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UK and Tar Sands Oil

November 28th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in General
Today 50 Greenpeace UK activists blocked their Department for Transport with two immobilised cars parked in front of the entrances and a giant handshake. This is because the UK government is trying to scuttle legislation that will block tar sands oil from being sold at UK petrol pumps. Next week, officials will meet fro...


July 8th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Friday File
Several NGO’s, including Greenpeace and Sierra Club, have a website about the Alberta tar sands that features a map of the tar sands that can be placed ...


May 19th, 2011 by Michelle Ly in General
While most of the world has been watching the recent fluctuations in oil prices due to unrest in Libya and the Middle East, many Canadians are raising al...


October 30th, 2009 by Alison Wheatley in Climate Change
It’s already next week that WWF-Canada’s cross-Canada speaking tour “Oil and Ice” featuring award winning authors Andrew Nikiforuk (Tar Sa...