This page covers oil sands current news stories. We will archive stories as new ones come along. We welcome your comments in the discussion forum on anything you see here.
02/26/2010 Globe and Mail
This article highlights how the leaders of Canada's oil sands, faced with global scorn and protests, are turning to the country's foresters and miners for guidance on how to respond./
02/17/2010 The Globe and Mail
Interview with Jim Carter, chair of the Alberta Carbon Capture and Storage Development Council following his recent trip to Abu Dhabi and the World Future Energy Summit. Mr. Carter is convinced Alberta could become a global technological leader if it continues on its present path with CCS.
02/13/2010 National Post
This article profiles the work of an environmentalist working for an oil sands company - living out her commitment to environmental initiatives, working with stakeholders, protecting the environment and managing resources to promote sustainable development.
02/10/2010 St Albert Gazette
Alberta's oil sands are often criticized for their effects on the north's air, land and water. Air quality scientist Warren Kindzierski looked at air quality trends in the region over a 10-year period between 1998 and 2007, and released his study late December 2009.
02/02/2010 Calgary Herald
In a recent presentation to Calgary buisness leaders, federal Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, urged the energy sector and Alberta government to clean up the oil sands, and Canada's enrivonmental reputation.
01/29/2010 Edmonton Journal
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. will partner with North West Upgrading Inc., to use a proposed technologically advanced plant to upgrade bitumen. The upgrader will convert the bitumen to diesel and pump the CO2 into the Enhance pipeline.
01/25/2010 The Globe and Mail
Nathan VanderKlippe reports that more than a year after Royal Dutch Shell delayed a decision on a major new oil sands expansion, the decision has been made to dramatically slow its future growth in the Fort McMurray area.
01/20/2010 The Globe and Mail
This article by Jeff Rubin, author of the best-selling book, "Why your world is about to get a whole lot smaller," considers the potential impacts on the U.S. economy of restricting oil sands imports through low-carbon fuel standards.