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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.
Enbridge construction of the Line 6b replacement in Howell, Mich.
Enbridge Bid to Dismiss Landowners' Lawsuit Fails, Pipeline Case to Continue
Landowner group wants to force Enbridge to follow local regulations; the pipeline company says the group has no legal standing to sue.
A lawsuit against pipeline company Enbridge Inc. was returned to Michigan state court on Tuesday,...
By Lisa Song
Nov 29, 2012 | Read More
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Outcry Grows Over Canadian Govt's Undermining of Climate Science
Federal researchers are on the front line of Harper's alleged 'war on science' as the country's oil ambitions clash with its scientific agenda.
The government of Canada's official position on climate change is that it's real and requires an "...
By Katherine Bagley
Nov 27, 2012 | Read More
Protesters rally against the Keystone XL pipeline on Nov. 18 in Washington D.C.
Protesters Confident That Carbon Math Will Force Obama to Reject Keystone XL Again
Continuing protests will spotlight the danger of burning fossil energy reserves containing 2,795 gigatons of CO2.
Karen Bagdes-Canning felt a sense of déjà vu when she marched past the White House on Sunday...
By Jason Plautz
Nov 19, 2012 | Read More
BP's Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, July 2010/Credit: U.S. C
Report: BP and Chevron Are Riskier Bets for Oil Investors
Spill record and safety culture assume larger importance in risk analysis as companies tap unconventional oil in challenging locations.
An oil company's track record on spills—and whether it is prepared for future accidents—has become...
By Jason Plautz
Nov 16, 2012 | Read More
Landowner Eleanor Fairchild (right) and actress Daryl Hannah (left) were arreste
In Texas Pipeline Fight, People Step In as Green Groups Step Aside
Eleanor Fairchild, 78, is among more than 30 activists arrested since August for using nonviolent civil disobedience to protest the Keystone XL in Texas.
Eleanor Fairchild has been arrested twice: once outside the White House in August 2011 and again...
By Lisa Song
Nov 14, 2012 | Read More
Protester rallies against the Keystone XL pipeline in Washington D.C.
Domestic Oil Boom, Climate Change Concern Could Derail Keystone XL Permit
Environmentalists say Pres. Obama has more reasons than ever to deny the pipeline, including his renewed focus on tackling climate change.
Less than a week after President Obama's re-election, environmental groups are again pressuring him...
By Lisa Song
Nov 9, 2012 | Read More
Tree protesters in Winnsboro, Texas
Texas Keystone XL Protests Show No Sign of Abating as Arrest Tally Hits 32
Protests against the Keystone XL pipeline have led to arrests and headlines. But TransCanada says construction is moving along as planned.
Tree-sitters blockading the path of the Keystone XL pipeline in Texas closed the first month of...
By Maria Gallucci
Oct 26, 2012 | Read More
Sticky bitumen oozes from a rock in a tar sands test pit on the nearly 6,000 acr
Utah Oil Sands Project Can Proceed Without Pollution Permit, Water Monitoring
Decision by officials sets the stage for a possible court battle over the nation's first tar sands mine in Utah's fragile Book Cliffs region.
Utah officials have given a Canadian company the green light to begin mining oil sands on a remote...
By David Hasemyer
Oct 25, 2012 | Read More
Map of Line 6b replacement
Judge Postpones Hearing to Halt Enbridge Pipeline Project
Enbridge has started to replace a Michigan pipeline that ruptured in 2010. Landowners and towns say the firm lacks permits and want construction stopped.
Story updated on Oct. 23 at 11:30 a.m. ET to include comments from Brandon Township. A federal...
By David Hasemyer
Oct 23, 2012 | Read More
Yellow containment boom stretched across the Kalamazoo River following the Enbri
Will Industry Provide Data for Federal Dilbit Study?
Firms have a trove of internal data on oil spills that could inform the federal study on dilbit pipeline safety, but they aren't obligated to turn it over.
A 12-member National Academies of Science study committee will reconvene in Washington this week...
By Jason Plautz
Oct 22, 2012 | Read More