Refinery expansions in the U.S. focused on processing crude from Canadian oil sands show an entrenched reliance on fossil fuels even as concerns grow about the effects of oil sands production, an environmental group said Wednesday.
Such multibillion-dollar investments illustrate a long-term shift in refining toward so-called heavy oil, which requires more energy-intensive production and prompts worries about emissions and waste runoff, the report's authors said.
Houston Chronicle: Report decries oil sands waste
OK, if oil sands are so bad, let us drill in Alaska and off the coasts of Florida and California!
The cool thing is that oil sands processing is leading to the first new grassroots refineries in America in 30+ years. One company announced yesterday a $10 billion refinery in South Dakota to process oil sands crude.
Houston Chronicle: S.D. voters OK plan for first new U.S. refinery in 30 years
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