Shell shelves plan for Pierre River tar sands project in face of low oil prices
Shell shelves plan for tar sands project in face of low oil pricesWithdrawal from the Pierre River project is the latest in a series of blows to industry reliant on high cost production struggling with...
View ArticleShell Withdraws From Largest Tar Sands Project Yet
Shell Withdraws From Largest Tar Sands Project Yetby Ari Phillips Posted on February 25, 2015"Shell Withdraws From Largest Tar Sands Project Yet"Keystone XL is not the only deciding factor in the...
View ArticleAlberta floats idea of moving tar-sands oil through Alaska
With Keystone XL pipeline uncertain, Alberta floats idea of moving tar-sands oil through Alaska 02/10/2015 Officials in the Canadian province of Alberta say they hope to talk to Alaska leaders about...
View ArticleU.S. Senate fails to override Obama’s veto of Keystone XL bill
U.S. Senate fails to override Obama’s veto of Keystone XL billPaul KoringWASHINGTON — The Globe and MailPublished Wednesday, Mar. 04 2015Keystone XL backers in the U.S. Senate failed Wednesday to...
View ArticleEnvironment: New tar sands rules too weak to protect the Athabasca River
Environment: Canadian Citizen groups say new tar sands rules too weak to protect the Athabasca River Posted on March 14, 2015 by Bob BerwynStaff ReportFRISCO — A set of proposed new water rules has...
View ArticleWhile We’ve Been Debating Keystone, The U.S. Has Grown Its Pipeline Network...
While We’ve Been Debating Keystone, The U.S. Has Grown Its Pipeline Network By Almost A Quarterby Katie Valentine Posted on March 16, 2015Americans have been waiting for the federal government to come...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists ask Chicago mayor to investigate BP oil spill
Environmentalists ask Chicago mayor to investigate BP oil spillBy Tara Kadioglu Post-Tribune March 25, 2015Environmentalist claim heavy oil leak was tar sandsEnvironmental activists delivered a letter...
View ArticleGrassroots Dene people defending the land in northern Saskatchewan
Grassroots Dene people defending the land in northern Saskatchewan By Scott Neigh | March 25, 2015On this week's episode of Talking Radical Radio, I speak with Don Montgrand and Candyce Paul. They are...
View Article(Wisconsin) Enbridge Opponents Call for Support
Pipeline opponents urge supportMore than 200 area people turned out in Lake Mills March 19 for an educational forum on Enbridge Energy’s project to increase the flow of tar sands oil through a pipeline...
View ArticleHere are the other tar-sands pipelines Canada is trying to build
Here are the other tar-sands pipelines Canada is trying to build By Bobby Magill on 31 Mar 2015 Climate CentralA decision on whether to allow the Keystone XL pipeline to be built in the U.S. could come...
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