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Stories about: sandy oil

Bird Species Endangered by Canadian Oily Sand Exploitations Between 20 and 170 million migratory birds, from all over North America, set their nests in Canada's northern (or boreal) forests each year, as part of their breeding season. Some of them are already endangered, due to hunting or other factors, and the risk of them disappearing entirely is increased by numerous ... 3 December 2008 08:44 GMT Carbon Trapping Ineffective for Canadian Sandy Oil Fields The massive oil deposits in Canada, totaling some 173 billion barrels of sandy oil, are set to produce enormous amounts of greenhouse gases (GHG), which are to be released into the atmosphere if carbon traps are not set in place to capture and store carbon dioxide. Usually, these devices compact CO2, which is then pl... 1 December 2008 15:01 GMT Canadian Oil Generates Huge Amounts of GHG The Canadian sandy oil reserves are the second largest in the world, after those that Saudi Arabia currently possesses. They mean less dependency on Middle Eastern oil for both the US and Canada, and they already supply refineries all around Chicago. But the bright side of these exploitations stops here. Besides this... 26 November 2008 10:00 GMT