Environmental impact study on Alberta oilsands slanted toward big oil
Posted: January 8, 2010Mike De Souza , Canwest News Service, January 7, 2010--Newly released federal documents have...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
Mike De Souza , Canwest News Service, January 7, 2010--Newly released federal documents have...Read More
U.S. carbon rules pose oil sands hurdles
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Posted: January 6, 2010Results of an Angus Reid public opinion poll released on January 5th show that "Canadians are...Read More
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Posted: December 21, 2009NUPGE, News Release, Ottawa, 18 December 2009- The National Union of Public and General Employees...Read More
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With the world watching, Canada draws line in the oil sands
Posted: December 17, 2009Eric Reguly, Globe and Mail, December 16, 2009, Copenhagen --The Canadian government is leaving the...Read More
Canada’s “Mordor” Ensures Climate Treaty Failure
Posted: December 17, 2009Stephen Leahy, IPS/TerraViva, 14 December 2009, COPENHAGEN--Climate activists jammed a small square...Read More
Regulatory Relief for the Tar Sands?
Posted: December 17, 2009Shawn McCarthy, Globe and Mail, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009--Alberta's export-oriented oil industry is...Read More
Secret Cap-and-Trade Proposal Confirms That Canada Has No Intention of Meeting its 2020 Greenhouse Gas Target
Posted: December 15, 2009Climate Action Network, Media Release, December 15, 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark--Cabinet documents...Read More
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