tag: tar sands

eye on washington

Eye on Washington: Spring 2008
New cars will soon go farther on a gallon of gas, thanks, at long last, to the energy bill Congress passed late last year raising fuel mileage standards for the first time in more than three decades.
Comments (0) | February 29, 2008
dispatches

Major Airlines Check Out
For some, blue skies crisscrossed with airplane contrails elicit worries about global warming more than wistful dreams of faraway lands.
Comments (0) | February 29, 2008
frontlines

Now We Feel Better
Our Fall 2007 story "Canada's Highway to Hell" painted a grim picture of the impact of the tar-sands industry on the boreal forest of Alberta.
Comments (0) | February 29, 2008
feature stories

Canada's Highway to Hell
Even sober energy experts wonder if Alberta has gone mad as the province tears up a vast wilderness to get at the world's dirtiest, most expensive -- and perhaps last -- reserves of oil.
Comments (9) | September 1, 2007
NRDC at work

Fall 2007: Nanotechnology; Tar Sands; Eco-Pest Control
NRDC works on many of the issues covered in the magazine by independent journalists. Here's a quick peek behind the headlines.
Comments (0) | September 1, 2007