TransCanada Scraps Energy East Pipeline
TransCanada has notified the Canadian government that it does not intend to go forward with its proposed Energy East pipeline to Quebec City and St. Johns, New Brunswick.
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Keystone XL Pipeline May Never Be Completed Due To A Lack Of Customers
There are lots of good reasons to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline, but in the end, it may never get built because there are a lack of customers rather than because of protests and lawsuits.
RESULTS From Last Month’s Climate March Against Tesoro (+ Jane Fonda & Robert F. Kennedy…
While the rest of the country marched for the climate in general, Los Angeles county marched for a very specific climate problem. Tesoro has been planning to expand their refinery in Wilmington, CA to start refining tar sands oil shipped in from Canada. Well, the citizens of Wilmington and surrounding cities have had enough.
Study: Air/Climate Pollution From Canada’s Oil Sands Vastly Underestimated (By As Much As 4.5x)
The standard way of estimating air and climate pollution originating from Canada’s oil sands operations vastly understate the reality of the situation, according to a new study from the Canadian government.
An Accurate Portrayal Of Justin Trudeau’s Character
Unlike the previous administration, which “never bothered to pretend they were anything other than grimly determined power-seekers,” the Trudeau people are using their perceived idealism as “a newer, slicker, con.” Coyne may be right, but I suspect this is not an accurate portrayal of Justin Trudeau’s character.
Justin Trudeau: “No Country Would Find 173 Billion Barrels Of Oil In The Ground And…
Despite all of the talk to the contrary (and fake smiling), it seems that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has no intent to seriously address the country’s complicity in worsening anthropogenic climate change. Going by his actions since becoming Prime Minister, it’s clear that the comments that some critics made during the election that Trudeau was “just a face” were mostly accurate.
Yet Another Energy Company Bails On Canadian Tar Sands Oil — Is Koch Next?
Energy companies are beginning to bail on Canada’s tar sands oil fields and even Koch Industries is joining the rush out the door — or maybe not.
Price Of Oil Headed Back Up, Gasoline Hikes Will Follow
In the world of oil, Saudi Arabia is the tail that wags the dog. For several years, it has stubbornly refused to cut oil production in the face of falling oil prices in order to maintain its dominant share of the oil market. It is also part of a strategy to drive tar sands and fracking producers out of business. Those non-traditional sources of oil are far more costly than pumping from reserves under the Arabian desert.
Mike Hudema: “It’s not possible to produce tar sands in an environmentally friendly way.”
This week, Anne-Sophie Garrigou, journalist at The Beam, interviewed Mike Hudema, a fervent opponent to the development of the Alberta tar sands in Canada, working with advocacy organizations, including Greenpeace.
Cambridge Turns Its Back On Coal & Tar Sands Investments
The University of Cambridge has blacklisted any and all investment in coal and tar sands companies following mounting pressure to divest from fossil fuels. Announced this week in a report published by the Working Group established by the University of Cambridge in early 2015 to investigate what changes should be … [continued]
