#oilsands

"In effect, the rest of #Canada is being asked to subsidize the #oilsands into global competitiveness. This is an impossible task and a profound misallocation of public resources at a moment of converging #climate, #environmental, economic and security crises." https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/30/opinion/pathways-carbon-capture-oilsands-subsidy #cdnpoli #BigOil #fossilfuelSubsidies #climateCriminals

The "Oilsands Region" refers to not just the active surface mines, but a large region across 1/5 of Alberta that overlays #bitumen deposits. Most of it is in fact still native vegetation, but it is highly fragmented by seismic lines and other human footprint. After ten years, Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute has finally been able to publish this report https://osr-report-2026.abmi.ca/osr-home?mc_cid=dc38273590&mc_eid=726c727c41 #oilsands #alberta #biodiversity

Oilsands have strong growth potential, but pipeline constraints loom: report Western Canadian oil production can grow by about one million barrels per day over the next seven years, driven mainly by expansions to existing steam-driven oilsands projects, says a new report from Enverus Intelligence Research. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/oilsands-canada-report-enverus-9.7171936?cmp=rss