tar sands Transport of oil from tar sands in Canada fuels debate By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:53:54 +0000 Here are some arguments to consider if we plant to get more oil from our neighbors to the North. Full Article Energy
tar sands Tar sands pipeline losing steam By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:15:19 +0000 A year ago, it seemed that the construction of a 1,700-mile pipeline connecting northern Alberta with the United States was all but a certainty. Now, it feels l Full Article Politics
tar sands Mark Ruffalo urges tar sands action By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:56:15 +0000 Actor joins fight against the Keystone XL pipeline, a route connecting the tar sands in Canada to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico. Full Article Arts & Culture
tar sands Will Obama stop the tar sands devastation? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:23:15 +0000 In anticipation of Obama's visit to Canada, environmentalists circulate petition to stop 'dirty oil.' Full Article Research & Innovations
tar sands Whole Foods, Bed Bath & Beyond Say No Way to Alberta Tar Sands By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:47:59 -0500 Guest blogger Cara Full Article Business
tar sands Native Americans protest tar sands pipeline with horseback ride along proposed route By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 11:47:54 -0400 This week, Anishinaabe tribal members began riding horseback along the proposed route of a what could possibly become the largest tar sands pipeline in the United States. Full Article Energy
tar sands Will Alberta's tar sands create a Canadian "cancer alley"? Study finds high levels of carcinogens in air. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:10:55 -0400 A new study has found that the air pollution from Alberta's massive tar sands operations is putting the health of downwind residents at risk by releasing unsafe levels of carcinogenic and toxic chemicals into the air. Full Article Energy
tar sands TarSandsSOS lets you track tar sands oil tankers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:09:06 -0500 ForestEthics has launched a new tool called TarSandsSOS that lets citizens track supertankers hauling tar sands oil along the Pacific coast in real time. Full Article Energy
tar sands Tastes Like Tar Sands: Crashing the Corporate Beach Party By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 19:15:01 -0400 Activists deliver a "No Tar Sands!" message to Sustainable Brands corporate conference via kayak flotilla Full Article Energy
tar sands Teenager invents faster way to clean up toxic tar sands waste using sand and bacteria By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 08:45:40 -0400 The breakthrough also scored 18-year-old Hayley Todesco a Google Science Fair Award. Full Article Technology
tar sands Oil giant quits tar sands, embraces offshore wind instead By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:58:48 -0500 This is a prime example of divest-invest in action, folks... Full Article Energy
tar sands Faults Leading to 2010 Michigan Tar Sands Spill Known to Pipeline Operator For 5 Years By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:05:00 -0400 Plus, NTSB Investigators said a "culture of deviance" delayed Enbridge's response once the 2010 was first detected. Full Article Energy
tar sands Alberta Tar Sands Go All High Tech and Futurist By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:03:54 -0400 There is too much oil in the ground there just to leave it, so what about the carbon dioxide and the natural gas consumption. We will just throw some high tech at it; problem solved. Full Article Energy
tar sands Tar Sands Spill in Alberta: "This Is Not Natural -- It's Got Nothing to Do With Nature" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:31:23 -0400 Government officials have no idea how to clean up these spills from a process that oil companies claim is more "environmentally friendly." Full Article Energy
tar sands TransCanada to pipe tar sands crude to Eastern Canada. What does this mean for Keystone XL? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:10:06 -0400 TransCanada announced today that they are moving forward with their so-called Energy East Pipeline project, which will bring crude oil from Western Canada to refineries and export terminals in Eastern Canada. Full Article Energy
tar sands Enbridge tar sands pipeline threatens Great Lakes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 13:41:47 -0400 After two years of pressing pipeline regulators to release inspection photos and videos of the 60-year-old Enbridge pipeline that carries tar sands oil through the Straits of Mackinac, NWF took it upon themselves to inspect the pipeline. Full Article Energy
tar sands Chiquita Bananas Joins Other Major Brands, Pledges to Avoid Oil from Tar Sands By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:18:20 -0500 Chiquita Bananas becomes the latest major brand to avoid tar sands fuel. But will it really help? Full Article Business
tar sands Was Keystone XL a huge mistake? Weighing the strategic importance of the tar sands pipeline fight By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 11:31:15 -0500 Was focusing on Keystone XL a mistake? Recent debates on that issue within the environmentalist community have caused some controversy. Here's a look at what people are saying. Full Article Energy