Developing Long-Term Management Strategies The Potential for Using Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology in Tar Sands Operations

Mar 15, 2010 ... Andrew Nikiforuk's Tar Sands is a critical exposé of the world's largest energy project—the Alberta oil sands—that has made Canada one of the ... No new underwriting of or investments in companies that generate more than 25 percent of their revenues directly from the extraction of oil from tar sands;. • ... Jul 12, 2013 ... Your children to stir up bitumen and then stick their noses over a vent so that they can inhale tar sands fumes. 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)? May 5, 2009 ... This briefing reviewed the range of costs, benefits, and impacts associated with these fuels, and their implications for policy decisions. 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 ( ... Enbridge, the Canadian oil giant responsible for a massive tar sands oil spill into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan not yet two years ago, now wants to pipe ... The resulting campaign successfully educated citizens about the harmful impact of tar sands expansion to our climate, native forests, and First Nations' ... 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 ... 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 ...