Oil production in the Albertan tar sands could have an adverse effect on the Great Lakes Basin region, 1,700 miles to the east, according to a report from the University of Toronto. The Program on Water Issues, part of the University’s Munk Centre for International Studies, has warned that the side effects of refining "dirty’" oil from the region could put back attempts to clean up the lakes by decades. Several pipeline projects are in development, designed to transfer oil derived from the tar sands to refineries in the Great Lakes area, closer to destination markets, the report says. Many of the refineries are being prepared for expansion to cope with the influx of Albertan oil. The oil needs extra refining because it is found in bitumen, a sandy substance that requires steam treatment. It will be upgraded to synthetic light...
[read full story]
Your Web Site
