SOURCE: Bloomberg DATE: September 25, 2019 SNIP: A Canadian law barring oil tankers from the northern coast of British Columbia hasn’t stopped crude from setting sail there. Two Calgary-based companies, Melius Energy and BitCrude, are exploiting a loophole in the law...
SOURCE: CBC DATE: April 23, 2019 SNIP: A number of major oilsands operations in northern Alberta seem to be emitting significantly more carbon pollution than companies have been reporting, newly published research from federal scientists suggests, which could have...
SOURCE: DeSmog Blog DATE: March 14, 2019 SNIP: Last year, Canada exported a record amount of tar sands oil to the U.S., despite low oil prices leading to major losses once again for the struggling tar sands industry. That achievement required a big bump in hauling oil...
SOURCE: The Star DATE: November 23, 2018 SNIP: The toxic waste of the Canadian oilpatch [near Fort McMurray, Alberta] has been quietly spreading in the boreal forest since bitumen mining began here in the 1960s. The yogurt-like mix of clay, water, toxic acids, metals...
SOURCE: Sightline DATE: June 7, 2018 SNIP: It seems likely that the Canadian province of Alberta—home to a massive tar sands industry that produces some of the globe’s dirtiest and most polluting oil—has put the Pacific Northwest in its crosshairs. The province is...