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Tar sands

Oil flows through pipes to the Westridge Marine near Vancouver, BC. A second, much larger pipeline here is part of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau's plan to increase exports of oil from Alberta's tar sands region. Opponents say that would increase

This Canadian oil pipeline could cause the next great controversy

Environment

A new oil pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia would cross native land and send more than six times as many tankers through crowded waterways between Vancouver and Seattle. That has people on both sides of the border vowing to fight.

Crop activism

The Keystone XL pipeline fight continues

Business
Gas flares at the Suncor Oil Sands Mining Site.

The view over Alberta’s tar sands shows booming wealth — and environmental destruction

Environment
Energy East

Canada takes another run at finding a pipeline for its tar sands oil

Business, Economics and Jobs
A section of Enbridge pipeline lies under a cover in a trench.

Opportunity and outrage at Canada’s oil sands

Environment