Cogeneration and Energy Efficiency

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 ... Mar 19, 2012 ... The article featured the optimistic headline: “New study finds oil sands fuels would cause imperceptible temperature rise.” 1) Oil pipeline expansions would encourage and accelerate the terribly destructive process of tar sands mining. Seeking new definitions of ecology in the tar sands of northern Alberta and searching for the sweetness of life in the face of planetary crises. Fracked and Tar Sands Oil ... The type of oil being shipped to the Northwest (and how it is extracted) has created a host of new health, safety, and environmental ... The bitumen in tar sands cannot be pumped from the ground in its natural state; instead tar sand deposits are mined, usually using strip mining or open pit ... Oct 13, 2016 ... Mike Hudema is a fervent opponent to the development of the Alberta tar sands in Canada, working with advocacy organizations, including ... Dec 11, 2020 ... What would have been a 2,100-acre tar sands lease in the Uinta Basin near Vernal, Utah is now paused indefinitely. The move came following ... Jul 15, 2014 ... Canada's boreal forest is one of Earth's major ecological treasures. Yet the region's forests are under threat from logging, hydrodams and mining. 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)?