Got Tar in Your Tank?
Chances are you have some dirty tar sands oil in your car's gas tank. Find out why you should care... and how to stop it. More
Tar sands oil is spreading across the U.S. thanks to an expanding network of refineries. More
Uncle Sam wants you to take the No Dirty Energy pledge. Use your consumer power! More
Also known as oil sands, tar sands are grains of sand intermixed with bitumen (heavy, black, asphalt-like oil). The oil locked up in tar sands requires drastic efforts to extract, and the result is a particularly dirty form of energy production.
The most effective way to cut our dependence on dirty fuels -- like tar sands oil -- is to use less gasoline and diesel. If all vehicles in the U.S. averaged 40 mpg, there wouldn't be a need for tar sands oil.
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Residents need to reach out to local and state governments and make sure that natural gas drilling companies take steps to protect the land, water and health of landowners and neighbors, an environmental attorney said Wednesday.