Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Another Overview Of Canadian Tar Sands

Not much here that you haven't read already, but here's a Washington Post article about the Canadian tar sands, and the impact it's having on Alberta. The big thing to remember is that while the tar sands now use lots of natural gas, the companies profiting from this also aren't stupid; Suncor, for one, plans on using gasified petroleum coke to fuel its next generation of conversion plants.