The development of "oil shale" (not to be confused with "shale oil") and "tar sands" has been shown to be environmentally destructive, and water and energy intensive. Extracting oil from U.S. public ...

The development of "oil shale" (not to be confused with "shale oil") and "tar sands" has been shown to be environmentally destructive, and water and energy intensive. Extracting oil from U.S. public ...

We also know that it is inefficient to convert oil sands into usable fuel relative to other sources of oil. Yet the demand for gasoline remains high, mining the tar sands of Canada remains ...

Yet the death of the tar sands issue in Europe remains an enigma. “It is really about burying a problematic file,” one EU source told EURACTIV, noting North American opposition to mandatory ...

Tar sands DEFINITION: A a combination of clay, sand, water and bitumen which can be mined and processed in order to extract oil.The greenhouse gas emissions for tar sand extraction and processing are ...

A new study by the US Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today (23 January) warns that imports of tar sands into Europe are likely to skyrocket if the block does not take measures. Tar sands ...

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Some experts foresee dire consequences: shortages, price spikes, economic disruption, and a desperate push to wrest oil from "unconventional" sources such as tar sands, oil shale, or coal.

Then there are the industrial tar pits, better known as oil sands, tar sands and bituminous sands. And, to no one's surprise, ...

Proposals must be for fundamental research in “the petroleum field,” which is defined in our founding document as “petroleum, natural gas, coal, shale, tar sands and like materials.” Fundamental ...

Specialization: Application of Microwave Energy for Removal of NOx, SOx and VOC's, from Flue Gases, Solid Waste Recycling, Microwave-Based Wet Oxidation, Microwave Wet Calcination of Trona, Oil Shale ...

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are hitting the battleground states that could determine the race for the White House.