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Water escapes Suncor oil sands pond into Athabasca River
2013-03-27 05:50:55| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Contaminated water may have spilled into the Athabasca River from a broken pipe at Suncor Energy Inc's oil sands project in northern Alberta, sparking new fears about pollution of the river from the massive oil sands developments along its banks.
Canada: Water escapes Suncor oil sands pond into Athabasca River
2013-03-26 19:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Contaminated water may have spilled into the Athabasca River from a broken pipe at Suncor Energy Inc's oil sands project in northern Alberta, sparking new fears about pollution of the river from the massive oil sands developments along its banks. The Athabasca is the main source of drinking water for aboriginal and other communities downstream and has been the subject of several controversial reports on its water quality. The province of Alberta's environment department said it does not yet...
Ottawa pitches the oil sands as green
2013-03-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Relying on Canadian crude imports is the best choice for the United States - not just because it's reliable and secure but because of Canada's unmatched environmental record, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said Tuesday. Adding green to the attributes of Alberta's oil sands is the latest twist in Ottawa's concerted effort to push for U.S. approval of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline designed to funnel more than 800,000 barrels a day of Canadian crude to Texas Gulf oil refineries next...
Texas Oil Spill Hits Home for Tar Sands Activists
2013-02-27 23:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Rainforest Action Network: Does the Tar Sands Blockade (TSB) have a crystal ball we didnt know about? Yesterday in Tyler County, TX, a pipeline operated by Sunoco Logistics sprung a leak and spilled 20,000 gallons (or 550 barrels) of oil into local East Texas waterways. Deep East Texas is known for its creeks and lakes, freshwater eco-systems and aquifers that provide water to the eastern part of the state, including mega-cities Dallas and Houston. But oil companies treat these forests and waterways as collateral damage....
Report finds diluted oil sands bitumen not more corrosive than comparable heavy crude in pipelines
2013-02-26 13:30:21| Green Car Congress
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