Tar Sands
Recent Background
Recent News and Updates
Major US companies act to clean up their transportation footprints
August 30th, 2010
August 30th, 2010
Facts about the corporate shift toward a cleaner energy future
CBC News -- U.S. businesses join anti-oilsands campaign
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/08/27/edmonton-antii-oilsands-campaign.html
August 27th, 2010
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/08/27/edmonton-antii-oilsands-campaign.html
August 27th, 2010
Four more major U.S. companies have joined a movement to boycott or at least reduce the use of fuels made from oilsands crude.
Enbridge's Michigan oil spill
July 30th, 2010
July 30th, 2010
Michigan oil spill raises concern over proposed Tar Sands pipeline in BC
The Vancouver Star-- Oilsands backlash hits Alberta
by Gillian Steward, http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/837614--steward-oilsands-backlash-hits-alberta
by Gillian Steward, http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/837614--steward-oilsands-backlash-hits-alberta
But the coalition behind this campaign features Canadian environmental groups, not just U.S ones. They include the Polaris Institute, and Forest Ethics, which just happens to have an office in Bellingham, as well as San Francisco, Vancouver and Toronto.
Standing up for a Tar Sands-free BC coast
by Alex Vanderweele, Web Manager
May 6th, 2010
by Alex Vanderweele, Web Manager
May 6th, 2010
First Nations and other Canadian citizens stage demonstrations against Enbridge's proposed Tar Sands pipeline
Vancouver Sun -- Coastal waters are no place for oil tankers
by Josh Paterson, Jen Lash, Nikki Skuce, Gerald Amos, Pat Moss, Eric Swanson, Ian McAlister, Jennifer Rice, Julia Hill and Chris Genovali, Special to the Sun, http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Coastal+waters+place+tankers/2937356/story.html
April 22nd, 2010
by Josh Paterson, Jen Lash, Nikki Skuce, Gerald Amos, Pat Moss, Eric Swanson, Ian McAlister, Jennifer Rice, Julia Hill and Chris Genovali, Special to the Sun, http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Coastal+waters+place+tankers/2937356/story.html
April 22nd, 2010
We don't need years of further process to do what British Columbians have always known is right.
Smithers Interior News -- Environmentalists say spill adds doubt to pipeline safety
http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/interior-news/news/90764379.html
April 13th, 2010
http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/interior-news/news/90764379.html
April 13th, 2010
British Columbian environmentalists are pointing to Enbridge's recent Manitoba spill as another failure...
Terrace Standard -- Oil spill worries environmentalists
by Cameron Orr, http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/terracestandard/news/90536999.html
April 11th, 2010
by Cameron Orr, http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/terracestandard/news/90536999.html
April 11th, 2010
"Every time we turn around Enbridge is spilling more oil," said ForestEthics Campaigner Nikki Skuce in a media release.
Fortune 500 Fuel Announcements Rock Canadian Tar Sands Industry
by Matthew
February 16th, 2010
by Matthew
February 16th, 2010
Whole Foods rejects Tar Sands fuel; Bed, Bath & Beyond requests cleaner fuel
CBC News -- Corporate Oilsands Opposition Mounts
by Peter Evans, http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2010/02/10/oilsands-opposition-whole-foods.html#ixzz0fAsyacuC
February 10th, 2010
by Peter Evans, http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2010/02/10/oilsands-opposition-whole-foods.html#ixzz0fAsyacuC
February 10th, 2010
Two major U.S. retailers rebuke Alberta's oilsands by avoiding suppliers who use its fuel, and putting pressure on energy titans.
Toronto Star -- 2 U.S. firms won't use tar sands oil
by Mitch Potter, http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/763336--2-u-s-firms-won-t-use-tar-sands-oil
February 10th, 2010
by Mitch Potter, http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/763336--2-u-s-firms-won-t-use-tar-sands-oil
February 10th, 2010
Whole Foods and Bed Bath & Beyond decided to avoid suppliers that source fuel from Canada’s Tar Sands to curb their carbon footprints.
Financial Times -- Suppliers of oil sands fuel shunned
by Sheila McNulty, http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9713b16-15e3-11df-b65b-00144feab49a.html
February 10th, 2010
by Sheila McNulty, http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9713b16-15e3-11df-b65b-00144feab49a.html
February 10th, 2010
Company actions underline how industry is moving to fill the void left by inaction at Copenhagen
Vancouver Sun -- Oilsands Trouble in B.C.
by Barbara Yaffe, http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/powerplay/archive/2010/01/21/tarsands-trouble-in-b-c.aspx
January 21st, 2010
by Barbara Yaffe, http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/powerplay/archive/2010/01/21/tarsands-trouble-in-b-c.aspx
January 21st, 2010
This week, the group Forest Ethics lobbed a new grenade into the pipeline debate, focusing on the fact the land across B.C.'s north is inhabited by more than 50 aboriginal groups who never gave up treaty rights to their territory.
Moms against climate change video featured in The Vancouver Sun
November 16th, 2009
November 16th, 2009
Our video PSA with Environmental Defence makes headlines in Canada
Globe and Mail -- Climate Change Kids
by Simon Houpt
October 31st, 2009
by Simon Houpt
October 31st, 2009
Watch the PSA we released with Environmental Defence and Zig and read its review.
Tar Sands op-eds run in Canada and US
September 16th, 2009
September 16th, 2009
As Canadian Prime Minister came to visit Obama on September 16, ForestEthics landed op-eds on both sides of the border.
Calgary Herald -- Green coalition plans to disrupt PM's visit to U.S.
by Sheldon Alberts, Canwest News Service
September 15th, 2009
by Sheldon Alberts, Canwest News Service
September 15th, 2009
"Our top line message is that Canada's tarsands are inconsistent with President Obama's clean energy vision," says Gillian McEachern, senior climate campaigner at ForestEthics.
Signed. Sealed. Will they deliver?
ForestEthics asks Fortune 500 companies to address dirty oil, kicks off US Tar Sands Markets campaign.
Oilsand exemptions 'could hurt' B.C. firms
by Judith Lavoie
July 28th, 2009
by Judith Lavoie
July 28th, 2009
Our report urges fair system for emission cuts
Huffington Post -- Pipelines are forever
by Todd Paglia, Executive Director
June 25th, 2009
by Todd Paglia, Executive Director
June 25th, 2009
Why We Delivered the World's Dirtiest Oil to Secretary Clinton
Reuters -- Clinton asked to keep Canada sands oil out of U.S.
by Tom Doggett
June 24th, 2009
by Tom Doggett
June 24th, 2009
Our recent ad in Roll Call
The Tar Sands and ForestEthics get major attention in the media
We have a long history of gaining major media attention with edgy ads, and we struck again.
Globe and Mail -- Syncrude facing private prosecution over dead ducks
by CAROLINE ALPHONSO
January 8th, 2009
by CAROLINE ALPHONSO
January 8th, 2009
An Alberta resident launched a private prosecution against one of the country's largest oils-sands' operators, alleging that it was responsible for killing 500 ducks at its northern Alberta facility last spring.
Grist -- The Needle and the Damage Done
by Todd Paglia
December 19th, 2008
by Todd Paglia
December 19th, 2008
Pop quiz: After Saudi Arabia, which country has the most proven oil reserves? Wrong. Not only wrong, but wrong part of the world. Unless you are among the .00001 percent who guessed Canada -- in which case, congratulations!
Sierra Club Radio -- Canadian Tar Sands Oil: The Dirtiest on Earth
by Orli Cotel
September 13th, 2008
by Orli Cotel
September 13th, 2008
Kristi Chester-Vance, Communications Director of ForestEthics, discusses the environmental travesty that is taking place in Alberta to extract oil from the Tar Sands.
HAZMAT Magazine -- No environmental enforcement at Tar Sands, group says
July 23rd, 2008
July 23rd, 2008
ForestEthics is calling on the federal and Alberta governments to clean up the Tar Sands and enforce environmental regulation.
Calgary Herald -- Fines rare for oilsands players
by Mike De Souza, Canwest News Service
July 2nd, 2008
by Mike De Souza, Canwest News Service
July 2nd, 2008
As a provincial regulator moves ahead with new enforcement tools to crack down on waste from Alberta's oilsands sector, new statistics have revealed a majority of projects faced no fines or prosecution in recent years under environmental protection legislation.
Fort McMurray Today -- Rally targets oilsands investors
by Carol Christian
June 17th, 2008
by Carol Christian
June 17th, 2008
“Stop funding our death” was one message sent to investors Monday during a protest at the Oil and Gas Investment Symposium hosted by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers in Calgary.
Sarnia Observer -- Shell welcomes scrutiny
by Tara Hagan
June 17th, 2008
by Tara Hagan
June 17th, 2008
Shell officials want to clear the air about concerns surrounding its proposed heavy oil refinery project.
CBC -- Petroleum meeting greeted by protesters
June 16th, 2008
June 16th, 2008
Oilsands protesters challenged investors at a Calgary petroleum conference on Monday to drink from bottles of murky water from Lake Athabasca, which sits near Alberta's major oilsands developments.
Infoshop News -- Canadian Environmentalist and First Nations ask the Oil and Gas Bosses to Drink the Water
by Oread Daily
June 16th, 2008
by Oread Daily
June 16th, 2008
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is holding an Oil and Gas Investment Symposium in Calgary from June 16-18. The event brings together over 85 companies and 375 investors from Canada, the USA, and around the world - many of these folks are big funders in the Alberta Tar Sands, with others looking to expand into that market.
Calgary Herald -- Money man stumbles into oilsands protest
by Dan Healing
June 16th, 2008
by Dan Healing
June 16th, 2008
A New York hedge-fund analyst unwittingly wound up in the middle of an environmental protest on Monday against oilsands development.
Sarnia Observer -- Walpole wants input on refinery
by Jack Poirier
May 10th, 2008
by Jack Poirier
May 10th, 2008
Walpole Island leaders are calling for First Nation representation on an environmental panel that would study Shell Canada's multi-billion refinery proposed for Lambton County.
Mining & Exploration -- Finding the Middle Ground
by Tanya Laing Moore
May 6th, 2008
by Tanya Laing Moore
May 6th, 2008
The gap between environmentalism and the mining industry has historically been a chasm on the scale of the Grand Canyon; will technology, a desire for a greater global market share and a mutual goal of making Canada a world leader in environmentalism bring the two sides closer together?
Toronto Star -- Time to draw a line in the oil sands
by Gillian McEachern and Matt Price
May 1st, 2008
by Gillian McEachern and Matt Price
May 1st, 2008
Ontario is on the cusp of helping oil-sands emissions explode. Shell Canada wants permits to be granted by the end of this year for a new refinery in Sarnia to process oil from its oil-sands mines in Alberta for use in gas tanks across the GTA.
Edmonton Journal -- Tories slammed over duck debacle
by Archie McLean
May 1st, 2008
by Archie McLean
May 1st, 2008
As the dead duck story ricocheted around the world Wednesday, Premier Ed Stelmach said Alberta is engaged in a David-and-Goliath battle to defend the province against misinformation from environmental groups.
Times Colonist -- The two sides of Alberta's oil coin
by Renata D'Aliesio and Jason Fekete
April 27th, 2008
by Renata D'Aliesio and Jason Fekete
April 27th, 2008
In the eyes of the provincial government, the massive projects will unlock a secure and environmentally sustainable source of energy for Canada and the world. In the words of environmental activists, they are among the most destructive developments on the planet.
Globe and Mail -- Protests dog Alberta PR campaign
by Dawn Walton
April 27th, 2008
by Dawn Walton
April 27th, 2008
Conservationists will be rolling out an advertising campaign and dispatching polar-bear-suit-clad protesters this week in an attempt to derail Alberta's mission to Washington that is aimed at propping up the province's environmental image south of the border.
Business Edge -- ForestEthics takes aim at 'dirty' oilsands
by Canadian Press - For Business Edge
February 8th, 2008
by Canadian Press - For Business Edge
February 8th, 2008
An environmental group that successfully shifted the buying power of Victoria's Secret, Home Depot and Staples in a campaign to protect British Columbia's old-growth forests has now turned its attention to Alberta's northern oil industry.
Canadian Press -- Ed Stelmach decries "well-funded environmental groups" for attacking Alberta oil
January 30th, 2008
January 30th, 2008
Premier Ed Stelmach fired back Wednesday at what he called "well-funded environmental groups" for attempting to influence U.S. trade policy to restrict the development of Alberta's massive oilsands.
Globe and Mail -- Climate-change activists frustrated that premiers don't confront Stelmach
by Ian Bailey
January 29th, 2008
by Ian Bailey
January 29th, 2008
Climate-change activists had their hopes dashed yesterday that premiers and territorial leaders at this week's Council of the Federation would gang up on Ed Stelmach to urge him to take stronger action.
Canadian Press -- Alberta premier wants to tell premiers about his plan to cut greenhouse gases
by Dirk Meissner
January 28th, 2008
by Dirk Meissner
January 28th, 2008
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach said he was looking forward to telling Canada's other premiers about his province's plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions but climate change isn't the only pressing issue on the minds of provincial and territorial leaders as they meet in Vancouver.
Globe and Mail -- Protesters intend to turn up heat on Stelmach
by Justine Hunter
January 25th, 2008
by Justine Hunter
January 25th, 2008
B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell has faced many protests in his day. But the one planned for Vancouver on Monday, when the country's premiers gather to talk about climate change, will be something he's not used to.
Edmonton Journal -- Oilsands boycott bad for U.S., premier warns
by Jason Markusoff
January 17th, 2008
by Jason Markusoff
January 17th, 2008
U.S. politicians will hurt their country's hopes of escaping addiction to oil from politically unstable regions if they move against Alberta's oilsands and their environmental impact, Premier Ed Stelmach warned a Washington, D.C., audience on Wednesday.
Recent Press Releases
Supporters Rally for Federal Tanker Ban Outside Enbridge Office as Review Panel Comes to B.C.
August 31st, 2010
August 31st, 2010
More than 200 supporters rallied today at Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipelines headquarters in support of a federal crude oil tanker ban.
Michigan oil spill shows B.C. that Enbridge can't be trusted
July 28th, 2010
July 28th, 2010
Vancouver – Enbridge's devastating spill in south-central Michigan will undermine the company's credibility and strengthen grassroots opposition to the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline, say campaigners with ForestEthics.
Federal Liberal support for B.C. oil tanker ban applauded
June 21st, 2010
June 21st, 2010
Announcement brings B.C. one step closer to a legislated ban
FIRST MUNICIPALITY TO SHUN TAR SANDS
June 8th, 2010
June 8th, 2010
Bellingham’s new fleet policy parallels corporate shifts away from world’s dirtiest oil
KEY U.S. CITY ACTS TO AVOID 'DIRTY' TAR SANDS FUEL
June 8th, 2010
June 8th, 2010
New Fleet Policy Parallels Corporate Shifts Away From Controversial Canadian Import
Opposition to BC oil tankers on the rise
May 26th, 2010
May 26th, 2010
The proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline faces tough political odds according to a new Mustel poll.
Oil spill would silence the BC coast, radio ad warns
May 11th, 2010
May 11th, 2010
ForestEthics pushing for Federal permanent oil tanker ban for B.C.’s north coast
Enbridge Ignores Tanker Opposition Even During Wake of Gulf Spill
May 5th, 2010
May 5th, 2010
Environmentalists and First Nations at AGM demand Enbridge not bring similar catastrophe to British Columbia’s shores
Enbridge Strikes Again! Northwest residents tune in as company scrambles to clean up yet another pipeline oil spill
April 9th, 2010
April 9th, 2010
Concerned Northwest BC residents are reacting to news of yet another Enbridge oil spill...
Environmental groups vow to stop oil pipelines and tankers
March 25th, 2010
March 25th, 2010
Growing global campaign backs up First Nations’ declaration to keep BC’s coastal waters free of oil spills
New Campaign Aims to Formalize Strong Public Sentiment Against Oil Tanker Traffic On B.C. Coast Into Permanent Official Ban
March 11th, 2010
March 11th, 2010
Proposed New Pipeline Will Require 200 Oil Tankers To Traverse BC Coast Annually
PRESS RELEASE: WHOLE FOODS, BED BATH & BEYOND REJECT CANADA’S TAR SANDS
February 10th, 2010
February 10th, 2010
New guidelines affect refineries supplied by Canada’s Tar Sands
Thousands Of Children's Faces From All Over Canada Projected On Buildings In Ottawa And Vancouver To Send Global Warming Message To Harper On Close Of Parliament: "Please remember who you’re representing in Copenhagen"
December 10th, 2009
December 10th, 2009
December 10, 2009, Ottawa - Thousands of photographs of children from every province and territory will be projected on high-visibility buildings around Ottawa and Vancouver today as part of a ‘global warming photo wall’ to remind Prime Minister Stephen Harper who he is representing in Copenhagen as Parliament recesses for the year.
Canadian Moms Video Goes Viral
November 14th, 2009
November 14th, 2009
Kids picture projection on Parliament Hill to open UN climate change meeting
Canadians Take a Stand Against Global Warming with Moms Against Climate Change
October 30th, 2009
October 30th, 2009
ForestEthics has partnered to launch a campaign to demand change at the United Nations Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen this December.
12 Fortune 500 Companies Called Out for Dirty Tar Sands Oil Habits
September 30th, 2009
September 30th, 2009
The 'Dirty Dozen’: 7-Eleven, Coca-Cola, HJ Heinz, Hershey’s, Kraft Foods, Kroger, Levi Strauss, The Pantry, Sara Lee, Supervalu, SYSCO, and Whole Foods.
RESIDENTS OF KITCHENER WATERLOO URGED TO USE UNIQUE VOTING POSITION TO ASK FOR STRONGER FEDERAL LAWS
September 9th, 2009
September 9th, 2009
Kitchener Waterloo, ON – A new public outreach campaign starting today is asking residents of Kitchener Waterloo to use their unique voting position to ask for stronger climate change laws in the next federal election, whenever it will be called.
Environmentalists Say BCUC Decision Is “Not in the Public Interest”
July 31st, 2009
July 31st, 2009
Group says decision to shut-out renewable energy is short-sighted and locks British Columbia into an uncertain future dependent on fossil fuels.
INDUSTRIES ACROSS CANADA WILL BE FORCED TO CUT UP TO 96 MILLION TONNES OF EMISSIONS IF TAR SANDS PROTECTED IN FEDERAL CLIMATE POLICY
July 28th, 2009
July 28th, 2009
Vancouver – B.C. industries, such as pulp, paper and oil and gas, would be forced to reduce their carbon emissions...
CLINTON, STATE DEPT., ASKED TO STOP WORLD’S DIRTIEST OIL
June 24th, 2009
June 24th, 2009
WASHINGTON- Hillary Clinton’s power as U.S. Secretary of State to stop proposed pipelines from crossing the U.S. border has put her at the center of the rapidly escalating controversy over oil from Canada’s Tar Sands.
Full-Page Tar Sands Ad in USA Today: “President Obama, you'll never guess who's standing between us and our new energy economy.”
February 17th, 2009
February 17th, 2009
Vancouver/Toronto – The Mikisew Cree, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nations and environmental group ForestEthics have placed a full-page ad in USA Today highlighting the human and environmental damage wrought by Canada's Tar Sands.
Canada Places ‘Personal Ad’ to Obama in US Newspapers ahead of his Feb. 19 Visit
February 12th, 2009
February 12th, 2009
San Francisco – Environmental group ForestEthics placed personal ads in three large-circulation papers and Craigslist portals across North America today to highlight growing concerns surrounding Canada’s Tar Sands oil developments ahead of President Obama’s trip to Canada next Thursday. The United States gets more of its oil from Canada than from any other nation and much it comes from Alberta’s Tar Sands, home to the dirtiest oil in the world.
Tar Sands Pipeline Delay Makes Room for Alternatives
January 19th, 2009
January 19th, 2009
MONTREAL and TORONTO – Conservationists celebrated news that Enbridge will shelve its controversial “Trailbreaker” project to reverse the flow of oil in the Montreal-Sarnia pipeline in order to bring tar sands oil to and through Montreal for export. Groups see this decision as an opportunity.
Syncrude cannot duck from charges in death of 500 waterfowl
January 7th, 2009
January 7th, 2009
EDMONTON – One of Canada’s largest oil companies is under legal fire today for causing the death of several hundred ducks in a massive toxic tailings pond in Alberta’s Tar Sands last year. Ecojustice lawyer Barry Robinson launched a private prosecution against Syncrude Canada on behalf of concerned Alberta resident, Jeh Custer.
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS TO FINANCE MINISTERS:
“NO FINANCIAL BAILOUT FOR TAR SANDS”
December 17th, 2008
December 17th, 2008
Saskatoon -- On the day Canadian finance ministers are meeting in Saskatoon to discuss financial breaks for Tar Sands, environmental groups took out an ad in the local Saskatoon paper, the Star Phoenix, that asks ‘How will Canada’s finance ministers spend your money?’
New Poll Finds Majority of Quebecers Want Tar Sands Pipeline Proposal Delayed Until Stronger Environmental Laws in Place
October 1st, 2008
October 1st, 2008
Montreal – In a new poll released today, more than seventy per cent of Quebecers say a proposal to transport oil by pipeline from the Alberta Tar Sands to Montreal must be delayed until stronger environmental laws are in place to control greenhouse gas emissions from the Tar Sands.
Environmental Groups Join Forces to Keep Tar Sands Oil out of Quebec
September 24th, 2008
September 24th, 2008
September 24, 2008, Montreal - Environmental groups Equiterre, ForestEthics and Environmental Defence have joined forces to keep Alberta’s Tar Sands oil from entering Quebec through a proposed pipeline reversal.
Government Records show close to no environmental regulation enforcement in Alberta's Tar Sands
July 2nd, 2008
July 2nd, 2008
June 24, 2008, Toronto – After a recent spate of ‘greening’ campaigns by government and industry for the Tar Sands, information obtained by ForestEthics shows government is failing to enforce environmental regulations, giving oil sands companies a free ride.
McCain In Ottawa: Energy Security Or Dirty Oil?
June 20th, 2008
June 20th, 2008
In a speech today in Canada's capital, US presidential candidate Senator John McCain is set to praise secure trade relations between the US and Canada, noting Canada's abundant and secure energy supply.
Alberta First Nations and Allies Deliver Message To Investment Symposium in Calgary: Dirty Tar Sands Oil Is A Risky Investment
June 16th, 2008
June 16th, 2008
Members of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and the Mikisew Cree First Nation and environmental and social justice advocates traveled to Calgary today to the Oil and Gas Investment Symposium hosted by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers with a message for the hundreds of investors from the United States and around the world that Canada’s Tar Sands are a risky investment.
New Tar Sands Ad Exposes Environmental Truth to U.S. Congress
April 28th, 2008
April 28th, 2008
Six environmental organizations took out a full-page ad this week in Roll Call, the newspaper of record on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Tar Sands protest greets Stelmach
January 28th, 2008
January 28th, 2008
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach was greeted at the Council of the Federation meeting in Vancouver today by protestors from a broad coalition of environmental groups who are upset by runaway global warming emissions from oil and gas extraction in Alberta’s tar sands.
Alberta Premier Caught in Washington Protest After Senate Hearing
January 16th, 2008
January 16th, 2008
After speaking at a senate hearing today in Washington, Alberta Premier Stelmach was greeted by protestors from ForestEthics, Oil Change International and other environmental groups and later in front of the Canadian embassy where he was holding a reception.
Alberta Premier to Visit Washington:
Dirty Tar Sands Fuel Expected High on the Agenda
January 16th, 2008
January 16th, 2008
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach is on a trade mission to Washington, D.C., today where he is expected to seek American support for, and investment in, one of the dirtiest sources of unconventional fuels – the Canadian tar sands.
“Dirty Oil” Tar Sands Cited in Canadian Government Obstruction in Bali
December 11th, 2007
December 11th, 2007
As high level Canadian officials work to undermine the Kyoto Protocol, the world need look no further than Canada’s exploding tar sands (oil sands) for the reason, according to Canadian and U.S. conservation groups attending the conference.
Random House and ForestEthics join forces at Bali climate talks
November 30th, 2007
November 30th, 2007
Random House and ForestEthics are joining forces next week during the start of the UN’s climate negotiations in Bali, Indonesia to highlight the global environmental impacts of developing Alberta’s oilsands especially in the wake of Canada’s increasing isolation from international efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Recent Reports
TARnishing Our Climate Efforts: Dirty Oil and the Future of B.C.
July 27th, 2009
July 27th, 2009
B.C. has positioned itself as a leader in tackling global warming, but they can't be with Tar Sands.
Freedom from Dirty Oil: Ontario’s Tar Sands Decision [pdf]
January 18th, 2009
January 18th, 2009
Pipeline giant Enbridge has plans to change how oil is piped to Ontario. The project is called “Trailbreaker,” and it will mean that Ontario’s future oil supply will be tied entirely to the tar sands, the source of the most carbon-heavy oil in the world. This proposal comes at a time when Ontario has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its transportation sector, and at a time when it is seeking opportunities to stimulate the economy by creating “green” jobs in new industries.
Recent Advertisements
Exxon Anniversary ads about Enbridge
March 23rd, 2010
March 23rd, 2010
A big oil spill was Exxon's gift to Alaska. B.C. can expect the same from Enbridge.
Canada's AvaTAR Sands ad in Variety Magazine
March 4th, 2010
March 4th, 2010
Check out the ad that we ran in Variety Magazine conjunction with more than 50 environmental and native groups from eight countries.
USA Today -- Canada's Tar Sands: The Dirtiest Oil on Earth
February 17th, 2009
February 17th, 2009
President Obama travels to Canada on February 19. We hope he'll discuss his vision for a new energy future with leaders there. The US and Canada can revive our economies, create new jobs, and build a better future for our children. Due to the Tar Sands, Canada is not on that path. View our ad in the USA Today.
USA Today -- Canada's Tar Sands: The Dirtiest Oil on Earth
February 17th, 2009
February 17th, 2009
President Obama travels to Canada on February 19. We hope he'll discuss his vision for a new energy future with leaders there. The US and Canada can revive our economies, create new jobs, and build a better future for our children. Due to the Tar Sands, Canada is not on that path...
Recent Multimedia
CFAX Radio -- "Straight Talk" about Enbridge pipeline proposals
by Adam Stirling
May 26th, 2010
by Adam Stirling
May 26th, 2010
An interview with Sr. Energy Campaigner, Nikki Skuce, about the overwhelming opposition to the proposed Enbridge pipelines in BC











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