This is a poster created for the Citizens Rally to Stop Alabama Tar Sands Mining to educate concerned citizens about the technology and systems that will be used to mine and process oil sands in the PR Springs area of Utah. This poster was created to facilitate public understanding of how oil … [Read more...]
A Brighter Future Begins Today
In the first two iterations of our email newsletter, I included the following thank-you and framework of my own vision for what Alabama can be. I thought I'd share it here, for all to see. If you aren't signed up for our email updates, you can join here. Thanks for your interest in fighting … [Read more...]
Media Advisory: Citizens Rally, June 5 2014
Here's the media advisory distributed to Alabama media outlets and select national news organizations. Text: MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Citizens Rally to Stop Mining of Alabama Oil Sands (Hartselle Sandstone) DATE: Thursday, June 5, 2014 TIME: 4 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Wilson Park, … [Read more...]
How will Alabama’s oil sands be mined and processed?
“Developing” the Hartselle sandstone formation in Alabama will be a multi-step process that involves mining or in situ extraction, then processing to separate the bitumen. When the bitumen is extracted from the sand and clay, the bitumen is processed into heavy crude oil, which is then transported … [Read more...]
Citizens Rally to Stop Alabama Tar Sands Mining
The next event is a Citizens Rally to Stop Alabama Tar Sands Mining. When: Thursday, June 5, 2014, 4-8 p.m. Where: Wilson Park, Florence, Alabama 35210 The event will include live music, speakers, drum circle and a candlelight vigil. An information booth will be available on site. Music … [Read more...]
May Day: The Alabama Oil Sands Frenzy Gets Underway in 2013
Efforts to develop the oil sands from the Hartselle Sandstone formation in northwest Alabama started to become public in June 2011 but no one was watching. Here's a timeline of some of my research on a few key dates in the evolving oil sands development frenzy in Alabama. The focus is on 2013, … [Read more...]
Email Newsletter Update
I'm in the midst of changing email list management providers, due to ongoing problems resulting from repeated DDOS attacks on the original email list manager. I hope to have the new list optin for non-petition signers in place tonight. You can currently sign-up for our email list via the Petition … [Read more...]
Sign The Petition
You can sign the Petition to Stop Tar Sands Mining in Alabama. You'll automatically be added to the email newsletter list (you can unsubscribe at any time). … [Read more...]
Save the Date: June Rally
Coming up in June 2014: We're hosting a rally and concert to Stop Tar Sands Mining and Fracking in Alabama. When: June 5, 2014 Where: Wilson Park, Downtown Florence, Alabama Time: 4-8 p.m. What: Speakers, Education, and Great Music followed by a candlelight vigil. Save the date and … [Read more...]
Fact Sheet 2: Alabama Environmental Regulation Overview
This fact sheet was prepared for the public meeting at LaGrange Fire Department on April 7, 2014. In contains a brief overview of the environmental regulatory process related to tar sands or oil sands mining/exploitation in Alabama. It also includes contact information for state legislators in … [Read more...]