Activists prepare to take on oilsands
Posted: June 5, 2007Hanneke Brooymans, June 03, 2007, Edmonton Journal -- Anti-oilsands activists will learn how to use...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
Hanneke Brooymans, June 03, 2007, Edmonton Journal -- Anti-oilsands activists will learn how to use...Read More
Is Alberta boom starting to dim?
Posted: June 1, 2007Petti Fong, May 31, The Toronto Star, Edmonton -- In two short years in Alberta, Becky Mallon has...Read More
Gov’t solicits McMurray feedback on land-use
Posted: May 28, 2007Gleen Kauth, May 25, 2007, Fort McMurray Today -- Janet Doherty no longer recognizes the spot on...Read More
Hands off, oil patch tells royalties panel
Posted: May 24, 2007David Ebner, May 23, 2007, Globe and Mail, CALGARY -- Alberta's energy elite came out in force...Read More
Seniors say they can't afford Cold Lake
Posted: May 23, 2007May 22, 2007, CBC News -- The rising cost of living in a booming town northeast of Edmonton is...Read More
Information session to be held this week on proposed nuclear power plant
Posted: May 17, 2007Chandra Lye, May 16, 2007, Whitecourt Star -- Town council has offered a formal invitation to...Read More
Alberta's light touch helps oil industry; Low gov't take is incentive, says Chevron boss
Posted: May 17, 2007Gordon Jaremko, May 16, 2007, The Edmonton Journal -- Combined royalties and taxes on the oil...Read More
"Canada gets pollution, US gets oil and jobs": Critical questions need to be answered on Keystone, energy union tells NEB
Posted: May 17, 2007May 16, 2007, CNW Telbec, EDMONTON -- The entire oil and gas industry is being restructured with...Read More
Alberta rethinks royalties; Hike in rates may deter investors as federal initiatives put pressure on oil sands
Posted: May 15, 2007Heather Scoffield & David Ebner, May 14, 2007, TORONTO and CALGARY -- Conditions in Alberta's...Read More
U.S. activist takes on Syncrude
Posted: May 9, 2007Martin Mittelstaedt, May 3, 2007, Globe and Mail -- Colorado woman 'appalled' by the energy used at...Read More
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The New Green Economy Network
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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
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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