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CO2 Solutions enzymatic carbon capture technology performance exceeds targets in oil sands project
2014-04-13 16:30:11| Green Car Congress
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Tar sands oil expansion is risky
2014-04-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Journal Sentinel: Will Lake Superior and the Upper Great Lakes region continue to be the land of sky blue waters? Or will a vast swath of our pristine waters become a fading memory, soiled by the leaks and spills of a massive network of tar sands crude oil pipelines and maritime traffic? Expanding proposals for more pipeline capacity by Canadian pipeline company Enbridge, as well as plans to ship tar sands crude oil across Lake Superior and other Great Lakes, are astonishing in their sheer scale. For example,...
Maine Town Planning Board Votes to Extend Tar Sands Moratorium
2014-04-10 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Forecaster: The South Portland Planning Board on Tuesday endorsed a 180-day extension of the moratorium on tar sands developments, which is set to expire May 5. The board approved the extension 4-0, with Rob Schreiber and Erick Giles absent. The City Council sent the extension to the board after it approved a first reading March 17. The extension now goes back to the council on April 23 for a second and final reading. The city has been under the tar sands moratorium retroactively since last fall. For the...
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Canada Liberal Leader Trudeau Calls for Greenhouse Gas Limits on Oil Sands
2014-04-10 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau wants to save the oil sands by imposing greenhouse gas-emission limits on the fast-growing sector that is the engine of Alberta's economy. The Liberal Leader has just returned from a visit to Fort McMurray, where he campaigned for the local Liberal candidate Kyle Harrietha in a coming by-election and toured Suncor Energy Inc.'s massive mining operation. In an interview Wednesday, Mr. Trudeau asserted his support for the controversial oil sands industry that has...
300+ Devoted Activists Rally in Minnesota Against Proposed Tar Sands Pipeline
2014-04-09 22:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The sky was gray, the temp was just below freezing, the wind was whistling and sleet was pelting down on Kellogg Park in downtown St. Paul, MN, last week but that wasnt enough to stop more than 300 of us from across the Midwest who came to rally and march against the proposed expansion of the Alberta Clipper tar sands pipeline. With songs, speeches and buoyant enthusiasm, we gathered to say "No" to tar sands expansion and "Yes" to a future free of carbon emissions and oil spills. The Alberta...
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