Investment in Tar Sands Projects Job Creation in the Tar Sands Industry

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 ... 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 ... Jun 23, 2010 ... Oil extraction from tar sands is polluting, destructive, expensive, and energy intensive. These things are facts. I think suggesting this ... Feb 27, 2015 ... Collis, Stephen S.. "Reading Wordsworth in the Tar Sands." The Goose, vol. 13 , no. 2 , article 37, 2015, https://scholars.wlu.ca/thegoose ... Oct 21, 2011 ... Mining is done either by surface extraction, heating (with natural gas, made cheaper by fracking), or by pumping hot water into the deposit and ... Nov 24, 2010 ... Tar sands need solid science ... As Canada exploits its oil sands ever faster, David Schindler calls for industry-independent environmental ... Aug 29, 2014 ... However, Canada's boreal forests are disappearing, with logging outfits felling huge swaths, global warming heating up the habitats of species ... Mar 19, 2012 ... The article featured the optimistic headline: “New study finds oil sands fuels would cause imperceptible temperature rise.” Mar 10, 2025 ... noun : a natural impregnation of sand or sandstone with petroleum from which the lighter portions have escaped The resulting campaign successfully educated citizens about the harmful impact of tar sands expansion to our climate, native forests, and First Nations' ...