Climate Change is caused by greenhouse gas emissions, in particular carbon. 40% of Canada’s emissions already come from Alberta alone, not counting the entire tar sands infrastructure across North America nor counting the projected increase in tar sands production or the infrastructure built across the continent to accommodate such increases in production. Factor it all in and you get the picture. You haven’t even burned the petrol yet.
Ormat’s Opti Takes On Oil Sands In Alberta, A Dirty Deed For The Company’s “Clean” Image
Submitted by Maurice Picow on October 4, 2009
Israel’s ORMAT Industries Ltd (ORA) has joined with its subsidiary Opti Canada Inc in a project in extract and produce a high grade of petroleum from oil sands located in northern Alberta Canada. ORMAT is a world leader in producing energy from unconventional sources, including geo-thermal energy from volcanoes and hot springs under the earth’s surface.
Alberta aims to streamline permit process
Environmental hurdles under scrutiny
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
CALGARY — From Friday's Globe and Mail
Oct. 03, 2009
The Alberta government and Canada's oil sands industry are working on a controversial new plan to make it easier for companies to get environmental permission for certain types of projects.
Greenpeace activists occupy Alberta Shell site
By Richard Warnica and Laura Drake, Edmonton Journal
October 3, 2009 2:52 PM
Greenpeace activists occupy an exhaust stack at the Shell Scotford Upgrader Expansion near Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. on October 3, 2009
Photograph by: Ryan Jackson, Edmonton Journal
FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. — Greenpeace protesters occupied an oilfield property outside Edmonton on Saturday, the third dramatic demonstration the group has staged against Alberta’s controversial oilsands development in recent weeks.
EnCana spinoff plans new oil sands project
By Carrie Tait, Financial Post, with files from Reuters
October 1, 2009
CALGARY -- A year after dreary news blanked the oil sands thanks to a rapid-fire procession of project delays, EnCana Corp. Thursday said it plans to kick off the process to launch a new multi-billion project with a technological twist.
Greenpeace takes action again, blocking Suncor tar sands operations
International activists join Canadians in saying no to tar sands
FORT MCMURRAY, AB, Sept. 30 /CNW/ - Greenpeace activists are disrupting Suncor operations today in the heart of the tar sands north of Fort McMurray by blocking two bitumen conveyor belts to highlight the climate crime of tar sands operations.
As of this moment on September 30, 2009 there is a direct action taking place against Suncor by Greenpeace activists. Live feed below.
Delta residents must prepare for pipeline: senate committee
Katie May
Northern News Services
Published Monday, September 28, 2009
INUVIK - The federal government needs to invest more money into the Canadian Coast Guard as the "first line of defence" for Arctic sovereignty, senators heard during meetings in Inuvik last week.
The Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans was in Inuvik on Wednesday following public meetings in Yellowknife earlier in the week as part of a study of Arctic fisheries and ocean management.
Climate change threatens millions of children with hunger
Geoffrey York
Johannesburg — From Wednesday's Globe and Mail
Tuesday, Sep. 29, 2009
Malnutrition will strike another 25 million children in the world's poorest countries if climate change continues unabated, a new study says.
Africa and South Asia will be the hardest-hit regions as rising temperatures lead to lower crop yields and higher prices for basic food staples such as wheat, rice and maize, according to the study to be released Wednesday by the International Food Policy Research Institute.
Oil sands: bruised, but not out
The oil-price collapse took some steam out of the boom in Canada's energy sector. Development is likely to proceed at a more sedate pace
September 2009 - Analysis - Natural gas
A transport fuel with a future
Petroleum Economist
September 28, 2009
Concerns over energy supply security, greenhouse-gas emissions and oil-price volatility are generating greater interest in natural gas vehicles, writes Ian Lewis
NATURAL gas has long been a popular fuel for fleet vehicles in South America. But new legislation is set to encourage the use of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in the US – which could be a boost for Latin American NGV manufacturers.
