Gaining and Maintaining Public Trust

Dec 5, 2013 ... Crude oil from the Alberta tar sands and western US oil fields is increasingly being hauled by railroad. Critics warn that this development poses a threat. 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. 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 ... A Line in the Tar Sands weaves a holistic story of the history of the tar sands, the growth of the environmental movement, and Indigenous peoples determined to ... The tar sands—or oil sands, as the industry refers to them—are a semi-solid form of oil (also called bitumen) mixed with sand and silt. Their extraction has ... Apr 30, 2021 ... Geologist David Hughes calculated that the tar sands retrieved by surface mining has an EROI of about 5:1, and as low as 2.9:1 for tar sands ... Jun 6, 2024 ... April 2020 · Alberta premier Jason Kenney's government has pledged $5bn in support for the Keystone XL tar · A judge has revoked a key permit ... Dec 13, 2013 ... Flint Hills Resources is a subsidiary of Koch Industries, which is privately owned by billionaire right wing activists Charles and David Koch. Tar sands (also known as oil sands) are a mixture of mostly sand, clay, water, and a thick, molasses-like substance called bitumen. Bitumen is made of. This report will detail why Canadian tar sands are undermining migratory bird protections and why the Interior Department should urge the President to pressure ...