Alberta Tar Sands

"Environmental Defence just released a new report on the Alberta Oil Sands, calling it the most destructive project on Earth." Tar Sands: The Most Destructive Project on Earth

"What we know is that oil sands create a big carbon footprint. So the dilemma that Canada faces, the United States faces, and China and the entire world faces is how do we obtain the energy that we need to grow our economies in a way that is not rapidly accelerating climate change." Obama Admits Canadian Tar Sands’ Carbon Footprint a Problem (Phew...)

"Some are calling it a “smear job”, while others are applauding the National Geographic’s rather sobering 20-page publication on the Alberta tar sands, titled 'Scraping Bottom.'" National Geographic Slams Tar Sands – Canadian Politicians Pissed

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Goodbye Soon Alberta Tar Sands?

"Call it a 'de facto moratorium' or a 'market-based slowdown.' Either way, Canada's oil-sands juggernaut has hit the skids, spreading a deepening gloom over Alberta's economy, and to some degree, across the country."
"The oil-sands slowdown is our opportunity to reassess"

"... Alberta's bitumen based oil is 'dangerous, dirty and dwindling' ..."
"Obama Fends Off Neighbor-Lady's Advances"

The possible next PM of Canada:
"Some see Michael Ignatieff, the opposition Liberal Party leader, as a throwback to Pierre Trudeau."

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