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Tar Sands/Oil Sands

Tar Sands/Oil SandsThe oil industry is hoping to shift the geopolitical center of global oil production to Canada’s boreal forests, home of vast deposits of oil sands, also called tar sands. Environmentalists and First Nations contend it’s a dirty, carbon- and water-intensive business, while proponents of development tout energy security benefits. We’re covering the battle here.
Crude oil from an Exxon pipeline that ruptured a mile away in an Arkansas suburb
At Oil Spill Cleanup in Arkansas, Exxon Running the Show, Not Federal Agencies
Jay Carney, White House spokesperson, said the EPA is the federal on-scene coordinator, but the reality on the ground is a different story.
MAYFLOWER, Ark.—A warehouse next to highway I-40 here at the edge of Mayflower, Ark., houses the...
By Lisa Song
Apr 2, 2013 | Read More
ExxonMobil's Pegasus Pipeline ruptures in Arkansas
Federal Agencies Asked to Delay Keystone Over Pipeline Safety Issues
Exxon pipeline spill in Mayflower, Ark. illustrates concerns outlined in 54-page petition that EPA and PHMSA must now respond to.
A petition filed with federal agencies last week by a coalition led by the National Wildlife...
By Lisa Song
Apr 1, 2013 | Read More
Exxon dilbit spill in Mayflower, Arkansas
Exxon Confirms Ruptured Pipeline in Ark. Carried Canadian Dilbit
The pipeline, called the Pegasus, leaked for about 45 minutes, according to local sources. Exxon has recovered 185,000 gallons of oil and water at site.
A pipeline that ruptured and leaked at least 80,000 gallons of oil into central Arkansas on Friday...
By Lisa Song
Mar 30, 2013 | Read More
Oil cleanup on the Kalamazoo River.
Cleanup of 2010 Mich. Dilbit Spill Aims to Stop Spread of Submerged Oil
Enbridge agrees to comply with EPA order to dredge Kalamazoo River. Final cleanup costs could top $1 billion.
If all goes well, the next oil removal operation on Michigan's Kalamazoo River will mark the...
By Lisa Song
Mar 27, 2013 | Read More
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird
Keystone Public Comments Won't Be Made Public, State Department Says
The State Department is refusing to provide routine and timely public access to comments filed on its controversial Keystone environmental review.
WASHINGTON—When the State Department hired a contractor to produce the latest environmental impact...
By John H. Cushman Jr.
Mar 25, 2013 | Read More
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper at a press conference i
Furor Over Keystone Pipeline Caught U.S. and Canada Flat-Footed on Climate Change
Despite climate sweet talk from Alberta now, Keystone is a saga of missed opportunity and diplomatic failure, experts say.
As part of its effort to persuade the United States to accept the Keystone pipeline and the oil...
By John H. Cushman Jr.
Mar 20, 2013 | Read More
The Dilbit Disaster
Dilbit Sinks in Enbridge Oil Spill, but Floats in Its Lab Study
Scientists say the 1.3 gallon spill in the lab tank omitted real-world factors that made dilbit sink in Michigan’s million-gallon Kalamazoo River spill.
A recent industry-backed study of diluted bitumen, the Canadian crude oil that would be shipped...
By Lisa Song
Mar 14, 2013 | Read More
Keystone Pipeline Will Diminish Energy Security, Prominent Canadian Says
In an interview, Canadian economist Robyn Allan explains how export pipelines like Keystone XL would do more harm than good for Canada's economy.
Prominent Canadian economist Robyn Allan made waves in Canada last year with papers claiming that...
By Maria Gallucci
Mar 13, 2013 | Read More
Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks
Keystone Report Skirts Climate Analysis Required Under Law, Lawyers Say
State Department assessment focused on market response to rejection, rather than the climate impact and environmental cost of a pipeline approval.
WASHINGTON—The surprising message of the State Department's latest Keystone review—that the...
By John H. Cushman Jr.
Mar 12, 2013 | Read More
Protesters march to the White House and urge Pres. Obama to reject the Keystone
Critical Part of Keystone Report Done by Firms with Deep Oil Industry Ties
Two consulting firms provided State Department with key analysis of whether the pipeline would speed development of Canada's oil sands.
The State Department's recent conclusion that the Keystone XL pipeline "is unlikely to have a...
By Lisa Song
Mar 6, 2013 | Read More