America’s Frac-Sand Mining Boom
Fracking has led to a boom in sand mining in the US, with nearly 50 million tons of sand mined in 2011.
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Reaction from Oil Change International to Climate Speech
Oil Change International applauds President Obama today for his show of leadership on climate change. By recognizing that “we can’t just drill our way out of the energy and climate challenge that we face” the President has firmly put our nation’s commitment to our future and our children above the profits of the fossil fuel industry.
UK Condones Canada’s “Cultural Genocide”
By inviting Harper to address its Parliament, the British government is explicitly condoning Harper’s policy on extracting the dirty tar sands, which has recently been labelled as “cultural genocide”.
Norway Examines New Arctic Drilling
Yesterday, Norway’s ruling Labour Party took a “major step” towards opening up other areas of the Arctic to oil drilling that are currently restricted from drilling
Tar Sands Directly Hurting “Brand Canada”
Recently released documents reveal that the Canadians are worried that the tar sands have become a “totemic issue, hitting directly on Brand Canada”.
Latest pro-Keystone XL letter from Congress once again awash with oil money
Representatives that signed the latest pro-Keystone XL letter received roughly 250% more money from oil and gas interests compared to those Representatives who did not sign the letter.
US Gas Flaring Visible from Space
The volume of gas flared in the US has tripled in just five years due to the boom in shale oil. And the flares from the main oil shale fields are now so great they are visible from space
Petcoke in the news
Our new report, “Petroleum Coke: the Coal Hiding in the Tar Sands” has been making waves across the media landscape. Below is a sampling of the coverage this report has received in January 2013. Online/print media: Washington Post, As State Department nears completion of Keystone XL review, both sides dig in, January 17, 2013 … Read More
Petroleum Coke: The Coal Hiding in the Tar Sands
Existing analyses of the impacts of tar sands fail to account for a byproduct of the process that is a major source of climate change causing carbon emissions: petroleum coke – known as petcoke. Petcoke is the coal hiding in North America’s tar sands oil boom.
There’s coal hiding in the tar sands, and the emissions are not being counted
Increasing petcoke use is a clear result of the increasing production of tar sands bitumen. Petcoke is a seldom discussed yet highly important aspect of the full impacts of tar sands production. Factored into the equation, petcoke puts another strong nail in the coffin of any rational argument for the further exploitation of the tar sands.