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Great Lakes Oil Pipeline Not ‘Vital’, Report Finds
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Twin oil pipelines running below the Straits of Mackinac are…
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U.S. Not Prepared for Tar Sands Oil Spills, National Study Finds
Report urges new regulations, research, and technology to respond…
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Michigan Pipeline Task Force Sets Stage for Line 5 Closure
Report calls for independent analysis of the risks, alternatives, and cost of a big oil spill in the Mackinac Straits.
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North American Fossil Fuel Boom Raises Risks From Expanding Oil and Gas Transport Network
Surge in oil and gas production has seen more spills that are…
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Diluted Bitumen Study: Expert Committee Holds First Meeting
An investigation begins this week as to whether spills of heavy oils pose a greater environmental threat than spills of other crude oils.
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The Stream, February 19: Climate Change Edition
UNEP Highlights Energy, Climate Change, and Arctic Ice Melt
Reuters…
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Peter Gleick: The Keystone XL Pipeline — Red Herring, Symbol, or a Piece of a Puzzle?
It is time we just said “no.”
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Nebraska Farmers Dismayed by Governor’s Endorsement of New Oil Pipeline Route
Despite a new route, farmers still worry about groundwater contamination and property rights.
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The Stream, December 7: A New Route for Keystone XL?
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Japan near the…
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The Stream, July 5: Africa’s Shrinking Glaciers
A team of scientists and photographers has embarked on a mission…
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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.
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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.