Balancing Energy Needs and Environmental Protection

Research and Information Needs for Management of Tar Sands Development. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/19520. Import ... Oct 5, 2020 ... Environmental ... Indigenous and climate activists are demanding that Liberty Mutual stop insuring and investing in tar sands pipelines. The ... May 17, 2021 ... The tar sands, sometimes called oil sands, are a massive site of oil extraction in Alberta. They cover an area larger than England and are one of the biggest ... The Alberta Clipper pipeline would transport up to 450,000 barrels of tar sands oil per day from Canada into the United States. Earthjustice is challenging the ... Feb 5, 2014 ... It was a stop on her “Canada's Tar Sands Exposed: Exploring the Human and Environmental Costs” campaign tour with fellow activist and renowned ... Jul 21, 2022 ... This essay will examine some notable exceptions to this general rule, focusing upon the work of two Canadian poet-activists, Stephen Collis and Rita Wong. Tar sands consist of heavy crude oil mixed with sand, clay and bitumen. Extraction entails burning natural gas to generate enough heat and steam to melt the oil ... Dec 13, 2012 ... What environmental risks might tar sands oil pose if spilled during transportation? How would this affect NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R)? Dec 20, 2016 ... The short answer, according to a study published Dec. 20 in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, is: we have no idea. 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,” ...