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Koch brothers' company files to develop oil sands project
2014-05-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: The Canadian oil arm of the conglomerate owned by the U.S. billionaire Koch brothers has begun initial regulatory work on a multibillion-dollar oil sands project after an asset-sales effort two years ago left it holding a number of leases. Koch Oil Sands Operating LLC, the Calgary-based unit of Koch Industries Inc., has made an initial filing with Alberta regulators and has been in consultation with the nearby Fort McKay First Nation regarding the proposed development. "We intend to develop...
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Environmental groups in Portland to oppose tar sands oil and Keystone XL pipeline
2014-05-17 07:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Environmentalists will rally at the Deering Oaks Park bandshell in Portland to oppose the Keystone XL oil pipeline and the shipping of tar sands oil through Maine. The event is part of the nationwide "Day of Action Against Dirty Fuels" and is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday. The rally is co-sponsored by a host of Maine environmental groups and will include speakers such as Portland Mayor Michael Brennan and Phil Coupe of Revision Energy. Environmental groups including the Sierra Club oppose the...
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Oil sands heavyweights see new path profit in rising carbon emissions
2014-05-01 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Post: Its a bold proposition: Dont just capture carbon and bury it deep underground, but use it as feedstock to spur large-scale production of chemicals, ski boots and fishing rods, concrete products and pavements, among other applications. Canadas raw oil exports are no hindrance to high-paying, value-added jobs, according to a new report. In fact, labour compensation in oil and gas extraction is the highest in the country, at more than three times the average hourly earnings in the Canadian economy...
Worker Dies at Oil Sands Development After Earning Electrician License
2014-04-25 16:29:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
A worker died at the Suncor oil sands development in Alberta, Canada, this week after just earning his electrician's ticket Content Classification: Curated read more
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Grand Rapids Oil Sands Project
2014-04-24 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
The Pelican Lake Grand Rapids Project, proposed to be developed by Canadian oil company Cenovus Energy, involves the development of Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) operation adjacent to its Pelican Lake heavy oil operation about 300km north of
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