Tarsands Infrastructure: South/ East [US & Can]

Tar Sands Giants’ Sneaky New Playbook Revealed [Re: Trailbreaker]

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Sun, 2012-07-08

<p>Tar Sands Giants’ Sneaky New Playbook Revealed</p>
<p>By Climate Guest Blogger on Jul 7, 2012 at 10:46 am</p>
<p>by Tony Iallonardo, via National Wildlife Federation</p>
<p>Polluters seem to have drawn the wrong lesson from the Keystone XL controversy. Rather than temper the headlong rush to exploit tar sands, they’re getting sneakier.</p>

Will tar sands oil flow through Vermont?

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Tue, 2012-06-26

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More BS than Bitumen Flowing From Alberta After Third Recent Spill

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Tue, 2012-06-26

<p>More BS than Bitumen Flowing From Alberta After Third Recent Spill<br />
by Damien Gillis l The Canadian.ca</p>
<p>A story in yesterday's Edmonton Journal on the latest pipeline spill in Alberta, this one near Elk Point, was more full of crap than the province's rivers and farms are full of oil these days.</p>

Texas Activists Move Toward Tar Sands Blockade

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Tue, 2012-06-26

<p>Texas Activists Move Toward Tar Sands Blockade<br />
Tuesday, 26 June 2012<br />
By Candice Bernd, Truthout </p>
<p>Texas climate justice activists are prepared to use nonviolent, direct action to block the Keystone XL pipeline's construction.</p>
<p><a href="http://oilsandstruth.org/texas-activists-move-toward-tar-sands-blockade" target="_blank">read more</a></p>

Despite Spills, Enbridge Pushes For More Tar Sands Pipelines

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Tue, 2012-06-26

<p>Despite Spills, Enbridge Pushes For More Oil Sands Pipelines<br />
6/26/2012 </p>
<p>Alberta's three oil sand deposits are known as the Athabasca Oil Sands, the Cold Lake Oil Sands, and the Peace River Oil Sands. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)</p>
<p><a href="http://oilsandstruth.org/despite-spills-enbridge-pushes-more-tar-sands-pipelines" target="_blank">read more</a></p>

[Tar sands] Oil producers urged to solve pipeline constraints

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Wed, 2012-06-06

<p>Alternative title: "This is why we fight tar sands pipelines."</p>
<p>Oil producers urged to solve pipeline constraints</p>
<p>SHAWN McCARTHY</p>
<p>Ottawa — The Globe and Mail</p>
<p>Jun. 05 2012</p>

An Oil Industry Witch Hunt in Canada Threatens Us All

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Sun, 2012-06-03

<p>An Oil Industry Witch Hunt in Canada Threatens Us All<br />
Posted: 06/01/2012<br />
Huff Post</p>

The great pipeline battle [The Economist]

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Thu, 2012-05-24

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Tar sands company raises $11M, will start 1st US commercial production of tar sands in Utah

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Thu, 2012-05-24

<p>Oil sands company raises $11M, will start 1st US commercial production of tar sands in Utah</p>
<p>The Republic (Indiana)<br />
May 24, 2012</p>
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — A tiny Canadian company says it has raised enough money from a stock offering to start producing oil from Utah's tar sands for a first-of-its kind project in the U.S.</p>

Protesters disrupt hearing on pumping tarsands oil through Flamborough

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Thu, 2012-05-24

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Settlement Reached In BP Tar Sands Controversy

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Thu, 2012-05-24

<p>Settlement Reached In BP Tar Sands Controversy<br />
By Network Indiana<br />
Posted May 24, 2012</p>
<p>A settlement has been signed that will cut emissions from the highly-polluting tar sands oil project in Northwest Indiana.</p>

Protesters staged a noisy rally, opposing oil pipelines, in Vancouver.

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Thu, 2012-03-29

<p>Protesters staged a noisy rally, opposing oil pipelines, in Vancouver today.<br />
CKNW News Talk 980 (Vancouver)<br />
Charmaine de Silva |<br />
3/26/2012</p>
<p>Whether its Enbridge's Gateway pipeline or the Keystone XL, around 1000 people opposing the expansion of oil pipelines took part in a noon-hour rally at the Vancouver Art Gallery.</p>

Upton: Keystone XL Pipeline not dead

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Thu, 2012-03-29

<p>Upton: Keystone Pipeline not dead<br />
March 14, 2012</p>
<p>U.S. Rep. Fred Upton says the Keystone Pipeline issue is not dead.</p>
<p>That’s what he told the Berrien County Manufacturer’s Council at its annual meeting Wednesday.</p>

Enbridge, Enterprise to double Seaway oil pipeline

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Thu, 2012-03-29

<p>Enbridge, Enterprise to double Seaway oil pipeline</p>
<p>Todd Korol Reuters<br />
March 27, 2012|<br />
Orlando Sentinel</p>
<p>CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc and Enterprise Products Partners LP will more than double capacity of the Seaway Pipeline and expand another line from Illinois to ship more crude oil out of the glutted U.S. Midwest.</p>

Obama Welcomes Southern Keystone XL Pipeline

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Wed, 2012-02-29

<p>Obama Welcomes Southern Keystone Pipeline</p>
<p>By Olivier Knox, The Ticket/Y!News Blog</p>
<p>27 February 12</p>