Oil Sands Truth: Shut Down the Tar Sands

Energy

Energy and how it is captured and consumed is barely viable in tar sands production. While the amount of oil in places such as the tar sands in Alberta or the Orinoco Belt in Venezuela may have deposits of similar size to the reserves of countries such as Saudi Arabia or Iraq, the return of new energy after expending energy in production is not even close. In Iraq, the process of using one barrel of oil generates 100 new barrels. In the tar sands, estimates of 3 to 1 and even as low as 1.5 to 1 have been made. Offsetting the net energy loss would require minimally 25-30 tar sands facilities for one Saudi plant operating at the same capacity.

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More Pipeline Bombings in Mexico

[Intro lifted from the MostlyWater News Feed at http://mostlywater.org/more_pipeline_bombings_in_mexico --M]

[In what is becoming a time-honoured tradition in places where indigenous land and resources are being stolen by governments which don't represent the desires of the people, more strategic oil pipelines were blown up in Mexico earlier today. Meanwhile, in another time-honoured tradition, the corporate media coverage of the events failed to mention possible motivations for the bombings while racing to assure businesses that security along the pipeline has be increased. -r]

Corporate PR: On the plan to Ravage Utah's Tar Sands

Planet Resource Recovery, Inc.'s CEO to Be Featured Guest on www.mn1.com to Demonstrate PetroLuxus(TM) Effect on Utah Tar Sands
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=766618

Shell likely player in Peace River Nuke Plans (UK Press)

As always, when a corporation (with their pliant media friends) wants to get away with something completely unattractive-- such as using disgusting power forms to get disgusting power forms of energy--- turning nukes into tar! They will not likely speak clearly about what they are doing to the local population, lest that engender resistance. So, why not look at the international media (in this case, the conservative UK daily "Independent"), who will definitely talk about something so big, important and likely to help set international trends.

Canada’s Third World; The Plight of the Lubicon Cree

Canada’s Third World; The Plight of the Lubicon Cree
Posted: June 21, 2007
http://www.tarsandswatch.org/canada-s-third-world-plight-lubicon-cree
Cosanna Preston, June 19, 2007,

S Dakota: Keystone Pipeline to be Allowed Violation of Safety Standards

Pipeline builder can waive U.S. rule

Canadian company to use thinner steel
By Terry Woster
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070908/NEWS/7090...
Published: September 8, 2007

PIERRE - A federal agency will allow TransCanada Keystone to design parts of its proposed crude oil pipeline for a stress level higher than current U.S. standards.

Multinationals Predicted to begin Major Takeovers in Tar Sands

Oil patch feeding frenzy predicted
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070907.RRUBIN07/TPSto...
DAVID PARKINSON

September 7, 2007

The Canadian oil patch could be hit by a major round of takeovers by multinational giants in the next year, Jeff Rubin of CIBC World Markets predicts, as the global energy industry looks increasingly to Alberta's rich oil sands as one of the few major world oil reserves unfettered by political meddling.

Rah-rah-radicals

Rah-rah-radicals
Changing the world, one pom-pom at a time
Francois Marchand, edmontonjournal.com
Published: Saturday, September 8, 2007
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/ed/story.html?id=96db584f-d46...

Samantha Power and her cheerleading squad are rehearsing their jumps and kicks and readying their rah-rah-rahs.

"It's a lot of practice," says Power, a former University of Alberta Students' Union president. "We want to be pretty tight. We have a few friends who have been cheerleaders before to teach us how to do those types of things."

China explains Move Out of Canada, into Venezuela

Chinese Chill

CNPC executive announces China’s exit from the Gateway Pipeline Project
http://www.oilweek.com/articles.asp?ID=462
Andrea W. Lorenz

China has dramatically altered its international investment policy, pulling back on its plans for direct participation in Canada’s oilsands and withdrawing its support for Enbridge Inc.’s $4-billion Gateway Pipeline Project to deliver bitumen and synthetic crude oil to the west coast.

N Dakota: Federal regulators give favorable preliminary review of Keystone Pipeline

Federal regulators give favorable preliminary review of pipeline...
Sep 5 2007 5:02PM
Associated Press
http://www.kxmb.com/News/159289.asp

GRAFTON, N.D. (AP) The U.S. State Department has given a favorable preliminary review of a pipeline that would pump crude oil from Canada through South Dakota and six other states.

Big Oil Angry over Marie Lake People's Victory

Stelmach decision worries oilpatch
Industry wonders if cancelling Marie Lake permits for bitumen mining hints at new rules for future
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/cityplus/story.html?id=9b00c5...
Archie McLean, The Edmonton Journal
Published: 1:50 am

EDMONTON - Premier Ed Stelmach's decision to halt seismic testing at a northern Alberta lake is raising concerns in the oilpatch over what it means for future projects.