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Tar sands developments along the Athabasca River in Alberta, British Columbia.

A year after toxic tar sands spill, questions remain for affected First Nation

Ruth Kamnitzer 16 Jul 2024
Oil refinery smokestacks along the Athabasca River, in northern Alberta, Canada.

Canada oil sands air pollution 20-64 times worse than industry says: Study

Ruth Kamnitzer 16 May 2024
A black bear stands onshore looking at four tundra swans on the water.

Peatland restoration in temperate nations could be carbon storage bonanza

Jeremy Hance 9 Feb 2023

Alliance of the Bear: Native groups stymie Trump, tar sands pipelines

Saul Elbein 16 Nov 2017

U.S. president energizes pipeline projects

Mongabay 24 Jan 2017

River supplying Alberta oil sands operations with water at risk from drought

Mike Gaworecki 24 Sep 2015

With assault rifles and legal hijinks, Harper’s government takes on the Canadian environment

Peter Mellgard 27 Jul 2015

Norway sovereign fund drops coal, tar sands, gold-mining companies

Jeremy Hance 9 Feb 2015

More trouble with tar sands: oil extraction leading to big forest loss in Alberta

Dr Liz Kimbrough 29 Aug 2014

Activists, indigenous people plan healing walk in ‘sick’ tar sands landscape

Stephen Leahy 1 Jul 2013

Canadian province cancels tar sands pipeline due to environmental impact

Suzanne Goldenberg 4 Jun 2013

Canadian government drops over $16 million on advertising its tar sands

Suzanne Goldenberg 16 May 2013

Citizen group finds 30 toxic chemicals in air following tar sands oil spill in Arkansas

Jeremy Hance 30 Apr 2013

Tar sands oil spill: ruptured pipe pours 200,000 gallons of oil into suburban neighborhood (photos)

Jeremy Hance 4 Apr 2013

Over 35,000 march on Washington demanding climate action and rejection of Canada’s ‘carbon bomb’

Jeremy Hance 18 Feb 2013

Climate activists march on White House again to oppose Keystone XL pipeline

Jeremy Hance 19 Nov 2012

Thousands of scientists hold mock funeral in Canada to highlight nation’s “death of evidence”

Jeremy Hance 11 Jul 2012

Featured Video: the true cost of the tar sands

Jeremy Hance 15 Mar 2012

Tar sands emit more carbon than previously estimated

Jeremy Hance 12 Mar 2012

TransCanada to build southern half of Keystone to avoid State Department approval

Jeremy Hance 29 Feb 2012

Big oil makes $137 billion, gives 28 percent back to themselves

Jeremy Hance 13 Feb 2012

Green groups: government moving too slowly on protecting Canada’s Great Bear rainforest

Jeremy Hance 8 Feb 2012

Kelly Blynn: activists not “letting the pressure off” on Keystone pipeline

Ryan King 6 Feb 2012

U.S. media favored Keystone pipeline in coverage

Jeremy Hance 26 Jan 2012

Obama rejects Keystone pipeline, but leaves door open for tar sands

Jeremy Hance 18 Jan 2012

Harsh words for Canada after it abandons Kyoto Protocol

Jeremy Hance 13 Dec 2011

Obama Administration bows to pressure, delays tar sands pipeline

Jeremy Hance 10 Nov 2011

12,000 surround White House to protest tar sands pipeline

Jeremy Hance 7 Nov 2011

Tar sands pipeline ‘another dirty needle feeding America’s fossil fuel addiction’

Jeremy Hance 11 Oct 2011

Climate test for Obama: 1,252 people arrested over notorious oil pipeline

Jeremy Hance 6 Sep 2011

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