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Globe and Mail: The crude oil that is pulled from Canada's oil sands is thick and heavy, a black tar-like substance that takes large amounts of energy and effort to make into end products like gasoline and diesel. Even some people in the Alberta energy industry describe it as "nasty' stuff.
Over the past few months, critics of the oil sands have taken a new tack. They are now arguing that oil sands crude, which contains more contaminants than traditional sources of crude, poses a risk to pipeline safety -- and......
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Oil sands critics target a new concern – pipelines
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 1st, 2011
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