Letter from a Petro-State
Given the fact that Keystone has recently just failed, again, to pass the House, it is worth returning to the question raised by Homer-Dixon: is Canada becoming a ‘petro-state’?
environmental effects of tar sands
Breaking: Senate Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline
The Senate voted this evening to reject the Keystone XL pipeline that would have carried Alberta tar sands oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The measure failed by a vote of 41-59. Sixty votes are required to pass a bill out of the Senate.
The Case for a Moratorium On Tar Sands Development
The rush to develop this resource has outpaced sound analysis of the impacts on the environment, human health, and the global climate system.