Cottagers call on province to protect northern lake
Posted: May 15, 2007May 15, 2007, CBC.ca -- Property owners are calling on Premier Ed Stelmach to stop a Calgary...Read More
Water Depletion
Oil sands plants typically use two to four barrels of water to extract a barrel of oil from the tar sands, but some extraction methods can use as much as 7 barrels of water. The amount of water needed for the tar sands is seriously lowering the water levels of the Athabasca River, the Mackenzie Valley watershed and other related water sources in the region.
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Water Depletion Articles
May 15, 2007, CBC.ca -- Property owners are calling on Premier Ed Stelmach to stop a Calgary...Read More
Running out of Steam?
Posted: May 14, 2007Oil Sands Development and Water Use in the Athabasca River-Watershed: Science and Market based...Read More
Choke point for oil sands may be water shortage
Posted: May 11, 2007Martin Mittelstaedt, May 11, 2007, Globe and Mail -- The amount of water available in Northern...Read More
Marie Lake cottage owners say 'never' to oilsands seismic survey
Posted: April 12, 2007Gordon Jaremko, Edmonton Journal, Apr 9, 2007 - Osum believes northern recreational area contains...Read More
Water use the big concern in oilsands developments, native leader says
Posted: April 12, 2007Edmonton Journal, Nov 8, 2006, FORT MCMURRAY -- Water, not oil, is the big concern for many native...Read More
Pembina Institute Press Release
Posted: March 22, 2007Mar 2, 2007 Government Protects Oil Sands Industry, Fails to Protect Athabasca River Media...Read More
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Tar Sands FACT VS Gov't FICTION
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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
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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