Tar Sands Quotes
- Probably no single event highlights the strength of Campbell's argument (on peak oil) better than the rapid development of the Alberta tar sands. Bitumen, the… — Andrew Nikiforuk
- Extracting oil from the tar sands is a nasty, polluting, energy-intensive business. — Jeff Goodell
- Bitumen is junk energy. A joule, or unit of energy, invested in extracting and processing bitumen returns only four to six joules in the form… — Thomas Homer-Dixon
- The carbon emissions from tar shale and tar sands would initiate a continual unfolding of climate disasters over the course of this century. We would… — James Hansen
- Passionate and forcefully argued, Tar Sands is a wake-up call not just to Canadians but to the wider world to take a serious look at… — Margaret MacMillan
- There's no question that tar sands in Canada are probably the largest source of oil available to the U.S. over a long period of time.… — T. Boone Pickens
- We need policy change, and the most important thing people can do is to contribute and participate in the political process. We have to vote… — Josh Fox