oil sands

"Keep it in the ground" activists protesting the Bayou Bridge Pipeline on February 17, 2018 near Belle Rose, Louisiana.

'Keep It In The Ground' Activists Optimistic Despite Oil Boom

7:35am March 16, 2018

by Jeff Brady

The U.S. is producing more oil than ever, even as calls to leave all fossil fuels in the ground grow louder. Now the "keep it in the ground" movement is taking its fight to the heart of oil country.

A police officer works a road block on Highway 63 near Fort McMurray, Alberta, on Friday.

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Blaze Area Of Wildfires In Canada 'Could Double,' As Energy Company Evacuates

9:02pm May 07, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A massive wildfire in Alberta now extends more than 600 square miles, and officials are concerned that it could double in size on Saturday because of windy, dry weather conditions.

Shell's Jack Pine Mine near Fort MacKay, Alberta. The largest trucks, called "heavy haulers," can hold 400 tons of oil sands material. It takes 2 tons to produce one barrel of oil.

Between Cheap Gas And Carbon Caps, Oil Sands Face Uncertain Fate

7:57pm December 14, 2015

by Jeff Brady

Canada's potentially lucrative oil sands business faces serious economic challenges. It has some concerned about its future as environmental critics look for ways to keep the oil in the ground.

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An excavator loads a truck with oil sands at the Suncor mine near the town of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada in 2009. Environmental groups that oppose oil sands mining have pointed to delayed and canceled projects as a sign of recent success.

Environmentalists Push To Keep Canadian Crude In The Ground

11:29am January 08, 2015

by Jeff Brady

Many groups that oppose the Keystone XL pipeline also want, more broadly, to stop pollution-heavy extraction of crude from Canada's oil sands. They point to canceled or delayed projects as success.

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