Oil Sands Truth: Shut Down the Tar Sands

Peak Oil

Peak Oil is starting to be understood across a broad spectrum, but the direct connection between peak oil, climate change and the American market-led attempt to squeeze all energy out of Alberta cannot be overstated. The smaller the global supply of oil gets, the more CO2 has been emitted and the more climate change will have advanced. This leads to more interest in the tar sands—because the profit margin goes ever higher the fewer alternatives there are for petroleum. Without Peak Oil bearing down on humanity, no economical reason would exist to produce this energy intensive, low-output petrol.

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Peak Oil is starting to be understood across a broad spectrum, but the direct connection between peak oil, climate change and the American market-led attempt to squeeze all energy out of Alberta cannot be overstated. The smaller the global supply of oil gets, the more CO₂ has been emitted and the more climate change will have advanced. This leads to more interest in the tar sands—because the profit margin goes ever higher the fewer alternatives there are for petroleum. Without Peak Oil bearing down on humanity, no economical reason would exist to produce this energy intensive, low-output petrol.

Rising Demand for Oil Provokes New Energy Crisis

New York Times
November 9, 2007
Rising Demand for Oil Provokes New Energy Crisis
By JAD MOUAWAD

With oil prices approaching the symbolic threshold of $100 a barrel, the world is headed toward its third energy shock in a generation. But today’s surge is fundamentally different from the previous oil crises, with broad and longer-lasting global implications.

Just as in the energy crises of the 1970s and ’80s, today’s high prices are causing anxiety and pain for consumers, and igniting wider fears about the impact on the economy.

Six steps to “getting” the global ecological crisis

Posted by Prof. Goose on November 4, 2007 - 9:05am
John Feeney, Ph.D. Trained as a psychologist

Some of us who examine and discuss environmental matters are constantly puzzled and frustrated by the seeming inability of elected officials, environmental organizations, and environmental and political writers to “get” the nature of our ecological plight. Could it be they’re simply unaware of the ecological principles which enable one to understand it?

Enbridge Announces TWO MORE (diluent & bitumen) Pipelines for Tar Sands

Enbridge to build C$2 billion oil sands pipeline
Fri Nov 2, 2007 10:31pm GMT

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc said on Friday it will build a C$2 billion ($2.14 billion) oil pipeline to handle tar-like bitumen from Petro-Canada's (PCA.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) planned Fort Hills oil sands project.

Enbridge, Canada's No. 2 pipeline firm, said the 480-km (300-mile) line will be capable of carrying 250,000 barrels of diluted bitumen a day from the project site near Fort McMurray, Alberta, southwest to an upgrader near the Alberta provincial capital of Edmonton.

The National Post Obscures Peak Oil with Red Scare Tactics

Oil and its peaks
Peter Foster, Financial Post
Published: Friday, November 02, 2007

About 25 years ago (my God, I'm old!) I was having dinner in New York with a stockbroker friend who was telling me that oil was headed for US$100 a barrel. I said that I didn't think it would ever see US$40 again in real terms. As of yesterday, I'm still right (and my friend is still rich, which proves that it's better to be a stockbroker than smart, although both is preferable).

Energy Alberta Corporation Application to Prepare Site for Up to Two Twin CANDU Nuclear Reactors in Peace River

Energy Alberta Corporation's full application to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission dated Aug 25, 2007 can be downloaded as a pdf from this link:

http://www.energyab.com/pdf/CNSC%20-%20Application%20for%20a%20licence%2...

Additional pro-nuclear propaganda by Energy Alberta Corporation, the Canadian Nuclear Association, and others is contained on this page:

http://www.energyab.com/about/presentations.html

TransCanada Pipelines Evaluating Nuclear for Alberta

TransCanada evaluating nuclear for Alberta
01 November 2007

TransCanada, Canada's largest pipeline company, is the latest to consider the use of nuclear energy in order to meet Alberta's increasing energy requirements.

"We think Alberta is in an interesting situation just because the long-term supply/demand fundamentals are good in Alberta, there is certainly demand for power," TransCanada's CEO Hal Kvisle said during a conference call to discuss the company's results for the third quarter of 2007.

Michael Klare: Beyond the Age of Petroleum, From "Oil" to "Liquids" (including bitumen)

Beyond the Age of Petroleum

by MICHAEL T. KLARE

The Nation [from the November 12, 2007 issue]

The dirty truth about Canada's tar-sands baby

The dirty truth about Canada's tar-sands baby
Joshua Keating
Tue, 10/30/2007

The business press and me: a case of unrequited love-- Naomi Klein

The business press and me: a case of unrequited love

Finance journalists have attacked my book, but I remain devoted to their papers. After all, they supplied the facts I used

Naomi Klein Thursday October 25, 2007 The Guardian

Alberta royalty change barely shakes energy markets

Alberta royalty change barely shakes energy markets
Petro-Canada will carry on with scheduled new oilsands projects
Friday, October 26, 2007
CBC News

Some energy stocks defied expectations by gaining value Friday, a day after Alberta introduced a controversial increase to the fees charged to oil and gas companies in the province.

Alberta royalties will rise to $1.4 billion more per year starting in 2009.
(CBC)