Environmentalists weigh costs of Alberta oil sands

Whether you agree with the facts or not they are still the facts – the facts are:   Fact, currently there is no viable alternative to our current oil based economy and there will not be a viable alternative for 20 to 40 years whether it be electricity, hydrogen or other sources of renewable energy, therefore the world needs the oil sands. Fact, proposed alternative energy sources like electricity...

Rob Gilles with the Associated Press in Fort McMurray, Alberta reported in the August 26 issue of the International Herald Tribune that Shell is rapidly expanding oil sand production from Muskeg river open pit mines in the Athabasca region of Alberta. They are joined by ExxonMobil, Chevron, Imperial Oil and others in a development that covers an area the size of New York State. Current daily production...