Keeping the Cork in the Oil Sands Bottle
Originally posted at Planet 3.0 Are the bitumen deposits in NE Alberta the biggest carbon bomb on the planet or will their exploitation have hardly any effect on the climate? Will the Keystone XL (KXL)...
View ArticleThe Editor-in-Chief of Science Magazine is wrong to endorse Keystone XL
Originally published at Skeptical Science on March 3rd, 2014 An editorial by the Editor-in-Chief of Science Magazine, Marcia McNutt, conditionally endorses the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline. Her argument...
View ArticleKeystone XL: Oil Markets and Emissions
Originally posted at Skeptical Science on September 1st, 2014 Estimates of the incremental emission effects of individual oil sands projects like the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline are sensitive to...
View ArticleSo long, Keystone XL
From http://keystone-xl.com/home/keystone-xl-kxl-oil-pipeline-maps/ After an approval process that lasted longer than World War Two, President Obama finally said “No” to the Keystone XL pipeline. This...
View ArticleAlberta’s new carbon tax
Originally posted at Skeptical Science on December 31, 2015 On Sunday November 22nd, 2015, Alberta’s new centre-left Premier, Rachel Notley, announced that the province would be introducing an...
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