Sentences with phrase «tar sands and water»

This research «clearly demonstrates that oilsands extraction will continue to place significant demands on Alberta's environment,» said Erin Flanagan, an expert on tar sands and water issues for the Pembina Institute.

This research «clearly demonstrates that oilsands extraction will continue to place significant demands on Alberta's environment,» said Erin Flanagan, an expert on tar sands and water issues for

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West Coast works with First Nations and communities fighting against tar sands pipelines in the courtroom, in boardrooms, on the land and on the water.

Bitumen is essentially tar, hence the appellation tar sands, and it requires roughly 12 barrels of water to separate one barrel of it from the sand, although only three of those barrels are consumed, thanks to recycling.

We still don't know enough about tar sand oil, or bitumen, which takes longer to break down due to its high viscosity, but doesn't spread, we also don't know much about the behavior of oil from a blowout, such as the Deepwater Horizon BP blowout, and we know little of how crude oil behaves in the Arctic Ocean, where there is ice, or how to remediate it,» said Michel Boufadel, director of NJIT's Center for Natural Resources Development and Protection and a member of the panel of experts charged with evaluating the impact of spills in Northern waters.

Production increases noticeably from the mid-1980s to present day: Visible in the pictures are the tailing ponds holding contaminated water and material from the extraction process, along with surface stripping.So, in light of the near - certain death of the Keystone XL pipeline, will Canada's tar sand production continue to grow in the coming years?

The hunt for extreme oil proceeds apace in the ultradeep waters off the coasts of Ghana and Nigeria, in the sulfur - laden depths of the Black Sea, under the polar ice caps, and in the gummy tar sands of Venezuela's Orinoco Basin and Canada's McMurray Formation.

Lake sediment cores document increased chemical pollution of ecosystems during the past several decades traceable to tar sands development [157] and snow and water samples indicate that recent levels of numerous pollutants exceeded local and national criteria for protection of aquatic organisms [158].

Klein follows the «dark» money behind the propaganda of climate - change denial, the effort to dismantle the federal government to curtail corporate regulation, and the justification for the feverish pursuit of the riskiest forms of carbon - emission - producing energy from tar sands extraction to deep - water drilling, fracking, and mountaintop - removal coal mining.

And with the way tar sands oil sinks in water, a tanker or pipeline spill in the area would be devastating for the region.

In the weeks following the rupture of the Exxon Mobil Pegasus pipeline that spilled hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil (or tar sands diluted bitumen) into a Mayflower, Arkansas neighborhood and lake, the news about the spill was just one depressing story after the next as we learned that wildlife had been oiled, local residents, including children, were becoming sick, contaminated water was pumped into the lake, the media was being intimidated to reduce access and coverage and that Exxon may have known about the spill earlier than they are letting on.

And then there is climate change: Canada's tar sands are significantly higher in greenhouse gas emissions and more energy - and water - intensive than more conventional sources of enerAnd then there is climate change: Canada's tar sands are significantly higher in greenhouse gas emissions and more energy - and water - intensive than more conventional sources of enerand more energy - and water - intensive than more conventional sources of enerand water - intensive than more conventional sources of energy.

This legacy of broken promises to establish strict measures to address the growing and negative impacts on the water resources of the tar sands region, Droitsch maintains, deserves more attention and scrutiny particularly as the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is being reviewed by the U.S. State Department.

This disastrous tar sands pipeline poses a grave threat to our land, water, communities and climate — but the state of Nebraska has the power to stop it in its tracks.

Then there is the whole issue of the original production and extraction of tar sands: violations of First Nations treaties with Canada, cancer causing by - products in waterways, destruction of the Boreal Forest — one of our remaining large carbon sinks, and the energy and water intensive extraction methods.

The tar sands oil is denser than water and therefore sinks to the bottom of waterways, smothering any benthic (bottom - dwelling) creatures.

Tar sands oil is highly corrosive and a pipeline break could cause an oil spill that would have permanent, disastrous impacts on water quality and farmland.

Tar Sands and Unconventional Fossil Fuels In a previous post «Silence Is Deadly» I wrote, «The environmental impacts of tar sands development include: irreversible effects on biodiversity and the natural environment, reduced water quality, destruction of fragile pristine Boreal forest and associated wetlands, aquatic and watershed mismanagement, habitat fragmentation, habitat loss, disruption to life cycles of endemic wildlife particularly bird and caribou migration, fish deformities and negative impacts on the human health in downstream communities.&raqTar Sands and Unconventional Fossil Fuels In a previous post «Silence Is Deadly» I wrote, «The environmental impacts of tar sands development include: irreversible effects on biodiversity and the natural environment, reduced water quality, destruction of fragile pristine Boreal forest and associated wetlands, aquatic and watershed mismanagement, habitat fragmentation, habitat loss, disruption to life cycles of endemic wildlife particularly bird and caribou migration, fish deformities and negative impacts on the human health in downstream communities.&raqtar sands development include: irreversible effects on biodiversity and the natural environment, reduced water quality, destruction of fragile pristine Boreal forest and associated wetlands, aquatic and watershed mismanagement, habitat fragmentation, habitat loss, disruption to life cycles of endemic wildlife particularly bird and caribou migration, fish deformities and negative impacts on the human health in downstream communities.»

This announcement will effectively kill the Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline proposal, which would have shipped half a million barrels of tar sands through British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest, putting important salmon rivers, coastal rainforests, and sensitive marine waters at risk.

Vast amounts of water and energy are needed to strip - mine and drill Canada's tar sands deposits — a heavy black substance mixed with sand and clay — and turn the extracted bitumen into usable crude oil.

Even on land, getting oil from tar sands depletes water and other resources and doubles oil's carbon footprint.

Every step of the tar sands process, from mine, to pipeline, to refinery, to the gas tank, to the tailpipe releases toxic chemicals into the air and water, and threatens communities and wildlife with spills and contamination.

The climate movement is pointing out that unconventional fossil fuel extraction techniques (fracking, tar sands excavation, deep - water drilling, mountaintop removal coal mining) are leaving or will leave toxic wastes and scars on the landscape as the fossil fuel industry gouges and lacerates the earth in search of combustible fossil resources.

So many people dedicated immense efforts because of how Energy East would have trampled over Indigenous rights, accelerated climate change, threatened clean water sources, and lock us in the frenzy of tar sands expansion for several more decades.

But environmental groups have mounted a major campaign to derail the project, arguing that approval of a pipeline from Canada's «tar sands» will increase global emissions of greenhouse gases, threaten local water sources and frustrate U.S. efforts to reduce its reliance on crude oil.

The sands contain naturally occurring mixtures of sand, clay, water, and a dense and extremely viscous form of petroleum technically referred to as bitumen (or colloquially «tar» due to its similar appearance, odour, and colour).

Lake sediment cores document increased chemical pollution of ecosystems during the past several decades traceable to tar sands development [157] and snow and water samples indicate that recent levels of numerous pollutants exceeded local and national criteria for protection of aquatic organisms [158].

But these communities and many, many more across North America — including those affected by tar sands refining, pipelines, and rail transportation, and people living at the source of tar sands extraction in Canada — are standing up and calling for an end to the pipelines, the rail terminals, and the tar sands mining that harms our health, our water, our land, and our climate.

Unless a company has a specific policy in place not to purchase tar sands oil, the company is in practice supporting the destructive tar sands mining industry that is polluting our water, air, communities, and climate.

«This letter puts the biggest corporate consumers of oil on notice that there's no excuse not to invest in cleaner, more efficient fleets, and that it's simply wrong to source oil from the tar sands, which is fouling the land and water in communities across the country, from Maine to Kalamazoo to Utah.»

While tar sands have been in production since the late 1960s, and currently account for about 5 percent of all U.S. gasoline, production has been scaling up — which could have serious consequences for the air, water, and climate.

Two separate research studies, one by internationally recognized water expert Dr. David Schindler and another by Environment Canada, indicates that tar sands production is releasing various toxins, including napthenic acids and polycyclic hydrocarbons, into the air.

By CAROL LINNITT DeSmog Canada Tuesday, April 02, 2013 As Think Progress has just reported, a bizarre technicality allowed Exxon Mobil to avoid paying into the federal oil spill fund responsible for cleanup after the company's Pegasus pipeline released 12,000 barrels of tar sands oil and water into the town of Mayflower, Arkansas.

Whether you call them tar sands or oil sands, this resource is actually bituminous sand, a mixture of sand, clay, water and an extremely viscous form of petroleum called bitumen.

Tar Sands are a naturally occurring mixture of sand or clay, water and an extremely dense and viscous form of petroleum called bitumen.

And if you use water and polymer solvents instead of steam, rather than producing tar sands bitumen you get tar sands bitumAnd if you use water and polymer solvents instead of steam, rather than producing tar sands bitumen you get tar sands bitumand polymer solvents instead of steam, rather than producing tar sands bitumen you get tar sands bitumen.

In solvent assisted production you see, rather than flooding the underground formation with steam to reduce the viscosity of the tar sands bitumen, you flood the formation with a combination of water and polymer solvents to reduce the bitumen's viscosity.

Tar sand itself is made of clay, sand, water and bitumen, which needs to be refined in an extremely energy - and water - intensive process.

Secular Animist, Yes, and Warren Buffett is investing in tar sands, while T. Boone Pickens is investing in wind and buying up as much ground water as possible.

If the oil industry wants to pipe these dangerous tar sands oils over our water sheds and aquifers, putting our drinking supply and neighborhoods at risk, they should not only be required to pay into the cleanup fund, they should be paying far more than the 8 cents per barrel they pay for conventional oil since these tar sands oils are not just worse for the environment, but potentially pose a greater risk of spills and are even harder to clean up.

The wind might finally be at the back of the landowners and environmentalists who for years have warned that the pipeline, which will carry bitumen from Canada's carbon bomb known as the tar sands, is a threat to fresh water supplies and the climate.

There's no doubt that tar sands production is a threat to the environment — in terms of global warming, deforestation, and water pollution it's a nightmare.

Water Usage and Toxicity The carbon footprint of tar sands is just part of the problem.

Extended drought in the US West has made the water needed to make tar sands extraction work a very much more dear and expensive resource.

«Using tar sands and oil shale as energy sources while ignoring climate disruption, air pollution, water pollution, resource depletion, and conservation measures is like pissing in the wind.»

Achieving even this rate of production from tar sands is uncertain because of growing concerns about environmental impacts downstream and insufficient hydrogen and water.

Surface mining has also become a dominant driver of land - use change and water pollution in certain regions of the world, where mountaintop removal, coal and tar sands exploitation, and other open pit mining methods strip land surfaces of forests and topsoils, produce vast quantities of toxic sludge and solid waste, and often fill valleys, rivers, and streams with the resulting waste and debris [81].

Despite efforts to use carbon capture and storage as a distraction, there's no getting around the massive environmental impact of Canada's tar sands: At least 5 times the carbon emissions as conventional oil, huge water pollution

Environmentalists oppose the tar sands industry, saying the extra energy needed to extract the oil intensifies the impact on climate by about a quarter, while polluted waste water harms wildlife and pollutes rivers.

«No one can predict the future, but if the region's past 900 years is any indication, and you factor in climate change, you're going to have a warmer situation that could mean the river will no longer be a sustainable water source for the tar sands,» he said.