North American Oil Sands

North American Oil Sands

Author: Marc Humphries

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 1437938078

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When it comes to future reliable oil supplies, Canada¿s oil sands will likely account for a greater share of U.S. oil imports. In 2008 oil sands accounted for 46% of Canada¿s total oil production and oil sands production is increasing as conventional oil production declines. Since 2004, when a substantial portion of Canada¿s oil sands were deemed economic, Canada has ranked second behind Saudi Arabia in oil reserves. As oil sands production in Canada is predicted to increase to 2.8 million barrels per day by 2015, environ. issues are a cause for concern. Contents of this report: (1) Intro.; (2) World Oil Sands Reserves and Resources: What Are Oil Sands?; U.S. and Canada Oil Sand Resources; (3) History of Development. Charts and tables.


Tar Sands

Tar Sands

Author: Andrew Nikiforuk

Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd

Published: 2010-08-01

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 155365627X

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Tar Sands critically examines the frenzied development in the Canadian tar sands and the far-reaching implications for all of North America. Bitumen, the sticky stuff that ancients used to glue the Tower of Babel together, is the world’s most expensive hydrocarbon. This difficult-to-find resource has made Canada the number-one supplier of oil to the United States, and every major oil company now owns a lease in the Alberta tar sands. The region has become a global Deadwood, complete with rapturous engineers, cut-throat cocaine dealers, Muslim extremists, and a huge population of homeless individuals. In this award-winning book, a Canadian bestseller, journalist Andrew Nikiforuk exposes the disastrous environmental, social, and political costs of the tar sands, arguing forcefully for change. This updated edition includes new chapters on the most energy-inefficient tar sands projects (the steam plants), as well as new material on the controversial carbon cemeteries and nuclear proposals to accelerate bitumen production.


The Vast North American Resource Potential of Oil Shale, Oil Sands, and Heavy Oils, Parts 1 and 2

The Vast North American Resource Potential of Oil Shale, Oil Sands, and Heavy Oils, Parts 1 and 2

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources

Publisher: Amicus

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13:

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Diet and Nutrition, discusses the importance of having a balanced, healthy diet and a healthy body image in your teenage years, gives information on how the body digests various foods, and gives tips for making healthy choices to avoid eating disorders and obesity. Additional features include: a table of contents, glossary, index, fact boxes, real life quotations, and recommended books and web sites for further exploration.


Bibliography of North American Geology

Bibliography of North American Geology

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1968

Total Pages: 1128

ISBN-13:

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1919/28 cumulation includes material previously issued in the 1919/20-1935/36 issues and also material not published separately for 1927/28. 1929/39 cumulation includes material previously issued in the 1929/30-1935/36 issues and also material for 1937-39 not published separately.