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U.S. Not Prepared for Tar Sands Oil Spills, National Study Finds

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Report urges new regulations, research, and technology to respond…
Dr. Subir Bhattacharjee in his laboratory at the University of Alberta

The Stream, March 26: Water Spills From Oil Sands Project in Canada

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Canada Oil Sands An unknown volume of water has been released…
Dr. Subir Bhattacharjee in his laboratory at the University of Alberta

The Stream, March 26: Water Spills From Oil Sands Project in Canada

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Canada Oil Sands An unknown volume of water has been released…
Dr. Subir Bhattacharjee in his laboratory at the University of Alberta

The Stream, January 8: Oil Sands Mining Increased Water Pollution in Canada

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Oil sand mining operations in Alberta, Canada have been shown…

Exxon and Imperial Oil Forced To Go Around Sensitive Idaho River Valley

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Push-back on the transportation of tar sands equipment through a wilderness corridor reflects civic resistance to North American fossil fuel boom.
Dr. Subir Bhattacharjee in his laboratory at the University of Alberta

The Stream, May 11: Top Scientists Say Water + Energy = Linked Issues

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Energy and Climate The world's top scientists are urging governments…
Dr. Subir Bhattacharjee in his laboratory at the University of Alberta

Q&A: Subir Bhattacharjee on the Geopolitics of Oil and Alberta’s Tar Sands

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Subir Bhattacharjee — a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Alberta and one of Canada’s top water quality experts — tells Circle of Blue about the water cycle of the tar sands while he attends a high-level conference in Alberta, Canada.
Dr. Subir Bhattacharjee in his laboratory at the University of Alberta

The Stream, February 24: South Africa Invests in Energy

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Energy South Africa may invest $78 billion in new nuclear power…
Dr. Subir Bhattacharjee in his laboratory at the University of Alberta

The Stream, February 21: Drought Declared in South-East England

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Droughts South-East England is officially in a state of drought,…
Dr. Subir Bhattacharjee in his laboratory at the University of Alberta

The Stream, January 19: Shale Gas and the Renewable Energy Sector

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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have…
Dr. Subir Bhattacharjee in his laboratory at the University of Alberta

The Stream, January 10: Japan to Create Robot Farm in Tsunami Zone

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The Japanese government plans to open a robot-run super farm…
Dr. Subir Bhattacharjee in his laboratory at the University of Alberta

The Stream, January 5: Qatar’s Food Security

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Unlike the other oil-rich, water-poor Gulf states, by 2024 Qatar…