Fri, 17 May 2013 02:41:58 CDT sunad.com
The Bureau of Land Management Utah is seeking public comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzing the potential environmental impacts of leasing one, 2,116-acre tar sand parcel in eastern Utah's Asphalt Ridge area near Vernal.
Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:34:27 CDT thebradentontimes.com
But any notion that technologies like hydro-fracking and tar sand are an easy, painless solution to a highly complex problem are short-sighted to say the least.
Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:38:39 CDT chapelhillnews.com
Recently, Exxon's Pegasus pipeline leaked up to 10,000 barrels of tar sand crude oil in a subdivision of Mayflower, Ark. This latest major oil spill brought TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline project once again to public attention.
Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:01:22 CDT salon.com
Unfortunately, no amount of cash can buy peace of mind for the families whose homes were violated by tar sands . Tar sands crude is both more toxic and much harder to clean than ordinary crude.
Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:27:05 CDT scientificamerican.com
Canada's tar sand projects sprawl across 600 square kilometers of northeastern Alberta. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has called the industrial effort to extract oil from the deposits "an enterprise of epic proportions, akin to the building of the pyramids or China's Great Wall. Only bigger.
Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:11:20 CDT arktimes.com
The spill of Canadian tar sand crude in Mayflower is being used by environmentalists to slow approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry a similar material through the Great Plains across a sensitive aquifer in Nebraska.
Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:31:32 CDT scientificamerican.com
Environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) notes that pipelines in the upper Midwest that routinely carry oil from tar sands have spilled 3.6 times more oil per pipeline mile than the U.S. average.
Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:07:14 CDT nwitimes.com
Pipelines would have to be installed, and the tar sand would have to be extracted with steam shovels, causing a mess.
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:52:40 CDT businessinsider.com
James Hansen has been publicly speaking about climate change since 1988. The NASA climatologist testified to Congress that year and he's been testifying ever since to crowds large and small, most recently to a small gathering of religious leaders outside the White House last week.
Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:44:39 CDT theatlanticwire.com
Discovered: Canadian tar sands impact regional water supplies; therapy doesn't necessarily stop teens from becoming suicidal; first images of the high-energy cosmos; city birds grow up fast. Tar - sand development pollutes water.