Remediation Strategies for Tailings Areas The Challenges of Reclaiming Mature Fine Tailings

Jul 21, 2014 ... The rally and march were held to oppose the proposal to send dirty tar sands oil through the 236-mile-long pipeline to a new tanker loading facility in South ... The resulting campaign successfully educated citizens about the harmful impact of tar sands expansion to our climate, native forests, and First Nations' ... Oil Sands/Tar Sands. Tar sand deposits of eastern Utah. Utah's oil sand resource is the largest in the United States. The deposits are located mainly in two ... 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 ... Tar sands are mined and processed to extract bitumen, which is then refined into oil. Two tons of tar sands are required to produce one barrel of oil. This ... Feb 9, 2016 ... The board recently announced it is no longer actively developing those regulations, citing a lack of industry interest and low oil prices. 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 ... Jun 17, 2013 ... There has been a fierce battle about the accurate labelling of the greenhouse gas intensity of tar sands extraction, with the European Climate ... Aug 8, 2014 ... It's an open question where the refined tar sands oil piped through Keystone XL would go after being refined on the Texas Gulf Coast. Overall, ... Tar sand refers to loose-to-consolidated sandstone or porous rock impregnated with bitumen, a high viscosity asphaltic material different from conventional ...