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U.S. Not Prepared for Tar Sands Oil Spills, National Study Finds
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Report urges new regulations, research, and technology to respond…

The Stream, March 26: Water Spills From Oil Sands Project in Canada
Canada Oil Sands
An unknown volume of water has been released…

The Stream, March 26: Water Spills From Oil Sands Project in Canada
Canada Oil Sands
An unknown volume of water has been released…

The Stream, January 8: Oil Sands Mining Increased Water Pollution in Canada
Oil sand mining operations in Alberta, Canada have been shown…

Exxon and Imperial Oil Forced To Go Around Sensitive Idaho River Valley
Push-back on the transportation of tar sands equipment through a wilderness corridor reflects civic resistance to North American fossil fuel boom.

The Stream, May 11: Top Scientists Say Water + Energy = Linked Issues
Energy and Climate
The world's top scientists are urging governments…

Q&A: Subir Bhattacharjee on the Geopolitics of Oil and Alberta’s Tar Sands
Subir Bhattacharjee — a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Alberta and one of Canada’s top water quality experts — tells Circle of Blue about the water cycle of the tar sands while he attends a high-level conference in Alberta, Canada.

The Stream, February 24: South Africa Invests in Energy
Energy
South Africa may invest $78 billion in new nuclear power…

The Stream, February 21: Drought Declared in South-East England
Droughts
South-East England is officially in a state of drought,…

The Stream, January 19: Shale Gas and the Renewable Energy Sector
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have…

The Stream, January 10: Japan to Create Robot Farm in Tsunami Zone
The Japanese government plans to open a robot-run super farm…

The Stream, January 5: Qatar’s Food Security
Unlike the other oil-rich, water-poor Gulf states, by 2024 Qatar…