of the Alberta tar sands worthwhile‚ knowing its devastating effects on the environment? There are very valid points for both arguments‚ being them economical‚ political‚ environmental‚ or moral. The mining of bitumen is not something that is sustainable for the environment‚ or the companies involved. Although these open-pit mines produce much of the world’s oil‚ people should consider paying more at the pumps rather than destroying the only world we have to live in. The tar sands in Alberta essentially
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The Alberta Oil Sands and How It Affects Us Ellie (Pei-Ju) Chen Student ID 3021681 ENV-2603 Professor Bryan Osborne University of Winnipeg Table of Contents “The Price of Tar-Sands Oil”.......................................................................………………………………………………. p3 “Oil Sands Development Contributes Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds to the Athabasca River and Its Tributaries” …………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. p4 “Waste Streams of Mined Oil Sands:
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of the farms in Canada can be found in the Prairie Provinces which includes Alberta‚ Saskatchewan and Manitoba (cited in Wallace‚ 2002). Agriculture is one of the largest industries in this region (Agriculture Canada‚ 1989). Beef cattle and sheep are raised in Alberta and Saskatchewan and these provinces also "produce enough dairy products and poultry to meet its domestic needs" (Agriculture Canada‚ 1989‚ p.17). Alberta has more beef cattle than all the other nine provinces‚ as well‚ it is the "third
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thesis of negative impacts on the environmental‚ economical‚ and political problems Canada could face due to the Alberta tar sands. Nikiforuk is a credited journalist who has won seven National Magazine awards and awards from the Association of Canadian Journalist. He writes passionately about the major effects that mining bitumen and long term consequences of the tar sands in Alberta. His articles has a bias and is written in a pessimistic tone against the tar sands‚ but is justified with concrete
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-30 degrees. Interesting Facts - is nicknamed “Canada’s Breadbasket” because of its production of grains - The interior plains are made up of parts of 6 different provinces‚ and territories. (Yukon‚ Northwest territories‚ British Columbia‚ Alberta‚ Saskatchewan‚ and Manitoba.) - found in between Western Cordillera‚ and the Great Canadian shield. Economic Activity - The Interior Plains contain large potash deposits‚ reserves of coal‚ and natural gas - Primary Industries include agriculture
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Becca Benfield Scraping Bottom Summary: This article begins with a story about a man in Alberta‚ Canada. When he was young he would spend ample time with his grandfather. One day in 1963‚ when he was 7 years old‚ they arrived back at the house only to see that his log cabin had been destroyed without any warning or notice. This was the beginning of the Alberta oil sands. After oil was discovered on his land‚ the whole valley becomes covered with open pit mines. In order to create
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gross domestic product in 2008” as well as “over the next 25 years‚ oil sands are forecast by the Canadian energy research institute to require more than 450‚000 annual work positions across Canada” (“Oil sands economic benefits‚ UOA”). Northern Alberta‚ Canada has the third largest proven oil reserve in the world‚ “Alberta’s remaining proven oil reserves are 171.8 billion barrels (169.9 billion barrels in the oil
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things made and that use oil end up (TED). Burtynsky’s series on oil informs the viewer and leaves the viewer questioning. Burtynsky uses his images to inform the public‚ something that most of what oil executive would prefer were not seen‚ such as Alberta Oil Sands #1. As Robin Laurence (2009) states “the list is long and the chances are good that you’ve seen-at least in reproduction- one of Edward Burtynsky’s large-scale‚ highly detail‚ and visually astounding photographs… His theme is the impact
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Tar Sands The majority of oil used by the United States as well as internationally soon may come from the tar sands in Alberta‚ Canada. Extracting oil from tar sands is an extremely costly and immensely dirty way of obtaining fuel. There is currently a plan to build a pipeline‚ the Keystone XL‚ which will run from the supply of tar sands in Albert down the western United States to refineries in Texas. There are two major concerns when dealing with the creation of this pipeline and the increased
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