oil sands Archive

  • US Oil Sands, a Canadian mining firm which recently acquired Earth Energy Resources, now holds the leases and mining rights to over 31,000 acres of State Trust Land in Eastern...

    First tar sands mine planned for US quadruples in scope, test drilling begins

    Posted on July 8, 2011 | 5 Comments
    US Oil Sands, a Canadian mining firm which recently acquired Earth Energy Resources, now holds the leases and mining rights to over 31,000 acres of State Trust Land in Eastern...

    Continue Reading...

  • "Approving tar sands one day, then asking for public input on the state’s energy future the next is either dishonest or dysfunctional"

    Utah Approves First Tar Sands Mine in US

    Posted on September 14, 2010 | 6 Comments
    "Approving tar sands one day, then asking for public input on the state’s energy future the next is either dishonest or dysfunctional"

    Continue Reading...

  • “This project has no real value or contribution to society,” said John Weisheit, Colorado Riverkeeper and Conservation Director of Living Rivers. And for that small amount of oil, Earth Energy Resources and the State of Utah are willing to put the entire Colorado River watershed and the 30 million people it supports at risk.

    First Tar Sands Mine in US Faces Fierce Resistance in Utah

    Posted on July 28, 2010 | 2 Comments
    “This project has no real value or contribution to society,” said John Weisheit, Colorado Riverkeeper and Conservation Director of Living Rivers. And for that small amount of oil, Earth Energy Resources and the State of Utah are willing to put the entire Colorado River watershed and the 30 million people it supports at risk.

    Continue Reading...

  • “This area should be known for the iconic beauty that draws travels from around the world, not for introducing one of the worst forms of energy to the United States,” said Juliana Williams, one of the organizers for the event. “We refuse to sit idly by as the State of Utah and Earth Energy Resources trade away our future.”

    Moab Joins the International Fight to Stop the Tar Sands

    Posted on July 22, 2010 | 1 Comment
    “This area should be known for the iconic beauty that draws travels from around the world, not for introducing one of the worst forms of energy to the United States,” said Juliana Williams, one of the organizers for the event. “We refuse to sit idly by as the State of Utah and Earth Energy Resources trade away our future.”

    Continue Reading...

  • Tar sands projects are among the most environmentally destructive in the world: strip mining and pulverizing rock, heating it to 700 degrees, gobbling up water, consuming far more energy than is created, manufacturing four times as much carbon emissions as conventional oil, and spewing poison into the earth, water, and sky -- and a new tar sands project, the first of its kind in the USA, is about to break ground in Utah... unless you speak up.

    Tar Sands Mining: Coming NOW to the United States

    Posted on March 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Tar sands projects are among the most environmentally destructive in the world: strip mining and pulverizing rock, heating it to 700 degrees, gobbling up water, consuming far more energy than is created, manufacturing four times as much carbon emissions as conventional oil, and spewing poison into the earth, water, and sky -- and a new tar sands project, the first of its kind in the USA, is about to break ground in Utah... unless you speak up.

    Continue Reading...