Tar Sands

We're about to see how serious Europe is about climate change

Posted by sgelmini — 22 January 2014 at 11:58am - Comments
Wind park Gunfleet Sands in the North Sea
All rights reserved. Credit: Paul Langrock / Greenpeace
The UK government has been lobbying against a binding European target for renewable energy

If you’re concerned about the impact runaway climate change is likely to have on our planet, then you might want to keep an eye on what’s happening in Brussels today. At around midday, the European Commission will unveil a major package of measures on climate and energy. They are likely to cover a range of vital issues from cutting polluting carbon emissions to promoting clean energy, from regulating fracking to banning the most polluting transport fuels.

Article tagged as: climate change, european commission, fuel quality directive, renewable energy, tar sands

Rex Weyler on tar sands and Keystone XL

Posted by Anders79 — 15 February 2012 at 12:28pm - Comments
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A discussion between Anders Lorenzen, from SW London Greenpeace, and Rex Weyler one of the early Greenpeace pioneers, who's still active today.

Article tagged as: climate change, keystone xl, pipeline, tar sands

Major victory over Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, but more battles to come

Posted by bex — 19 January 2012 at 5:34pm - Comments
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Rubbish piled up on the barren ground of the tar sands outside Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

President Obama has just said no to the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, which was to carry tar sands oil from Alberta to Texas. Despite a fierce lobbying campaign by oil companies and by Canada's Harper government, Obama spiked the pipeline - in part thanks to an unprecedented and global grassroots uprising.

Article tagged as: barack obama, canada, climate change, keystone xl pipeline, oil, successes, tar sands

As Canada protects the polluters, the people hold the key to stopping tar sands expansion

Posted by bex — 13 December 2011 at 2:52pm - Comments

With the decision by Canada to pull out of the Kyoto protocol, it's clear that the Canadian government cares more about protecting the polluters (particularly the tar sands industry) than the people. But our new report shows that the people hold the key to stopping the growth of tar sands oil production - and investors would be wise to take note.

Article tagged as: canada, climate change, go beyond oil, kyoto protocol, oil, tar sands

Ministry blocks anti-tar sands law, so we block ministry's front door

Posted by jamie — 28 November 2011 at 12:13pm - Comments

Right now, 50 activists are blockading the Department for Transport with two immobilised cars parked in front of the entrance. Why? Because our government is trying to scupper EU legislation that will block tar sands oil - the dirtiest, most polluting form of oil there is - from being sold at UK petrol pumps.

Article tagged as: canada, climate change, department for transport, energy, oil, tar sands, transport

EXPOSED: Canada's secret tar sands lobbying of UK ministers

Posted by petespeller — 27 November 2011 at 1:29am - Comments

Documents obtained by The Cooperative and Friends of the Earth Europe through Freedom of Information requests and shared with Greenpeace reveal numerous high-level meetings between Canadian ministers, oil executives and British government officials focused on the UK’s position on a new EU policy that would significantly restrict tar sands oil coming into Europe.

Article tagged as: canada, fuel qualities directive, go beyond oil, norman baker, oil, tar sands

Photo essay: Oil on Lubicon Land

Posted by bex — 23 June 2011 at 10:32am - Comments

From deepwater drilling in the Arctic to the Tar Sands in Canada, oil companies are going to ever greater extremes to squeeze the last drops of oil from the Earth. And where oil companies pile in, environmental destruction follows.

Article tagged as: alberta, canada, go beyond oil, oil, oil spills, photo essays, rainbow pipeline, tar sands, videos
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