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Alberta

A handful of Canadian oil sands
A Dilbit Primer: How It's Different from Conventional Oil
Bitumen extracted from tar sands has the consistency of peanut butter and must be diluted to flow through pipelines. And that's just the beginning.
When emergency responders rushed to Marshall, Mich. on July 26, 2010, they found that the Kalamazoo...
By Lisa Song, InsideClimate News
Jun 26, 2012 | Read More
Western Canada Loosens Rules for Drilling, Attracts Massive Fracking Operations
In Alberta and British Columbia, regional authories have passed regs to allow more intensive drilling. The result: a string of record-breaking fracks.
Early last year, deep in the forests of northern British Columbia, workers for Apache Corp....
By Nicholas Kusnetz, ProPublica
Dec 28, 2011 | Read More
oil sands mining Sunco
Water Checks Deficient at Canada Oil Sands: Report
An Alberta government-sponsored scientific panel has backed claims that oil sands development is polluting waterways, and urges more stringent monitoring
CALGARY, ALBERTA—A government-sponsored scientific committee studying water monitoring in Canada...
By Jeffrey Jones, Reuters
Mar 10, 2011 | Read More
Syncrude's Mildred Lake plant
After Years of Resisting, Alberta Admits Need for Strict Oil Sands Monitoring
Government and oil sands industry finally agree with environmentalists on need to rigorously measure the full impact of oil sands development
FT. MCMURRAY, ALBERTA—For years, Alberta's government has been under fire for weak monitoring of...
By Mathew Klie-Cribb
Feb 25, 2011 | Read More
Senators Assail Clinton Over Tar Sands Pipeline Comments
Concern that State Department is pre-judging the outcome of a pipeline permit without adequate analysis
Leading Senate Democrats are scolding the State Department for hastily moving to approve a Canada-...
By Stacy Feldman
Oct 29, 2010 | Read More
Canadian Agency Urges Stricter Rules for Oil Sands Water Removal
Study reflects concern that industry's massive appetite for water threatens the health of Alberta's Lower Athabasca River
A new study is raising questions and exposing flaws in the way Canada and the province of Alberta...
By Stacy Feldman
Oct 26, 2010 | Read More
Nebraska Ranchers Fear Pipeline Talks Have Gone Awry
Want an easement payout? Just sign this nondisclosure agreement, says TransCanada
Editor's Note: In late September, SolveClimate News reporter Elizabeth McGowan traveled to...
By Elizabeth McGowan
Oct 13, 2010 | Read More
Some Nebraska Landowners Won't Make Way for Oil Sands Pipeline
TransCanada is offering buyouts—and threats of eminent domain proceedings—to farmers and ranchers
Editor's Note: In late September, SolveClimate News reporter Elizabeth McGowan traveled to Nebraska...
by Elizabeth McGowan
Oct 12, 2010 | Read More
House Passes Pipeline Oversight Bill, First Nations Reps "Educate" D.C.
Fourth in a series exploring the plan to build the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to Texas
Editor's Note: In late September, SolveClimate News reporter Elizabeth McGowan traveled to Nebraska...
By Elizabeth McGowan
Oct 6, 2010 | Read More
Director James Cameron Says Oil Sands Will Become "Curse" Without Science-Based Regulations
Hollywood mogul declares "lifelong" commitment to help Canadian First Nations fight mining pollution
James Cameron said today that the Canadian oil sands industry "will be a curse if it's not managed...
By Stacy Feldman
Sep 29, 2010 | Read More