CTV investigates tailings ponds
Posted: February 5, 2009ctvcalgary.ca, February 3, 2009 -- A CTV News investigation has discovered that bird deaths in...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.
Read more -- http://www.tarsandswatch.org/water-depletion
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Water Depletion Articles
ctvcalgary.ca, February 3, 2009 -- A CTV News investigation has discovered that bird deaths in...Read More
Environmental Justice Camp
Posted: February 5, 2009ctvcalgary.ca, January 31, 2009 -- They've boosted the economy, created thousands of jobs and,...Read More
EBay yanked water because of poison claims
Posted: January 27, 2009Carol Christian, January 23, 2009, Fort McMurray Today -- The very reason the Sierra Youth...Read More
Lawsuit Filed To Stop Tar Sands Development in Utah
Posted: January 27, 2009SustainableBusiness.com, January 20, 2009 -- The Sierra Club and the Indigenous Environmental...Read More
Billions of litres of tainted oilsands water leaking: Report
Posted: December 10, 2008Mike De Souza, December 9, 2008, Canwest News Service -- Oilsands production is releasing four...Read More
Oil sands will pollute Great Lakes, report warns
Posted: October 9, 2008Martin Mittelstaedt, October 8, 2008, Globe and Mail -- The environmental impacts of Alberta's oil...Read More
Tarred and feathered by ‘greens’
Posted: October 9, 2008Jordan Verlage, October 4, 2008, Edmonoton Sun -- It was a public relations disaster straight from...Read More
Six questions on the environment
Posted: September 25, 2008Gideon Forman, September 19, 2008, Toronto Star -- With our environmental crisis more pressing each...Read More
COMMENTARY: The Business of Water; Shrinking Water Supplies and Growing Energy Demands—an Emerging Strategic Headache
Posted: September 18, 2008David Hampton, eMagazine.com -- The links between energy and water have significant strategic...Read More
Is mutant goldeye pulled from lake an ugly warning?
Posted: August 27, 2008Lindsay O'Reilly, August 24, 2008, Calgary Sun -- It's a really ugly fish. The lumpy,...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
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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