From news at resist.ca Fri Aug 1 00:18:12 2008 From: news at resist.ca (Oil Sands Truth: Shut down the Tar Sands - social and environmental impacts of tar sands heavy oil projects across North America) Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:18:12 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Enbridge Gateway line gains footing; profit jumps Message-ID: <20080801071813.6886.qmail@resist.ca> Enbridge Gateway line gains footing; profit jumps Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:29pm IST By Jeffrey Jones CALGARY, Alberta, July 31 (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc (ENB.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) is making big strides with a multibillion-dollar plan to ship crude from Canada's oil sands to Asia, the pipeline operator said on Thursday as it reported a more than fourfold jump in second-quarter profit. Enbridge, Canada's No. 2 pipeline company, also boosted its forecast for 2008 earnings. Its shares jumped 4 percent. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/enbridge-gateway-line-gains-footing-profit-jumps URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/enbridge-gateway-line-gains-footing-profit-jumps From news at resist.ca Sat Aug 2 16:17:05 2008 From: news at resist.ca (Oil Sands Truth: Shut down the Tar Sands - social and environmental impacts of tar sands heavy oil projects across North America) Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Oil: Tar sands less damaging than coal, insists Shell Message-ID: <20080802231705.29098.qmail@resist.ca> Oil: Tar sands less damaging than coal, insists Shell ? Profits from controversial source increase by 74% ? Group makes $7.9bn as Exxon hits record $11.7bn * Terry Macalister * The Guardian, * Friday August 1 2008 Shell warned environmentalists and ethical investors yesterday that failure to exploit tar sands and other unconventional oil products would worsen climate change because it would lead to the world burning even more carbon-heavy coal. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/oil-tar-sands-less-damaging-coal-insists-shell URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/oil-tar-sands-less-damaging-coal-insists-shell From news at resist.ca Sat Aug 2 16:17:05 2008 From: news at resist.ca (Oil Sands Truth: Shut down the Tar Sands - social and environmental impacts of tar sands heavy oil projects across North America) Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Increase of Migrant Workers in Canada Opens Door to Abuses Message-ID: <20080802231705.29099.qmail@resist.ca> Increase of Migrant Workers in Canada Opens Door to Abuses By Am Johal, IPS News. Posted July 31, 2008. Canada's construction boom has brought in thousands of foreign workers. They're being horribly exploited. Tools VANCOUVER, Jul 15 (IPS) -- Western Canada's construction boom, spurred on by the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver and oil sands development in Alberta, has led to a massive increase in foreign temporary workers coming to the region. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/increase-migrant-workers-canada-opens-door-abuses URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/increase-migrant-workers-canada-opens-door-abuses From news at resist.ca Sat Aug 2 16:17:05 2008 From: news at resist.ca (Oil Sands Truth: Shut down the Tar Sands - social and environmental impacts of tar sands heavy oil projects across North America) Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Coal Juice: High Energy Prices Prompt First U.S. Coal-to-Liquids Plant Message-ID: <20080802231705.29100.qmail@resist.ca> Coal Juice: High Energy Prices Prompt First U.S. Coal-to-Liquids Plant Posted by Keith Johnson Fresh hope for U.S. coal? (AP) July 28, 2008, 1:58 pm It?s far from clear that higher energy prices are environmentalists? friend. Though they migh eventually spur clean energy, they?re doing a good bit of the opposite right now. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/coal-juice-high-energy-prices-prompt-first-us-coaltoliquids-plant URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/coal-juice-high-energy-prices-prompt-first-us-coaltoliquids-plant From news at resist.ca Sat Aug 2 16:17:05 2008 From: news at resist.ca (Oil Sands Truth: Shut down the Tar Sands - social and environmental impacts of tar sands heavy oil projects across North America) Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Boiling Point! Message-ID: <20080802231706.29101.qmail@resist.ca> Boiling Point! Polaris report finds water in First Nations communities a ?violation of fundamental human rights? by Kim Petersen July 30, 2008 Neskantaga First Nation is one of the communities profiled in the Polaris report. It has been under a boil water advisory since 1995. ?What other community do you know of in Canada that has been on boil water advisory for 13 years?" In May, the Polaris Institute, a citizen-focused think tank, released Boiling Point!, a report about the ?violation of fundamental human rights? occurring in First Nation communities across Canada. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/boiling-point URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/boiling-point From news at resist.ca Sun Aug 3 01:17:22 2008 From: news at resist.ca (Oil Sands Truth: Shut down the Tar Sands - social and environmental impacts of tar sands heavy oil projects across North America) Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:17:22 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] TransCanada's Alaska pipeline project wins approval by state Senate Message-ID: <20080803081722.15251.qmail@resist.ca> TransCanada's Alaska pipeline project wins approval by state Senate By: THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY - TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) said Friday the Alaska Legislature has signed off on a license for the company's US$26-billion Alaska Pipeline Project under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act. "The legislature's decision represents a significant milestone in advancing this major natural gas pipeline project to connect stranded U.S. natural gas reserves to Alaskan and Lower 48 consumers," TransCanada president and chief executive Hal Kvisle said. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/transcanada039s-alaska-pipeline-project-wins-approval-state-senate URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/transcanada039s-alaska-pipeline-project-wins-approval-state-senate From news at resist.ca Sun Aug 3 01:17:22 2008 From: news at resist.ca (Oil Sands Truth: Shut down the Tar Sands - social and environmental impacts of tar sands heavy oil projects across North America) Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:17:22 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] TransCanada announces plan to expand Keystone pipeline capacity Message-ID: <20080803081722.15252.qmail@resist.ca> August 4, 2008 TransCanada announces plan to expand Keystone pipeline capacity Richard Gilbert staff writer A Calgary-based company is expanding its plans to build a pipeline to transport oil from Alberta to the U.S. Gulf Coast, while construction of the project ramps up in both countries. The Keystone pipeline expansion involves the construction of a 3,200-kilometre, 36-inch crude oil pipeline from Hardisty, Alberta to a delivery point near existing terminals in Port Arthur, Texas. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/transcanada-announces-plan-expand-keystone-pipeline-capacity URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/transcanada-announces-plan-expand-keystone-pipeline-capacity