Ed note: This link  is included here as an ongoing record of the problem associated with the tar sands project which has resulted in the Kinder Morgan Pipeline Expansion and the Northern Gateway Project of Enbridge.   It is an indication of the state of the Social License Oil companies have achieved with such projects.

Special Report: Tar Sands Reporting Project

Athabasca tar sands, photographed by Andrew S. Wright Special report logo Support this report  Our award-winning team’s crowd-funded series on the people, places and conflicts associated with Canada’s tar sands.