Oil Sands Truth: Shut Down the Tar Sands

Land

Land, regardless of whether covered by forests, tundra or grasslands, is threatened by mining operations such as Alberta’s vast open tar pit operations, or through incredible networks of “right of way” cuts for pipelines that extend in the hundreds of thousands of miles, all told, and across the continent in four directions and to three oceans—either through feeding the tarsand operations with fossil fuel energy or through feeding energy markets from tarsand operations after production. In the case of pipeline right of ways, they can blast directly through mountains or be buried in permafrost if needed, to get the energy to move.

warning: Creating default object from empty value in /var/www/drupal-6.28/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.pages.inc on line 33.

TransCanada work goes underwater (Keystone)

TransCanada work goes underwater
Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 - 12:45:47 pm CDT

YANKTON, S.D. - Crews are expected to begin working this week to bury pipe for the TransCanada Keystone oil pipeline 60 feet below the bed of the Missouri River at Yankton.

The project of 4-6 weeks will involve nearly a half-mile of 30-inch pipe.

The TransCanada underground pipeline will run from Canada through the eastern Dakotas and Nebraska to refineries in Illinois and Oklahoma.

Some pipe is already in place in northeast South Dakota.

Pain Compliance as Indigenous Relations

October 14, 2008
Pain Compliance as Indigenous Relations
Inside the Barriere Lake Algonquins' blockade of highway 117
by Dru Oja Jay

The Dominion - http://www.dominionpaper.ca

A girl holds a sign during a blockade of highway 117 in northern Quebec by the Algonquins of Barriere Lake. Photo: Maya Rolbin-Ghanie

TAR SANDS-PART 1: Showdown at Ft. McMoney

OIL SANDS-PART 1: Showdown at Ft. McMoney
By Chris Arsenault*

Environmentalists say mining tar sands oil creates 3 to 5 times more
greenhouse gas emissions than conventional oil extraction.

FT. MCMURRY, Canada, Oct 16 (IPS) - The sun rises in a bright, red
line over flat land, small lakes, boreal forest and peat bogs as our
small double engine plane bumps through early morning turbulence
between Edmonton and Ft. McMurray, Canada.

With more than 173 billion barrels of oil recoverable with current
technology and more than 100 billion dollars in committed capital

Russian Gas Executives Visit Palin’s Turf

Russian Gas Executives Visit Palin’s Turf
By ANDREW E. KRAMER
Published: October 14, 2008

MOSCOW — A high-level delegation from the Russian energy company Gazprom met in Anchorage with state officials on Monday to talk about investing in Alaskan energy projects. The meeting came nearly three weeks after Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska talked in a television interview about her expertise in energy matters and took a hard line with Russia.

Canadian Government wins re-election. Positive for mining?

NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT A PRIORITY
Canadian Government wins re-election. Positive for mining?

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative Government easily won re-election Tuesday, which may prove a positive political development for the Canadian mining sector.
Author: Dorothy Kosich
Posted: Wednesday , 15 Oct 2008

RENO, NV -

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper led his Conservative Party to a victory Tuesday, but appeared to have failed to gain enough seats in Parliament to win a majority government.

Weather Delays Keystone Pipeline

Weather Delays Pipeline
October 14, 2008
By Dawn Crawley

The Keystone Pipeline project is already underway in Day County but there's been a weather delay after recent heavy rain.

Keystone is working on clearing out the water but landowners are keeping a close eye on how long this delay will last and if it will affect their property.

Work on the Keystone Pipeline has halted for the day. The heavy rains have left conditions too saturated to work. Crews are busy pumping water and restoring conditions.

High-speed rail may help Midwest with energy crunch (Illinois)

High-speed rail may help Midwest with energy crunch
by Chris Gray
Oct 09, 2008

World oil supplies are depleting and gas prices are volatile. The federal highway program — fueled by gas taxes — is running out of money.

Air travel, also tied to fuel costs, is becoming less affordable.

The cities of the Midwest are getting farther apart, practically speaking, if not literally.

Rick Harnish, the executive director of the Chicago-based Midwest High Speed Rail Association, believes there is a way out.

The Stock Market up. Now which way mining?

The Stock Market up. Now which way mining?
By Jack A. Caldwell
Mining columnist
14 October 2008 @ 09:53 am EST

The good news today is that the stock market is up. That is relief to be relished. We hope the trend continues, without pulling up the price of oil.

Dirty Fuels and the Bailout

As Dayo noted earlier, the final version of the bailout bill was sprinkled with goodies for renewable energy—including tax credits for solar investments and a one-year renewal of the production tax credit for wind power. Unfortunately, clean energy wasn't the only kind of energy to get a tax break. The bill also contains some sizeable tax giveaways intended to promote what may well be the dirtiest energy sources in existence: oil shale, tar sands, and liquefied coal.

Not In Anyone’s Backyard

Not In Anyone’s Backyard
Farmers in Alberta are part of the growing rural resistance standing up to development
by Scott Harris
The Dominion

For much of its century-long history, the Schultz family farmstead has been a centre of community for farmers near Tofield, a place where people have gathered to pass time and bond with one another.