Tag: tar sands

Alberta Tar Sands wildfire and global warming

Alberta Canada's massive wildfire, which has now consumed an area larger than Hong Kong and threatens to reach the...

Green Muslim Blogger Muaz Nasir Says Spiritual Connection With Nature Is Key (INTERVIEW)

We speak to Muaz Nasir about his faith-focused environmental work in Canada and why the Muslim community can't afford...

We Interview Bill McKibben: Be More Confrontational

I speak to the recently arrested environmental author Bill McKibben, who insists that campaigners need to be more confrontational...

Is Canada’s Tar Sand Oil More Ethical Than Saudi Oil? (POLL)

Susan just pointed out her criticism of Canadians taking the moral high ground when it comes to oil from...

Why the Middle East Should Definitely Support America’s Keystone XL Pipeline Protests

Bill McKibben isn't the kind of guy who takes getting arrested lightly. He's doing it to save humanity from...

BrightSource-Chevron Joint Solar Project To Extract Heavy Oil, Suffers Losses

BrightSource solar thermal illustration: Better than using the sun to soften oil BrightSource Energy, the California based solar thermal energy...

Oil Will Be A Past Relic When Today’s Babies Hit Fifty

We have 50 years to get unhooked. Is it too late? A senior economist at HSBC claimed in a recent...

Canada Worse Than Saudi Arabia, Considering Tar Sands Impact on Global Warming

Oil rich Saudi is not the only country getting slack for greenhouse gas emissions. This Canadian writer points the...