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Tar sands impacts on people, climate and the environment - from Canada to Africa

By: Friends of the Earth

Published: February 2011

This fact sheet basically explains how much the global development of tar sands will magnify the climate crisis and damage the environment and development objectives. Tar Sands are a naturally occurring mixture of sand or clay, water and an extremely dense and viscous form of petroleum called bitumen. The process of converting tar sands into fuel releases three to five times the greenhouse gas emissions of conventional oil. The pollution, deforestation, and disturbance to wildlife associated with tar sands development threaten the additional livelihood and wellbeing of indigenous communities.

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TransCanada Exaggerated Jobs Claims for Keystone XL

By: National Wildlife Federation

Published: November 2010

Oil giant is inflating the jobs potential from construction of its proposed tar sands pipeline by 13 times. Jobs estimates from a TransCanada- commissioned report differ sharply from a Department of State analysis.

Tagged with: keystone xl, transcanada, pipeline, national wildlife federation, economy, jobs

Senate Letter to Secretary of State Clinton on Keystone XL - backgrounder

By: dirtyoilsands.org network

Published: October 2010

The import of the Senate letter to Secretary Clinton urging caution regarding the permitting of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline.

Tagged with: keystone xl, pipeline, hillary clinton, secretary of state, senate, leahy

Government fiction vs Tar Sands FACTS

By: Greenpeace Canada

Published: September 2010

There's a "he said/she said" back and forth going on between the Canadian/Albertan government and the NGO community. The difference between the two: the government is attempting to refute facts with fiction.

Tagged with: keystone xl, pipeline, pelosi-markey

Onshore Oil Disasters

By: National Wildlife Federation

Published: August 2010

Fact sheet from the National Wildlife Federation discussing why tar sands pipelines are dirty and dangerous, despite the industries PR tactics to try and prove otherwise.

Tagged with: keystone xl, transcanada, pipeline safety, oil spills

What is the highest environmental impact oil?

By: Pembina Institute

Published: May 2010

Oil sands impacts: Mining vs. In Situ

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Tar Sands Invasion—Fact Sheet

By: Corporate Ethics International | EARTHWORKS | Natural Resources Defense Council | Sierra Club | Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Kate Colarulli, Bruce Baizel

Published: May 2010

A companion to the full report, the Tar Sands Invasion fact sheet explains in short how dirty and expensive oil threatens America's new energy economy.

Tagged with: pipeline, climate change, natural resources defense council, sierra club, corporate ethics international, oil demand, earthworks