Alternative Transportation Technologies The Impact of Geopolitical Events on Tar Sands Development

Tar sands are primarily used for producing petroleum products such as gasoline and diesel fuel. The sand is extracted and processed to remove the bitumen, a ... Apr 3, 2012 ... To refer to them as the Athabasca “tar sands” has become a signal of opposition to their uninhibited exploitation. Calling them the “oil sands,” ... Tar sands (also called oil sands) are a mixture of sand, clay, water, and bitumen. ... Bitumen is a thick, sticky, black oil that can form naturally in a variety ... Oil Sands/Tar Sands. Tar sand deposits of eastern Utah. Utah's oil sand resource is the largest in the United States. The deposits are located mainly in two ... Research and Information Needs for Management of Tar Sands Development. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/19520. Import ... Feb 9, 2016 ... The board recently announced it is no longer actively developing those regulations, citing a lack of industry interest and low oil prices. The name tar sands was applied to bituminous sands in the late 19th and early 20th century. People who saw the bituminous sands during this period were ... Join Utah Tar Sands Resistance for a camp out on the eastern Tavaputs plateau to check in on the stripmine at PR Springs and the new mine owners. May 20, 2011 ... Whether tar sands imported into the United States are subject to the excise tax on petroleum imposed by § 4611 of the Internal Revenue Code ( ... Dec 18, 2013 ... Tar sands also impact water supplies. For every gallon of gasoline produced by tar sands, about 5.9 gallons of freshwater are consumed during ...