[Ost-news] Tar Sands and the American Automobile

[Oil Sands Truth: Shut down the Tar Sands - social and environmental impacts of tar sands heavy oil projects across North America]

October 18, 2007

Tar Sands and the American Automobile  
Heavy crude largely heads south to fuel American cars

by Yves EnglerBianca Mugyenyi

The Dominion - [http://www.dominionpaper.ca][1]

A traffic jam during shift change, near Fort McMurray. The tar sands will primarily fuel North America's vast fleet of cars. Photo: Dru Oja Jay

The following is an edited excerpt from a forthcoming book by Bianca Mugyenyi and Yves Engler, tentatively titled Stop Signs: A road trip through the USA to explore the culture, politics and economics of the car.

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    [1]: http://www.dominionpaper.ca (http://www.dominionpaper.ca)
    [2]: http://oilsandstruth.org/tar-sands-and-american-automobile

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