Tag Archives: tar sands

Obama Steps Out Alone on Climate Change

Will America now respond to the 21st century threat of climate change and lead? Or will ambivalence prevail?

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Exxon’s Pegasus Oil Spill — and the Myth of U.S. “Energy Independence”

Why has the American media been nearly silent on a major oil spill in Arkansas?

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Can Keystone XL Befriend the Environment?

Could crude production from Alberta’s oil sands fund an offset program to reduce carbon emissions by making homes energy efficient?

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Road Tripping Down the Keystone Pipeline

How do we reconcile the growth of oil sands with the fact that we’re entering a carbon-constrained future?

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