: May 6, 2010
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Posted: April 12, 2010
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