Category Archives: Tar Sands
Lawrence Solomon: Tyranny of the north
(August 19, 2011) Venezuela’s dictator, Hugo Chavez, was in the news this week for brashly announcing an expropriation of the mineral rights of the citizens of his country. We don’t seize private property that way in our democracy. We seize it silently and in plain sight, as seen in the province of Alberta, which so deftly passed stealth legislation two years ago that most Albertans are only now discovering the government’s audacious takeover of their property rights. Continue reading
Posted in Alberta Power Industry, Climate Change, Coal, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Fossil Fuels, Tar Sands
Tagged Alberta, carbon dioxide, centralization, Climate Change, CSS, Global Warming, Hugo Chavez, Lawrence Solomon, oil sands, sequestration, tar sands, transmission lines
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Oil sands cleanup
(September 13, 2008) The public debate on oil sands fails to recognize that restoration is possible and not that expensive. Continue reading
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Oil sands cleanup
(September 13, 2008) The public debate on oil sands fails to recognize that restoration is possible and not that expensive. Continue reading
Posted in Energy Probe News, Tar Sands
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Sands of peace
(September 6, 2008) Russia’s energy supplies enabled their aggression, Canada’s supply could be the placating alternative. Continue reading
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Abundant energy will power future growth
(July 12, 2008) Up! Up! Up! The world is consuming more and more energy and, as if by miracle, the amount left to consume grows ever higher. Never before in human history has energy been accessible in greater abundance and in more regions, never before has mankind had more energy options and faced a brighter energy future. Continue reading
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Power Unplugged in China
(February 21, 2008) What is going on in China’s electricity sector? A month ago, power failures during China’s coldest, snowiest winter in decades left millions without heat or running water. Continue reading
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Pinning hopes on the tar sand
(July 25, 2004) Fort McMurray, Alta. — The odds are good, and growing better, that your next tank of gas is mixed up in the sticky black sand of a monster truck pounding along the banks of the Athabasca River. Continue reading
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