Environmentalists back Avatar for Oscar
Posted: March 4, 2010Martin Mittelstaedt, Globe and Mail, March 04, 2010--With the Oscars looming, environmentalists are...Read More
Social Damage
Tar sands industry growth is being completely unmanaged by the Alberta government, leading to problems in housing, services, and the overall standard of living for many Albertans. Additionally, residents are seeing very little benefit from the resource exploitation through royalty rates. The only benefactors of industry growth have been corporations and those already in the top income bracket. Low income residents have seen a decrease in living standards, mainly due to increases in rent and living costs and no significant increases in wages to compensate
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Social Damage Articles
Martin Mittelstaedt, Globe and Mail, March 04, 2010--With the Oscars looming, environmentalists are...Read More
Keystone XL Pipeline Gains 'Official' Approval
Posted: February 24, 2010Pipelines International, 24 February 2010--The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has...Read More
Canada looks to China to exploit oil sands rejected by US
Posted: February 16, 2010Suzanne Goldenberg, UK Guardian, Feb. 14 2010--Canada, faced with growing political pressure over...Read More
Marathon Refinery falls short on city jobs
Posted: February 4, 2010Christine MacDonald, Detroit News, Feb. 4 2010--Marathon Petroleum has failed to deliver on jobs...Read More
Southwest Detroit residents want industrial development halted in neighborhood
Posted: February 3, 2010Christine Macdonald, Detroit News, Feb. 2 2010---- The city's desperate need for jobs, tax revenue...Read More
Court Asked to Overturn Air Permit for SD Refinery
Posted: January 26, 2010Three groups opposed to Hyperion Resources' proposed $10 billion oil refinery have asked a...Read More
Suncor further delays Fort Hills project
Posted: January 13, 2010Nathan VanderKlippe, Globe and Mail, Jan. 12 2010--Suncor Energy Inc. is reassessing the economics...Read More
Oil spill belches 126,000 gallons of crude onto pristine prairie just across Minnesota border
Posted: January 13, 2010Ken Korczak, Kittson County Top News Examiner, Jan 12, 2010--Yet another massive oil pipeline spill...Read More
Redrawing the Pipeline Map: TransCanada Takes on Rival Enbridge
Posted: January 4, 2010David Ebner, Globe and Mail, Jan. 01, 2010--A decade ago, TransCanada Corp. was reeling as the...Read More
Mackenzie pipeline gets major boost
Posted: January 4, 2010Paul Watson, Toronto Star, Dec 31 2009--Renewing northern hopes for a major economic boost, a...Read More
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Tar Sands FACT VS Gov't FICTION
Greenpeace put together a new report comparing government statements to tar sands facts. Check it out! - Read more
The New Green Economy Network
Learn about this new initiative. Visit the website and view letter from Tony Clarke
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Moratorium Now!
6 Good Reasons why there should be a Moratorium Now on the expansion of the Alberta Tar Sands. Check it out. - Read more
Tar Sands Showdown: Building a Blue-Green Alliance in our Communities
Action Guide: Check it out. - 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