Read this story from CBC.ca on a new report from the oil and gas industry’s lobby that confirms carbon emissions from the Alberta Tar Sands are on the rise.

The intensity of oilsands carbon emissions — the amount of greenhouse
gases created per every barrel of oil produced — increased by two per
cent between 2009 and 2010, according to an industry report.

The 2010 Responsible Canadian Energy progress report by the Canadian
Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) also found that overall
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the oilsands rose 14 per cent in the
same time period as the number of oilsands operations expanded.

“The increase in total GHG emissions is a result of the significant
increase in both mining and in situ production, both of which require
more fuel — for mine trucks, in situ steam production and upgraders,”
read the report.

The document offered the same explanation for the increase in intensity. (Dec. 16, 2011)

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2011/12/16/pol-capp-oil-industry-emissions-report.html