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 ...

Meanwhile, the Orange County Health Care Agency warned beach visitors about touching the tar balls. “Contact with crude oil can pose health risks,” said Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong, County Health ...

As I’m sure you know, the oil companies want to ship hot tar oil on the railroad line which runs along the Colorado river from Utah all the way up to and over Rollins pass. They’re talking 10 trains a ...

Pet owners have been warned to keep their dogs on leads after pollution hit Aberafan Beach, in Port Talbot, Wales.

The removal of 10 garage and small workshop-style buildings left the site bare but also exposed what appeared to be a black tar or oil-like substance, which was covered in tarps shortly after ...

EPA is raising concerns about the environmental impact of tar sands and oil shale development, a move that is likely to add controversy to the already contentious congressional debate about whether to ...

Creosote oil refers to a group of oil products obtained from tar. There are three sources of creosote oil, viz., coal tar creosote, wood tar creosote, and creosote bush, also known as chaparral. Coal ...

Canada's Industry Minister, Tony Clement, has given PetroChina the go-ahead for a 1.7 billion US dollars acquisition of two oil sand projects. The deal gives the Chinese company 60% control of ...

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 ...