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Canada: Researchers open letter calls for moratorium on new oilsands projects

2015-06-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Edmonton Journal: More than 100 scientists and economists from Canada and the U.S. made an unprecedented call Wednesday for a halt to new projects in the oilsands until carbon emissions can be reduced. In an open letter sent to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the prestigious group of researchers said a moratorium on new projects is needed if the world wants to limit the worst impacts of global warming. Energy economist Mark Jaccard of Simon Fraser University said the position is Alberta friendly, as it would maintain...

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Stop oilsands expansion, Canadian and U.S. researchers say

2015-06-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

CBC: More than 100 Canadian and U.S. researchers are calling on Canada to end expansion of its oilsands, for 10 reasons that they describe as "grounded in science." "Based on evidence raised across our many disciplines, we offer a unified voice calling for a moratorium on new oilsands projects," said a statement issued Wednesday by the group, led by academics at the University of Waterloo, Simon Fraser University and the University of Arizona. The statement, signed by a range of researchers including...

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100 Canadian, US scientists call oilsands moratorium

2015-06-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Canadian Press: A group of 100 leading Canadian and U.S. scientists has issued an urgent call for a moratorium on new oilsands development and listed 10 reasons why no more projects should be permitted. "I believe we have a duty to speak up," said Mark Jaccard, an energy economist at B.C.'s Simon Fraser University who spent more than a year drafting a letter to make sure it was scientifically sound. Jaccard was a co-author of a 2014 essay in a scientific journal that made a similar argument. But the current letter,...

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Alberta Oilsands Director Stuart Bruce Mcdowall Purchases 181,000 Shares

2015-06-07 08:05:23| Electronics - Topix.net

Alberta Oilsands Director Stuart Bruce Mcdowall bought 181,000 shares of Alberta Oilsands stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$0.11 per share, with a total value of C$19,910.00.

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Cenovus set to restart production at Foster Creek oilsands project by Monday

2015-06-06 19:31:50| Energy - Topix.net

The 135,000-barrel-a-day facility, which is jointly owned by ConocoPhillips, has been offline since May 23 because of a large wildfire in the area. Cenovus Energy says it will take several days to return to full production, but it expects camps to be fully operational at the start of next week.

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