From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 1 15:17:04 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: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:17:04 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Truth and consequences in the last days of cheap oil Message-ID: <20080701221704.26371.qmail@resist.ca> By Michael Klare Truth and consequences in the last days of cheap oil At the hastily convened global oil summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on June 28, top officials of producing and consuming nations from around the world attempted to find a combination of solutions that would somehow extricate us from the current crisis over sky-high energy prices. These proposals ranged from increased output by major producers like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to restrictions on the activities of international oil speculators. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/truth-and-consequences-last-days-cheap-oil URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/truth-and-consequences-last-days-cheap-oil From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 1 15:17:04 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: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:17:04 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] "Will Canada last?" Message-ID: <20080701221705.26373.qmail@resist.ca> Will Canada last? by Murray Dobbin June 30, 2008 What will it take persuade Canadians that if they do not act soon to reverse the course of their nation, there will be nothing left to save? I am talking, of course, about so-called "deep integration" and its official expression, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP). [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/quotwill-canada-lastquot URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/quotwill-canada-lastquot From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 1 15:17:04 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: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:17:04 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Greenpeace takes poke at Alberta tar sands Message-ID: <20080701221705.26372.qmail@resist.ca> Greenpeace takes poke at Alberta oil sands The Canadian Press June 27, 2008 CALGARY -- Greenpeace is stepping up pressure on the environmental record of Alberta's oil sands with a tongue-in-cheek website that offers mock tours of the province's industrial northeast. The site, with an address similar to the province's official tourism website, tempts travellers with black sand beaches, toxic lakes and clearcut forests. It recommends starting the day with a "propane cannon wake-up call" and suggests a little open-pit paragliding over the vast oil sands mines. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/greenpeace-takes-poke-alberta-tar-sands URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/greenpeace-takes-poke-alberta-tar-sands From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 1 15:17:04 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: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:17:04 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Keystone Pipeline II? Message-ID: <20080701221705.26375.qmail@resist.ca> West River Oil Pipeline Plans In a few weeks, TransCanada will begin construction on its Keystone pipeline in eastern South Dakota. But Monday the Candadian company was busy talking with South Dakotans on the western side of the state about a second proposed crude oil pipeline called the Keystone XL. TransCanada says the second line is in response to the high demand for oil in the United States. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/keystone-pipeline-ii URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/keystone-pipeline-ii From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 1 15:17:05 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: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Foreign workers deserve protection-- Calgary Herald Editorial Message-ID: <20080701221705.26376.qmail@resist.ca> Foreign workers deserve protection Calgary Herald Published: Sunday, June 29, 2008 The measurement of success for all employment programs, in particular one aimed at easing Alberta's labour crisis, is whether it's a win-win -- for the employer and the employees. With that in mind, judging from the numerous reports of abuse -- including the latest revelations of exploitation of 120 Chinese workers paid a fraction of what they were owed for building tanks at a northern Alberta oilsands site -- it seems the Temporary Foreign Worker Program is failing miserably. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/foreign-workers-deserve-protection-calgary-herald-editorial URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/foreign-workers-deserve-protection-calgary-herald-editorial From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 1 16:17:15 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: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:17:15 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Sahtu Office to monitor Oil & Gas delayed.... Message-ID: <20080701231715.4643.qmail@resist.ca> Monitoring office faces delay Guy Quenneville Northern News Services Published Monday, June 30, 2008 RADILIH KOE'/FORT GOOD HOPE - The Yamoga Land Corp. in Fort Good Hope is moving forward with plans to open an office that will monitor the activities of oil, gas and mining companies exploring around Fort Good Hope and Colville Lake, despite difficulties finding staff for the office. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/sahtu-office-monitor-oil-amp-gas-delayed URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/sahtu-office-monitor-oil-amp-gas-delayed From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 1 16:17:15 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: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:17:15 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Calgary: Rental crisis fund hits $43.5M Message-ID: <20080701231715.4644.qmail@resist.ca> Rental crisis fund hits $43.5M Province pays 10,000 claims a month Kelly Cryderman, Calgary Herald Published: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 A provincial emergency fund designed to help renters in dire straits has ballooned to more than six times its original size -- going to $43.5 million from the $7 million announced by the Stelmach government. More than 62,000 requests for emergency cash were granted in less than a year following the spring 2007 unveiling of the Homeless and Eviction Prevention Fund. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/calgary-rental-crisis-fund-hits-435m URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/calgary-rental-crisis-fund-hits-435m From news at resist.ca Wed Jul 2 12:17:23 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: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:17:23 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] US Congressional Moratorium on Oil Shale, Utah's Tar Sands Message-ID: <20080702191723.5735.qmail@resist.ca> Hatch and Bennett say one-year ban hurts U.S. energy independence Utah senators slam congressional oil-shale development moratorium By Patty Henetz The Salt Lake Tribune 07/02/2008 A congressional moratorium on oil shale leasing and development hurts an established industry's efforts to find investors and imperils the nation's hopes for energy independence, Utah's senators said Tuesday. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/us-congressional-moratorium-oil-shale-utah039s-tar-sands URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/us-congressional-moratorium-oil-shale-utah039s-tar-sands From news at resist.ca Wed Jul 2 12:17:23 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: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:17:23 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Come to Canada! But only if you've got a job Message-ID: <20080702191723.5737.qmail@resist.ca> Come to Canada! But only if you've got a job Stories of Canada looking to poach British citizens are wildly exaggerated. We're only interested in professionals who can help us dig up oil. Heather Mallick guardian.co.uk, // Wednesday July 2, 2008 Pissed-off workers of Britain, Alberta wants YOU. I beg your pardon? Alberta. It's a western province of Canada. The Rockies? Edmonton? Calgary, had the Olympics in 1988? A variety of scenic spots named after various homely minor Royals of the Victorian era? [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/come-canada-but-only-if-you039ve-got-a-job URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/come-canada-but-only-if-you039ve-got-a-job From news at resist.ca Wed Jul 2 13:17:49 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: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:17:49 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Fish death in oil patch (a closed Syncrude mine) Message-ID: <20080702201749.1183.qmail@resist.ca> Fish death in oil patch By GABRIEL ZARATE, SRJ Reporter 02.JUL.08 Alberta Environment is investigating an unexplained fish die-off in a reservoir in the Athabasca oil patch. The reservoir was built in the 1970s to divert the waters of Beaver Creek away from a nearby Syncrude oil sands mine, which is no longer active. ?There is no evidence that the incident was caused by contamination from that site,? said Alberta Environment spokesperson Cheryl Robb. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/fish-death-oil-patch-a-closed-syncrude-mine URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/fish-death-oil-patch-a-closed-syncrude-mine From news at resist.ca Wed Jul 2 13:17:49 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: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:17:49 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Canadian production to play crucial role on world markets Message-ID: <20080702201749.1184.qmail@resist.ca> Output still far from peak levels, say CEOs Canadian production to play crucial role on world markets Shaun Polczer, Canwest News Service Published: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 MADRID, Spain - Canada's oilsands are still years away from making a meaningful impact on global oil supplies, the heads of two of the world's largest oil companies -- Exxon and Total SA -- said at the World Petroleum Congress in Spain yesterday. But they also said despite economic and environmental challenges, unconventional oil from Canada will eventually play a crucial role in meeting the world's oil needs. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/canadian-production-play-crucial-role-world-markets URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/canadian-production-play-crucial-role-world-markets From news at resist.ca Wed Jul 2 13:17:49 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: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:17:49 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Keystone Hearings in Saskatchewan Message-ID: <20080702201750.1185.qmail@resist.ca> Information flows at pipeline gathering The Shaunavon Standard (Saskatchewan) July 2, 2008 Local landowners and the general public had an opportunity to get a first hand look at a proposed new $7 billion pipeline project that will pass through Southwest Saskatchewan. Local landowners and the general public had an opportunity to get a first hand look at a proposed new $7 billion pipeline project that will pass through Southwest Saskatchewan. The Keystone XL Pipeline is a crude oil project originating in Alberta and extending south to serve markets on the U.S. Gulf Coast. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/keystone-hearings-saskatchewan URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/keystone-hearings-saskatchewan From news at resist.ca Wed Jul 2 14:17:22 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: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:17:22 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Kinder Morgan ramping up pipeline plans (to north BC) Message-ID: <20080702211723.18782.qmail@resist.ca> Kinder Morgan ramping up pipeline plans Dormant northern leg being revived Jon Harding Canwest News Service Wednesday, July 02, 2008 CALGARY -- A second large shipper of oil from Canada to the United States has confirmed interest is heating up between Canadian producers and refining customers in Asia and along the United States' West Coast. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/kinder-morgan-ramping-pipeline-plans-north-bc URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/kinder-morgan-ramping-pipeline-plans-north-bc From news at resist.ca Fri Jul 4 05:17:11 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, 04 Jul 2008 12:17:11 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] India eyes $2.5 bln investment in Canada tar sands Message-ID: <20080704121711.18483.qmail@resist.ca> India eyes $2.5 bln investment in Canada tar sands Thu Jul 3, 2008 7:38am EDT MADRID (Reuters) - Indian firms could invest $2-$2.5 billion for stakes in Canadian tar sands projects, a top official said on Thursday, as part of efforts to secure overseas energy assets to fuel the country's fast-growing economy. Oil Secretary M.S. Srinivasan said at the World Petroleum Congress in Madrid the companies were looking to pick up holdings rather than buy foreign firms. Earlier this year, the head of state-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp ( [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/india-eyes-25-bln-investment-canada-tar-sands URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/india-eyes-25-bln-investment-canada-tar-sands From news at resist.ca Sat Jul 5 13:17:11 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, 05 Jul 2008 20:17:11 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] India looking at investments in Canada tar sands: state oil firm Message-ID: <20080705201711.31788.qmail@resist.ca> India looking at investments in Canada tar sands: state oil firm 2 days ago MADRID (AFP) ? India could invest up to 10 billion dollars (6.34 billion euros) in Canada's tar sands oil industry, the head of the country's state oil company said Thursday. Canada has vast reserves of tar sands -- a dense mixture of sand, water and petroleum used to extract bitumen -- but the development of the industry is controversial because of its environmental impact. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/india-looking-investments-canada-tar-sands-state-oil-firm URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/india-looking-investments-canada-tar-sands-state-oil-firm From news at resist.ca Sat Jul 5 14:17:06 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, 05 Jul 2008 21:17:06 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Government records show close to no environmental regulation enforcement in Alberta's Tar Sands Message-ID: <20080705211706.11979.qmail@resist.ca> Government records show close to no environmental regulation enforcement in Alberta's Tar Sands LIBRARY LATE FEES IN CALGARY AND EDMONTON TOTAL 16 TIMES MORE THAN ENVIRONMENTAL FINES LEVIED AT TAR SANDS COMPANIES TORONTO, July 2 /CNW/ - 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. Oil companies operating in the Tar Sands were fined only $249,000 in [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/government-records-show-close-no-environmental-regulation-enforcement-alberta039s-tar-sands URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/government-records-show-close-no-environmental-regulation-enforcement-alberta039s-tar-sands From news at resist.ca Sat Jul 5 14:17:06 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, 05 Jul 2008 21:17:06 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Nexen and Statoil demanding "Clarity" on tar sands projects Message-ID: <20080705211706.11980.qmail@resist.ca> "Clarity", meaning an assurance that no changes will be made to the regulatory approval process or environmental requirements, is demanded by major corporations who wish to be able to produce in the tar sands without oversight-- i.e., they "demand" the maintenance of the status quo. Nexen is one of the "partners" of the Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI), a grouping that partners with many of the largest corporations that exist, receiving most of their funding through Ducks Unlimited Canada through Ducks Unlimited in the United States-- where the money originates with the Pew Foundation. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/nexen-and-statoil-demanding-quotclarityquot-tar-sands-projects URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/nexen-and-statoil-demanding-quotclarityquot-tar-sands-projects From news at resist.ca Sat Jul 5 14:17:06 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, 05 Jul 2008 21:17:06 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Issues - New ERCB directive on toxic tailings is a huge step in the wrong direction Message-ID: <20080705211706.11981.qmail@resist.ca> Issues - New ERCB directive on toxic tailings is a huge step in the wrong direction RICARDO ACU?A / ualberta.ca/parkland The Alberta Government, along with their friends in the oil industry, have recently embarked on a major campaign to educate Canadians and Americans about the fact that extraction of oil from Northern Alberta?s bituminous sands is actually an environmentally friendly and ecologically sound process. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/issues-new-ercb-directive-toxic-tailings-a-huge-step-wrong-direction URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/issues-new-ercb-directive-toxic-tailings-a-huge-step-wrong-direction From news at resist.ca Sat Jul 5 14:17:06 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, 05 Jul 2008 21:17:06 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Disaster Capitalism: State of Extortion Message-ID: <20080705211706.11982.qmail@resist.ca> Disaster Capitalism: State of Extortion by Naomi Klein July 3, 2008 The Nation Once oil passed $140 a barrel, even the most rabidly right-wing media hosts had to prove their populist cred by devoting a portion of every show to bashing Big Oil. Some have gone so far as to invite me on for a friendly chat about an insidious new phenomenon: ?disaster capitalism.? It usually goes well?until it doesn?t. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/disaster-capitalism-state-extortion URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/disaster-capitalism-state-extortion From news at resist.ca Sat Jul 5 14:17:06 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, 05 Jul 2008 21:17:06 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Workers are suddenly leaving Alberta, heading to Atlantic Canada, but will it last? Message-ID: <20080705211707.11985.qmail@resist.ca> Workers are suddenly leaving Alberta, heading to Atlantic Canada, but will it last? By James Foster Times & Transcript Staff // Saturday July 5th, 2008 A new report shows an exodus of people from Alberta and an influx into Atlantic Canada, the reverse of a long-standing trend that has troubled New Brunswick for a decade. Many Maritimers are heading home from Alberta as they find that the quality of life in the Atlantic region and Metro Moncton is top notch. Here some Metro Moncton residents enjoy the water feature in front of Moncton City Hall. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/workers-are-suddenly-leaving-alberta-heading-atlantic-canada-will-it-last URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/workers-are-suddenly-leaving-alberta-heading-atlantic-canada-will-it-last From news at resist.ca Sat Jul 5 19:17:06 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, 06 Jul 2008 02:17:06 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] You won't believe the title of this far right wing article... Message-ID: <20080706021706.17407.qmail@resist.ca> This is rather, ahem, self explanatory... Especially when you read the bio of the author, on a site with several ex-Fox writers. --M Alberta Heavy Crude to be World?s cleanest production By Mark Smyth Monday, June 30, 2008 For those who were not aware of the joint statement from the 76TH ANNUAL U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS in Miami this past week, to boycott Canadian gasoline made from oil sands heavy crude, pay very close attention. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/you-won039t-believe-title-far-right-wing-article URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/you-won039t-believe-title-far-right-wing-article From news at resist.ca Sun Jul 6 13:17:04 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, 06 Jul 2008 20:17:04 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Mackenzie Pipeline or Pipe Dream? Message-ID: <20080706201704.28905.qmail@resist.ca> This seems to be good news, but the underlying keys here are: Rising costs, costs due to the rising price of crude; these rises are directly linked to the *drive* to construct the pipelines that are ultimately needed for the continued growth of the Athabasca Tar Sands region. Two, as indicated, part of the reasoning against the MGP is the region of BC's Northeast corner perhaps containing vast reserves previously unknown. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/mackenzie-pipeline-or-pipe-dream URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/mackenzie-pipeline-or-pipe-dream From news at resist.ca Sun Jul 6 14:17:20 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, 06 Jul 2008 21:17:20 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Compensation for Ge Genbao & Lui Hongliang, TFW's killed at CNRL Last Year Message-ID: <20080706211720.8388.qmail@resist.ca> Despite what they write below, CLAC is not a "union", but an anti-union bosses association of workers. Nonetheless, this article is the first time that the two killed Temporary foreign workers names have been released to my knowledge. Their widows had recently made it known that only 12 percent of their husbands wages have ever reached them, long after their deaths at the hands of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd's speed ups in construction. Take the following "labour" press release with a major grain of salt. --M Widow of worker killed in Alberta finally gets compensation [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/compensation-ge-genbao-amp-lui-hongliang-tfw039s-killed-cnrl-last-year URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/compensation-ge-genbao-amp-lui-hongliang-tfw039s-killed-cnrl-last-year From news at resist.ca Sun Jul 6 14:17:20 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, 06 Jul 2008 21:17:20 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Indigenous people ask G8 for climate talk inclusion Message-ID: <20080706211720.8389.qmail@resist.ca> Indigenous people ask G8 for climate talk inclusion Fri Jul 4, 2008 10:53am EDT By Yoko Kubota SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - Indigenous communities from around the world urged G8 rich nations on Friday to help them participate in global climate change talks, saying they contributed least to but are most affected by global warming. Clad in colorful traditional robes, 26 representatives from countries including the United States, Canada, and Japan, along with some 400 students, activists, and academics, met on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/indigenous-people-ask-g8-climate-talk-inclusion URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/indigenous-people-ask-g8-climate-talk-inclusion From news at resist.ca Mon Jul 7 10:17:18 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: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:17:18 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Fort St. John "won't be another Ft McMurray" Message-ID: <20080707171718.14403.qmail@resist.ca> Fri, July 4, 2008 Fort St. John ready to handle oil and gas boom By LAUREN KRUGEL, THE CANADIAN PRESS FORT ST. JOHN, B.C., -- Whose motto is "The Energetic City" -- will be able to avoid many of challenges that have become synonymous with the oilsands boomtown of Fort McMurray, Alta., said the city's mayor. Two enormous natural gas finds in northeastern B.C. -- the Montney Trend and the Horn River Basin -- have piqued the interest of a number of big U.S. and Canadian oil and gas names and sent a massive amount of investment pouring into the region. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/fort-st-john-quotwon039t-be-another-ft-mcmurrayquot URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/fort-st-john-quotwon039t-be-another-ft-mcmurrayquot From news at resist.ca Mon Jul 7 10:17:18 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: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:17:18 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Peak Oil: IEA Inches Toward the =?utf-8?q?Pessimists=E2=80=99?= Camp Message-ID: <20080707171718.14402.qmail@resist.ca> July 1, 2008, 2:56 pm Peak Oil: IEA Inches Toward the Pessimists? Camp Posted by Keith Johnson What?s up with oil prices? Well, it?s not speculators, and there?s no relief in sight, meaning at least five more years of high prices with no easy fixes. The ugly truth? Peak oil isn?t fringe anymore?it?s going mainstream. That?s the reading from the latest oil market report from the International Energy Agency, the rich-country energy watchdog. The IEA?s latest x-ray of the oil market includes plenty of disturbing nuggets. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/peak-oil-iea-inches-toward-pessimists%E2%80%99-camp URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/peak-oil-iea-inches-toward-pessimists%E2%80%99-camp From news at resist.ca Mon Jul 7 10:17:18 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: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:17:18 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Lake Athabasca north shore busy with mining Message-ID: <20080707171718.14404.qmail@resist.ca> Lake Athabasca north shore busy with mining By Don Jaque 25.JUN.08 Slave River Journal Red Rock Energy is one of at least seven exploration companies actively drilling for uranium on the north shore of Lake Athabasca in the Uranium City vicinity. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/lake-athabasca-north-shore-busy-with-mining URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/lake-athabasca-north-shore-busy-with-mining From news at resist.ca Mon Jul 7 19:17:04 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: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:17:04 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Big Oil poised to make triumphant return to Iraq Message-ID: <20080708021705.29045.qmail@resist.ca> "Anyone who thinks the invasion of Iraq accomplished nothing probably isn't sitting inside the boardrooms of some of the most powerful companies on Earth." Toronto Star July 5, 2008 // Linda McQuaig Big Oil poised to make triumphant return to Iraq Small service contracts announced last week are a step toward major development deals [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/big-oil-poised-make-triumphant-return-iraq URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/big-oil-poised-make-triumphant-return-iraq From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 8 13:17:05 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: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Residents turn out to learn about refinery project (Sarnia Ontario) Message-ID: <20080708201705.8050.qmail@resist.ca> Shell Canada finally crosses border July 2, 2008 Residents turn out to learn about refinery project By James Kelley // Voice Reporter For many, the visit from Shell Canada was way overdue. State Representative Phil Pavlov, R-St. Clair, and Shell Canada officials met with concerned citizens last Monday at the East China Township Offices to provide information about a proposed oil refinery project along the St. Clair River. Shell Canada has been planning a project since 2006 to build a Tar Sands Crude Oil Refinery along the St. Clair River. This is the first time Shell [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/residents-turn-out-learn-about-refinery-project-sarnia-ontario URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/residents-turn-out-learn-about-refinery-project-sarnia-ontario From John.Hetherington at ca.ey.com Tue Jul 8 13:24:09 2008 From: John.Hetherington at ca.ey.com (John.Hetherington at ca.ey.com) Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:24:09 -0600 Subject: [Ost-news] Easier to read newsletter format ? Ost-news Digest, Vol 15, Issue 6 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi, Interesting newsletters. Is there a way to make them easier to read, especially for a BlackBerry? For example, see below. 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URL: From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 8 14:17:12 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: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:17:12 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Exxon's Legal Guardians Message-ID: <20080708211712.20446.qmail@resist.ca> Souter's Shameful Decision Exxon's Legal Guardians By SHARON SMITH [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/exxon039s-legal-guardians URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/exxon039s-legal-guardians From news at resist.ca Thu Jul 10 15:18:24 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: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:18:24 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Shell Backs out of Sarnia Refinery for Tar Sands Message-ID: <20080710221824.22369.qmail@resist.ca> Shell backs out of oil sands project July 10, 2008 // Post-Tribune staff writers By Gitte Laasby and Christin Nance Lazerus An oil giant that planned to refine the same Canadian tar sands as BP Whiting has canceled plans for an expansion in Ontario. Shell Canada is scrapping a proposed refinery project in Sarnia, which would have turned tar-like crude from oil sands in Alberta, Canada, into refinery-ready light oil, the company announced Tuesday. But BP Whiting's modernization will continue to move forward, BP spokeswoman [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/shell-backs-out-sarnia-refinery-tar-sands URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/shell-backs-out-sarnia-refinery-tar-sands From news at resist.ca Thu Jul 10 15:18:24 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: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:18:24 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] California gets the goods on tar sands Message-ID: <20080710221824.22370.qmail@resist.ca> California gets the goods on oil sands Alberta seeks ways to satisfy new fuel rules Claudia Cattaneo, Financial Post Published: Thursday, July 10, 2008 CALGARY - A delegation from the federal and Alberta governments travelled to California this week to ensure its influential environmental regulator has all the facts about the oil sands before it moves forward with a low-carbon fuel standard that could discourage Canadian oil imports. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/california-gets-goods-tar-sands URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/california-gets-goods-tar-sands From news at resist.ca Thu Jul 10 17:17:04 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, 11 Jul 2008 00:17:04 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Nature Given Constitutional Rights in Ecuador Message-ID: <20080711001704.26667.qmail@resist.ca> Ecuador Constitutional Assembly Votes to Approve Rights of Nature In New Constitution Legal Defense Fund: Ecuador First Nation in the World to Shift to Rights-Based Environmental Protection Using Legal Defense Fund Support Ecuadorians Follow Lead of U.S. Communities Partnering With Legal Defense Fund FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On July 7, 2008, the Ecuador Constitutional Assembly - composed of one hundred and thirty (130) delegates elected countrywide to rewrite the country's Constitution - voted to approve articles for the new constitution [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/nature-given-constitutional-rights-ecuador URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/nature-given-constitutional-rights-ecuador From news at resist.ca Fri Jul 11 12:17:19 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, 11 Jul 2008 19:17:19 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] It's the Oil, Stupid! (No tar sands in Iraq, eh!) Message-ID: <20080711191719.3666.qmail@resist.ca> It's the Oil, stupid! Noam Chomsky Khaleej Times, July 8, 2008 The deal just taking shape between Iraq's Oil Ministry and four Western oil companies raises critical questions about the nature of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq ? questions that should certainly be addressed by presidential candidates and seriously discussed in the United States, and of course in occupied Iraq, where it appears that the population has little if any role in determining the future of their country. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/it039s-oil-stupid-no-tar-sands-iraq-eh URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/it039s-oil-stupid-no-tar-sands-iraq-eh From news at resist.ca Fri Jul 11 15:17:05 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: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Oil hits record near $147 as supply fears intensify Message-ID: <20080711221705.8629.qmail@resist.ca> Oil hits record near $147 as supply fears intensify Santosh Menon, Reuters Published: Friday, July 11, 2008 LONDON (Reuters) - Oil leapt $5 to a new record high near $147 a barrel on Friday, spurred by growing worries of threats to supplies from Iran and Nigeria and the possibility of a strike by Brazilian oil workers next week. U.S. crude was $4.85 at $146.50 a barrel by 9:15 a.m. EDT, off highs of $146.90, taking gains in just two sessions to over $10. It rose $5.60 or 4 percent a barrel on Thursday in a late burst of buying activity. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/oil-hits-record-near-147-supply-fears-intensify URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/oil-hits-record-near-147-supply-fears-intensify From news at resist.ca Fri Jul 11 16:17:04 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, 11 Jul 2008 23:17:04 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Tar Sands: Canada's dirty secret Message-ID: <20080711231705.20171.qmail@resist.ca> Oil sands: Canada's dirty secret As oil prices continue to reach record highs, the search for new sources of energy has led the world to Alberta, Canada, and its vast oil sands. Now, John Vidal finds, the country famed for its wilderness and clean living finds itself caught between fuelling the world's oil-hungry economy and the ecological devastation and soaring greenhouse gas emissions that exploiting the tar sands produces * John Vidal, environment editor, in Fort McMurray * guardian.co.uk, * Friday July 11, 2008 [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/tar-sands-canada039s-dirty-secret URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/tar-sands-canada039s-dirty-secret From news at resist.ca Fri Jul 11 17:17:05 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, 12 Jul 2008 00:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Climate Change Will Have Major Impact on Fishing Industry: UN Agency Message-ID: <20080712001705.13913.qmail@resist.ca> CLIMATE CHANGE WILL HAVE MAJOR IMPACT ON FISHING INDUSTRY, SAYS UN AGENCY New York, Jul 10 2008 11:00AM Climate change is already impacting the world's oceans and will have serious consequences for the hundreds of millions of people who depend on fishing for their livelihoods, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/climate-change-will-have-major-impact-fishing-industry-un-agency URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/climate-change-will-have-major-impact-fishing-industry-un-agency From news at resist.ca Fri Jul 11 17:17:05 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, 12 Jul 2008 00:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Kinder Morgan ramping up tar sands pipeline plans into BC Message-ID: <20080712001705.13914.qmail@resist.ca> Kinder Morgan ramping up pipeline plans Dormant northern leg being revived Jon Harding, Canwest News Service Published: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 CALGARY -- A second large shipper of oil from Canada to the United States has confirmed interest is heating up between Canadian producers and refining customers in Asia and along the United States' West Coast. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/kinder-morgan-ramping-tar-sands-pipeline-plans-bc URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/kinder-morgan-ramping-tar-sands-pipeline-plans-bc From news at resist.ca Fri Jul 11 18:17:05 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, 12 Jul 2008 01:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Carrier Sekani question review of gas pipeline Message-ID: <20080712011705.25048.qmail@resist.ca> Carrier Sekani question review of gas pipeline Written by GORDON HOEKSTRA Citizen staff Tuesday, 01 July 2008 The Carrier Sekani Tribal Council says a provincial review that gave a $1.1 billion natural gas pipeline project between Summit Lake and Kitimat the green light is inadequate, although it was expected. The project -- a joint venture between Pacific Northern Gas and Kitimat LNG -- received an environmental assessment certificate last Friday after a review by the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/carrier-sekani-question-review-gas-pipeline URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/carrier-sekani-question-review-gas-pipeline From news at resist.ca Sat Jul 12 15:17:07 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, 12 Jul 2008 22:17:07 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Oilpatch stares at boots amid record prices Message-ID: <20080712221708.5210.qmail@resist.ca> Oilpatch stares at boots amid record prices Deborah Yedlin, Calgary Herald Published: Saturday, July 12, 2008 With oil and natural gas trading at more than double where they were during Stampede Week last year, you'd think there would be a feeling of ebullience around town for this year's festivities. Wrong. For some reason, there's an unmistakably muted feeling. Sure, there are always the Stampede curmudgeons who opt to leave town or refuse to don their jeans and cowboy boots, but this year it's different. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/oilpatch-stares-boots-amid-record-prices URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/oilpatch-stares-boots-amid-record-prices From news at resist.ca Mon Jul 14 16:17:04 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: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:17:04 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Bush lifts presidential ban on offshore drilling Message-ID: <20080714231705.10928.qmail@resist.ca> Bush lifts presidential ban on offshore drilling By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer 12:57 PM PDT, July 14, 2008 WASHINGTON -- President Bush today lifted a long-standing presidential ban on new oil and gas drilling off the nation's coastlines and urged Congress to remove its own restrictions on offshore energy exploration, stoking the battle over how Washington should respond to high gasoline prices. But the wall of opposition on Capitol Hill to relaxing the drilling ban, though softening, appeared to be holding. A congressional [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/bush-lifts-presidential-ban-offshore-drilling URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/bush-lifts-presidential-ban-offshore-drilling From news at resist.ca Mon Jul 14 17:17:05 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: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] "B.C. oil could ease crisis" Message-ID: <20080715001705.4392.qmail@resist.ca> B.C. oil could ease crisis Offshore exploration should be considered, agency says Peter O'Neil with files from Kelly Sinoski Canwest News Service Monday, July 14, 2008 PARIS -- Canada could play a crucial role in helping alleviate the international energy crisis if it continues to expand Alberta oilsands production and considers allowing exploration off B.C.'s pristine coastline, says a senior official with the International Energy Agency. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/quotbc-oil-could-ease-crisisquot URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/quotbc-oil-could-ease-crisisquot From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 15 02:17:08 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: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:17:08 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] The Origins of the Western Greens Message-ID: <20080715091708.12896.qmail@resist.ca> Forging a Politics Worthy of the Landscape The Origins of the Western Greens By JEFFREY ST. CLAIR July 12 / 13, 2008 This essay is excerpted from Red State Rebels: Tales of Grassroots Resistance From the Heartland edited by Joshua Frank and Jeffrey St. Clair (AK Press, 2008). For thirty-five years the Democratic Party has enjoyed a nearly unquestioned hegemony over environmental politics, even though the greatest gains for the Earth were made during the Nixon administration. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/the-origins-western-greens URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/the-origins-western-greens From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 15 03:17:14 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: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:17:14 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Africa Faces Another Rising Expense: Fuel Message-ID: <20080715101714.11646.qmail@resist.ca> Africa Faces Another Rising Expense: Fuel By LYDIA POLGREEN July 12, 2008 DAKAR, Senegal ? In the United States, where the median household income is about $48,000, $4-a-gallon gas is painful. In Nigeria, most of whose 140 million citizens live on less than $2 a day despite their country's status as the world's eighth largest oil exporter, $5.50-a-gallon diesel is excruciating. Daniel Idoko runs a small business center in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, and because the country's electricity supply is so balky, he relies on [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/africa-faces-another-rising-expense-fuel URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/africa-faces-another-rising-expense-fuel From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 15 17:17:05 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: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Stupid Tar Sands Schemes Message-ID: <20080716001705.13513.qmail@resist.ca> Stupid oilsands schemes Oilpatch welfare smacks of Don Getty years By NEIL WAUGH, EDMONTON SUN Tue, July 15, 2008 Premier Ed Stelmach was spreading the good news last week in hopes of deflecting any bad news he might get later this week when he meets his provincial counterparts in Quebec City. "We need to spread the word," the premier told oil industry execs a day after unleashing $2 billion in oilpatch welfare, which had haunting echoes of the pump-priming Don Getty years. "Our province is a reliable supplier of abundant energy produced in a responsible manner." [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/stupid-tar-sands-schemes URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/stupid-tar-sands-schemes From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 15 17:17:05 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: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Enbridge delays Gulf Coast pipeline Message-ID: <20080716001705.13514.qmail@resist.ca> Enbridge delays Gulf Coast pipeline Company blames lagging output in oil sands as it pushes back project to 2014 NORVAL SCOTT AND SHAWN MCCARTHY July 10, 2008 CALGARY, OTTAWA -- Enbridge Inc. is pushing back plans to build a $2.6-billion pipeline that would connect the oil sands to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast, blaming the delay on the slow pace of development in Alberta. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/enbridge-delays-gulf-coast-pipeline URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/enbridge-delays-gulf-coast-pipeline From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 15 17:17:05 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: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] 2010 Organizing and the Tar Sands: Inspiring the SPP and Helping the Olympics Message-ID: <20080716001705.13516.qmail@resist.ca> 2010 Organizing and the Tar Sands: Inspiring the SPP and Helping the Olympics By Macdonald Stainsby; July 14, 2008 - Znet [http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/18182][1] For much of the last year, many of the anti-capitalist and anti-authoritarian forces across Canada have started to work towards converging many of the bigger issues to take place in 2010 into a larger whole. [read more][2] [1]: http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/18182 (http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/18182) [2]: http://oilsandstruth.org/2010-organizing-and-tar-sands-inspiring-spp-and-helping-olympics URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/2010-organizing-and-tar-sands-inspiring-spp-and-helping-olympics From news at resist.ca Mon Jul 21 09:17:04 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: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:17:04 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Suncor Pipeline Springs Leak Message-ID: <20080721161705.28467.qmail@resist.ca> Suncor says oil sands pipeline shut after leak Thu Jul 17, 2008 CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A pipeline carrying diesel fuel from Suncor Energy Inc's northern Alberta oil sands operations sprung a leak on Tuesday, but production at the facilities has not yet been affected, the company said. Suncor, the No. 2 oil sands producer, said a leak on its pipeline running from Fort McMurray, Alberta, to Edmonton was detected at 11:30 a.m. local time on July 15 and the pipeline was shut down. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/suncor-pipeline-springs-leak URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/suncor-pipeline-springs-leak From news at resist.ca Mon Jul 21 09:17:04 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: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:17:04 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Tar sands boom swamps the Canadian wilderness Message-ID: <20080721161705.28465.qmail@resist.ca> Oil sands boom swamps the Canadian wilderness Environmentalists want tougher laws to halt the damage, writes Tim Webb * Sunday July 20, 2008 Todd Dahlman scoops up a handful of oily sand and smiles. 'This is the money - it even smells like money,' says the manager of Shell's Muskeg River oil sands mine in the Athabasca region of North Alberta in Canada. We are standing in the middle of a pit 50m deep that giant diggers have hollowed out of the earth. Some 150m beneath our feet lie almost a billion barrels of oil. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/tar-sands-boom-swamps-canadian-wilderness URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/tar-sands-boom-swamps-canadian-wilderness From news at resist.ca Mon Jul 21 13:17:17 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: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:17:17 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] The Pentagon's Toxic Legacy Message-ID: <20080721201718.10047.qmail@resist.ca> The Pentagon's Toxic Legacy July, 01 2008 By Jeffrey St.Clair and Joshua Frank [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/the-pentagon039s-toxic-legacy URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/the-pentagon039s-toxic-legacy From news at resist.ca Mon Jul 21 13:17:18 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: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:17:18 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Groups Dare Investors to Drink Community Water Message-ID: <20080721201718.10049.qmail@resist.ca> Alberta First Nations and Allies Deliver Message To Investment Symposium in Calgary: Dirty Tar Sands Oil Is A Risky Investment Groups Dare Investors to Drink Community Water CALGARY - July 16 - 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. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/groups-dare-investors-drink-community-water URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/groups-dare-investors-drink-community-water From news at resist.ca Mon Jul 21 13:17:18 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: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:17:18 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Understanding Energy Return On Energy Investment (EROEI) Message-ID: <20080721201718.10050.qmail@resist.ca> Understanding Energy Return On Energy Investment (EROEI) POSTED July 15, 3:47 PM Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Energy Return On Energy Investment (EROEI) is an important concept to understand and a concept that is severely lacking in our current political debate on new energy sources. EROEI is simply defined as: EROEI = Energy Produced / Energy Used [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/understanding-energy-return-on-energy-investment-eroei URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/understanding-energy-return-on-energy-investment-eroei From news at resist.ca Mon Jul 21 13:17:18 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: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:17:18 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Why =?utf-8?b?QWxiZXJ0YeKAmXM=?= $4 billion greenwash =?utf-8?b?ZG9lc27igJl0?= add up to much of anything Message-ID: <20080721201719.10052.qmail@resist.ca> Issues - 2 + 2 = 5 Why Alberta?s $4 billion greenwash doesn?t add up to much of anything RICARDO ACU?A / ualberta.ca/parkland It seems lately that the role of government in Alberta has become more and more about image and spin than about actually doing anything concrete and positive in the public interest. The attitude seems to be that it doesn?t really matter if you are actually doing anything positive, as long as you can convince people that you are. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/why-alberta%E2%80%99s-4-billion-greenwash-doesn%E2%80%99t-add-much-anything URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/why-alberta%E2%80%99s-4-billion-greenwash-doesn%E2%80%99t-add-much-anything From news at resist.ca Wed Jul 23 12:17:05 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: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Suncor gets go ahead to ramp up Firebag In-Situ plant production Message-ID: <20080723191705.8645.qmail@resist.ca> Suncor gets go ahead to ramp up Firebag In-Situ plant production CALGARY, Jul 23, 2008 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) ----Suncor Energy Inc. reports that, effective July 22, the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) has removed production constraints imposed on Suncor's Firebag in-situ oil sands operations. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/suncor-gets-go-ahead-ramp-firebag-insitu-plant-production URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/suncor-gets-go-ahead-ramp-firebag-insitu-plant-production From news at resist.ca Wed Jul 23 12:17:05 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: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Alaska votes to award TCPL The Alaska Highway Pipeline Message-ID: <20080723191705.8644.qmail@resist.ca> Alaska House OKs gas pipeline license for TransCanada Corp. 11 hours ago JUNEAU, Alaska ? The Alaska State House of Representatives has approved a state license for a Canadian company to pursue a natural gas pipeline project that could unlock 130 million cubic metres of North Slope gas reserves daily. The House backed the plan on a 24-16 vote Tuesday. A reconsideration vote is planned Wednesday, but that's usually a formality. If approved then, the bill will go to the state Senate, which must approve or reject it before Aug. 2. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/alaska-votes-award-tcpl-the-alaska-highway-pipeline URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/alaska-votes-award-tcpl-the-alaska-highway-pipeline From news at resist.ca Wed Jul 23 13:17:08 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: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:17:08 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Alter NRG plans to build $4.5-billion coal-to-liquids plant (Alberta) Message-ID: <20080723201708.5962.qmail@resist.ca> Calgary upstart to turn coal into liquid fuel Alter NRG plans to build $4.5-billion coal-to-liquids plant that would produce 40,000 barrels a day of fuel by 2014 NORVAL SCOTT July 23, 2008 CALGARY -- For most energy companies, figuring how to best turn Alberta's vast oil sands into lucrative gasoline is challenging enough. But Alter NRG Corp. is looking to go one better. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/alter-nrg-plans-build-45billion-coaltoliquids-plant-alberta URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/alter-nrg-plans-build-45billion-coaltoliquids-plant-alberta From news at resist.ca Wed Jul 23 13:17:08 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: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:17:08 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Canadian energy policy "Made in USA" Message-ID: <20080723201708.5963.qmail@resist.ca> Canadian energy policy "Made in USA" The window may be closing on what's left of Canadian decision-making power over our own energy. Dateline: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 by Linda McQuaig When Americans want something that lies in another country, the consequences for that other country can be severe. Even if they don't actually invade, they put a lot of pressure on lesser countries to behave as they want. The future of the oil sands is one of the most important and contentious issues facing Canada. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/canadian-energy-policy-quotmade-usaquot URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/canadian-energy-policy-quotmade-usaquot From news at resist.ca Wed Jul 23 16:17:06 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: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:17:06 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Will Offshore Drilling Help? Message-ID: <20080723231706.29043.qmail@resist.ca> July 23, 2008 Will Offshore Drilling Help? by Tam Hunt, Community Environmental Council With oil prices topping new records every week, the chorus for increasing offshore drilling is growing. Will it help? [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/will-offshore-drilling-help URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/will-offshore-drilling-help From news at resist.ca Wed Jul 23 16:17:06 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: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:17:06 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Russia and Venezuela to Coordinate on Energy Message-ID: <20080723231706.29044.qmail@resist.ca> Russia and Venezuela Will Coordinate on Energy By ANNE BARNARD // NYTimes Published: July 23, 2008 MOSCOW ? President Hugo Ch?vez of Venezuela and President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia declared Tuesday that their countries would more closely coordinate their actions on global oil and gas markets and that they would work together on foreign policy, a sphere in which both countries have sought to counter American influence. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/russia-and-venezuela-coordinate-energy URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/russia-and-venezuela-coordinate-energy From news at resist.ca Wed Jul 23 16:17:06 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: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:17:06 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] PNWER study on Energy "recommendations" for the Region Message-ID: <20080723231706.29046.qmail@resist.ca> PNWER study on Energy "recommendations" for the Region Nukes for the tar sands, massive new hydro projects in BC & AB, natural gas pipelines, new coal plants & more! And if we don't do this? Well, according to PNWER: blackouts, job losses and extreme price increases will occur! Be afraid, consume, and forget about everything else. This is to "help" stop climate change we are told. Coal, tar sands, these are now "solutions". Don't think about it, or else you will get a headache... --M ***** [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/pnwer-study-energy-quotrecommendationsquot-region URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/pnwer-study-energy-quotrecommendationsquot-region From news at resist.ca Wed Jul 23 17:17:05 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: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] PNWER Summit Luxury Boat Tour Blocked by Activists Message-ID: <20080724001705.26871.qmail@resist.ca> ATTENTION: ALL NEWS EDITORS ==> Pictures attached of 2nd Protest Against PNWER Summit ==> No Smooth Sailing for PNWER Elites: Marina Entrance Blocked by Activists ==> Activists cite lack of transparent process and public consultation in PNWER decision making given wide scope of policy impacts from 2010 Olympics to oil and gas mining Wednesday July 23, 2008 Vancouver- A group of activists blocked access to the Westin Bayshore marina today to protest the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) summit. In doing so, they prevented delegates from boarding a [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/pnwer-summit-luxury-boat-tour-blocked-activists URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/pnwer-summit-luxury-boat-tour-blocked-activists From news at resist.ca Thu Jul 24 15:18:08 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: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:18:08 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Federal climate change report warns of health problems Message-ID: <20080724221809.26398.qmail@resist.ca> Federal climate change report warns of health problems STEVE RENNIE The Canadian Press July 24, 2008 at 4:59 PM EDT OTTAWA ? A major report on climate change and health forecasts a higher risk of injuries, illnesses and stress-related disorders brought on by more frequent bouts of extreme weather. A not-yet-released Health Canada report urges the federal government to brace Canadians for health problems arising from more droughts, violent storms, heat waves and cold snaps. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/federal-climate-change-report-warns-health-problems URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/federal-climate-change-report-warns-health-problems From news at resist.ca Thu Jul 24 15:18:08 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: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:18:08 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] "TransCanada closes in on Alaska" Message-ID: <20080724221809.26399.qmail@resist.ca> A few quick notes on this: TransCanada-- otherwise known as TCPL-- is a major sponsor of the 2010 Olympics destroying Vancouver and the lands of "BC". TransCanada is also a massive construction conduit for the expansion of the tar sands/tar pits up to 5 MILLION barrels a day (more than any other single country in the world minus Saudi Arabia for daily delivery). These plans are enunciated and spelled out in the SPP's round of talks from Houston, 2006. TCPL is promoting the expansion of *both* northern pipelines for gas, and finally gave up the competition charade: [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/quottranscanada-closes-alaskaquot URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/quottranscanada-closes-alaskaquot From news at resist.ca Thu Jul 24 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: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Fort Berthold Reservation officials discuss oil exploration Message-ID: <20080724231705.5331.qmail@resist.ca> Despite the tone of the article below, there is much opposition in the community to this development, opposition whose voices need to be heard. --M Reservation officials discuss oil exploration Business News - Native Business News New Town, North Dakota (AP) 5-08 The chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes sees new opportunities in oil exploration but says it may come at a price. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/fort-berthold-reservation-officials-discuss-oil-exploration URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/fort-berthold-reservation-officials-discuss-oil-exploration From news at resist.ca Fri Jul 25 13:17:05 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: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Bay Area/ Richmond, California OKs Chevron refinery plan Message-ID: <20080725201705.3579.qmail@resist.ca> Richmond council OKs Chevron refinery plan Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff Writer Friday, July 18, 2008 RICHMOND -- A sharply divided Richmond City Council approved on Thursday Chevron's controversial plan for a major upgrade of its century-old refinery and accepted $61 million from the oil company for community programs. The council voted 5-4 to approve a conditional use permit for Chevron to replace a hydrogen plant, install new hydrogen-purifying equipment, build a new cogeneration power plant and replace other antiquated machinery. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/bay-area-richmond-california-oks-chevron-refinery-plan URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/bay-area-richmond-california-oks-chevron-refinery-plan From news at resist.ca Fri Jul 25 13:17:05 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: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Brazen protesters tag Syncrude pond Message-ID: <20080725201706.3577.qmail@resist.ca> Brazen protesters tag Syncrude pond Alexandra Zabjek, The Edmonton Journal Published: 2:31 am, July 25, 2008 EDMONTON - A new chapter in activism against Alberta's oilsands was opened Thursday when a group of protesters entered Syncrude's Aurora mine site north of Fort McMurray and unfurled banners on the edge of a controversial tailings pond. "To actually go onto the (oilsands) sites themselves, that's a new thing and I think we can expect to see more of that in the future as greater awareness is brought to what's going on up north," said Paul Joosse, a [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/brazen-protesters-tag-syncrude-pond URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/brazen-protesters-tag-syncrude-pond From news at resist.ca Fri Jul 25 13:17:05 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: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Tar Sands Industry Poised to Pollute Canada's Largest Freshwater Aquifer Message-ID: <20080725201705.3576.qmail@resist.ca> Tar Sands Industry Poised to Pollute Canada's Largest Freshwater Aquifer CALGARY (July 24, 2008) ? The M?tis Nation in northeastern Alberta has discovered that many of Alberta's in situ tar sands projects sit immediately below a vast groundwater channel system that flows into the Athabasca River. Given the accidental steam blowouts that have already occurred in the region, the potential for pollution of Canada's largest freshwater aquifer is very real. "We are deeply concerned about these blowouts," says Rick Boucher, [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/tar-sands-industry-poised-pollute-canada039s-largest-freshwater-aquifer URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/tar-sands-industry-poised-pollute-canada039s-largest-freshwater-aquifer From news at resist.ca Fri Jul 25 13:17:05 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: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Naomi Klein: Bush Sees Crises in Fuel, Food, Housing and Banking as Chance to Exploit Us More Message-ID: <20080725201706.3580.qmail@resist.ca> Naomi Klein: Bush Sees Crises in Fuel, Food, Housing and Banking as Chance to Exploit Us More By Amy Goodman Jul 20, 2008, 06:04 People are desperate for solutions but instead they're handed policies that don't solve the crises, and are highly profitable for corporations. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/naomi-klein-bush-sees-crises-fuel-food-housing-and-banking-chance-exploit-us-more URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/naomi-klein-bush-sees-crises-fuel-food-housing-and-banking-chance-exploit-us-more From news at resist.ca Fri Jul 25 15:17:05 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: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Red tape ties up Mackenzie plan Message-ID: <20080725221705.10839.qmail@resist.ca> Red tape ties up Mackenzie plan Herald News Services Published: Friday, July 25, 2008 As the Alaska pipeline clears political hurdles and marches forward, Canada's own multibillion-dollar plan to tap Arctic natural gas reserves in the Mackenzie Delta remains in regulatory limbo. The fact wasn't lost on Northwest Territories industry minister Bob McLeod. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/red-tape-ties-mackenzie-plan URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/red-tape-ties-mackenzie-plan From news at resist.ca Fri Jul 25 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: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Tar Sands overview: production history, environmental destruction and human rights violations (Part II) Message-ID: <20080725231705.24428.qmail@resist.ca> Part II of II: Macdonald Stainsby gives an overview of the tar sands, their history in development, why now, the connection to the war on terror & Iraq, trade deals, expansion of the tempoary foreign worker programs in such development, violation of indigenous nations' self-determination and environmental destruction unparalleled in the world. Part II of II. height="10" autostart="false" loop="false" > URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/tar-sands-overview-production-history-environmental-destruction-and-human-rights-violations-part-ii From news at resist.ca Fri Jul 25 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: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Tar Sands overview: production history, environmental destruction and human rights violations Message-ID: <20080725231705.24427.qmail@resist.ca> Macdonald Stainsby gives an overview of the tar sands, their history in development, why now, the connection to the war on terror & Iraq, trade deals, expansion of the tempoary foreign worker programs in such development, violation of indigenous nations' self-determination and environmental destruction unparalleled in the world. height="10" autostart="false" loop="false" > URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/tar-sands-overview-production-history-environmental-destruction-and-human-rights-violations From news at resist.ca Fri Jul 25 17:17:04 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, 26 Jul 2008 00:17:04 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] NEB gives nod to Canadian expansion of Keystone pipeline Message-ID: <20080726001705.18347.qmail@resist.ca> NEB gives nod to Canadian expansion of Keystone pipeline By The Canadian Press - For Business Edge Published: 07/25/2008 The National Energy Board has approved a plan to expand the Canadian portion of the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline (TSX:TRP) project. The $348-million expansion will allow Keystone to increase its capacity by 156,000 barrels per day to 591,000 bpd. The Canadian portion of the Keystone pipeline will extend from Hardisty to a point near Haskett, Man. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/neb-gives-nod-canadian-expansion-keystone-pipeline URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/neb-gives-nod-canadian-expansion-keystone-pipeline From news at resist.ca Sat Jul 26 18:17:19 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, 27 Jul 2008 01:17:19 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Unshackling the Mackenzie-- Petroleum News Message-ID: <20080727011719.14904.qmail@resist.ca> Unshackling the Mackenzie McCrank offers blueprint to untangle NWT?s cumbersome regulatory regime By Gary Park For Petroleum News Editor?s note: TransCanada?s proposed gas pipeline route from Alaska?s North Slope to Alberta gas hub does not go through the Northwest Territories. Canada?s northern territories are a step closer to a simpler system to regulate development of their minerals, forestry and oil and natural gas. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/unshackling-mackenzie-petroleum-news URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/unshackling-mackenzie-petroleum-news From news at resist.ca Mon Jul 28 14:17:17 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: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:17:17 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Law Suit a Tar Sands Stopper? Message-ID: <20080728211717.12421.qmail@resist.ca> Quote from the article below: "It could also, conceivably, shut down Canada's only tactical bombing range at Cold Lake." [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/law-suit-a-tar-sands-stopper URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/law-suit-a-tar-sands-stopper From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 29 22:17:19 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: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:17:19 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Investors urged to kick the tar sands habit Message-ID: <20080730051720.6949.qmail@resist.ca> Investors urged to kick the tar sands habit New report claims carbon intensive projects to extract oil from Canadian tar sands present unacceptable business risks James Murray, BusinessGreen, 29 Jul 2008 Investors are to be urged to shun controversial projects to extract oil from North American tar fields following the publication of a major new report that claims the carbon intensive processes involved represent an unacceptable environmental and business risk. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/investors-urged-kick-tar-sands-habit URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/investors-urged-kick-tar-sands-habit From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 29 22:17:19 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: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:17:19 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Lessons in simplicity on warming Message-ID: <20080730051720.6952.qmail@resist.ca> Lessons in simplicity on warming Jul 29, 2008 04:30 AM Albert Koehl The most useful lessons to be learned in the fight against global warming can probably be gleaned from grade-school problem-solving exercises ? for example, that letting air out of the tires of a truck that doesn't quite fit under a bridge is easier than raising the bridge. In other words, difficult problems don't always call for complicated solutions. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/lessons-simplicity-warming URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/lessons-simplicity-warming From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 29 22:17:19 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: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:17:19 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] (Calgary) City population growth to boost housing demand Message-ID: <20080730051720.6953.qmail@resist.ca> City population growth to boost housing demand Kathy McCormick, Calgary Herald Published: Saturday, July 26, 2008 In spite of the lower number of housing construction starts this year, people are moving to Calgary -- and they're buying homes in the suburbs, says the latest city census. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/calgary-city-population-growth-boost-housing-demand URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/calgary-city-population-growth-boost-housing-demand From news at resist.ca Tue Jul 29 22:17:19 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: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:17:19 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] LABOUR: AFL denounces =?utf-8?b?4oCcb3V0?= of =?utf-8?q?control=E2=80=9D?= import of =?utf-8?b?4oCcZGlzcG9zYWJsZeKAnQ==?= foreign workers in Alberta Message-ID: <20080730051720.6955.qmail@resist.ca> LABOUR: AFL denounces ?out of control? import of ?disposable? foreign workers in Alberta (AlbertaIndex, July 29, Tuesday) --- The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) has hit out at the provincial and federal governments as well as employers for letting the number of ?disposable? foreign workers flooding into Alberta to reach ?out of control? proportions. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/labour-afl-denounces-%E2%80%9Cout-control%E2%80%9D-import-%E2%80%9Cdisposable%E2%80%9D-foreign-workers-alberta URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/labour-afl-denounces-%E2%80%9Cout-control%E2%80%9D-import-%E2%80%9Cdisposable%E2%80%9D-foreign-workers-alberta From news at resist.ca Wed Jul 30 00:17:05 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: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] Peak Oil Happened Already Message-ID: <20080730071705.12891.qmail@resist.ca> Peak Oil Happened Already by Douglas Smyth opednews.com July 18, 2008 [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/peak-oil-happened-already URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/peak-oil-happened-already From news at resist.ca Wed Jul 30 19:17:05 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: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:17:05 -0000 Subject: [Ost-news] N.B. inmates training to be oil rig workers Message-ID: <20080731021705.17956.qmail@resist.ca> N.B. inmates training to be oil rig workers Last Updated: Monday, July 7, 2008 CBC News Inmates at the Westmoreland Institution in New Brunswick are being provided with the chance to train to be oil workers. The Dorchester-based minimum-security penitentiary is offering a 20-day course to teach inmates the basics of becoming a roughneck on an oil rig. A similar program has also been offered to inmates who are on parole and has had a high success rate, said Isabelle Leblanc-Gallant, who is setting up the job training at the institution. [read more][1] [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/nb-inmates-training-be-oil-rig-workers URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/nb-inmates-training-be-oil-rig-workers