years to move huge chunks and boulders. Glacial ice picks up everything‚ including sediment and water‚ and its increasing size is directly proportional to the force of erosion. Glacial erosion is the most noticeable in glacial mountains‚ such as the Athabasca Ice fields. Coastal erosion‚ also thought of as erosion done by waves‚ is crucial in shaping our beaches. Salts and other chemicals within the sea erode create cracks within rocks. The intense air pressure within the cracks breaks them‚ and are
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energy. Such as‚ electric cars which create no pollution. One of the major concerns with the process of extracting the oil from the oil sands is the need for holding ponds or tailing ponds. These are used to waste water. They can’t dump it in the Athabasca River because it would cause major pollution problems. It would take centuries to dry out the toxic chemicals contained in these ponds. Such as naphthenic acid and polycrylic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). They are required to reclaim it somehow
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world’s second-largest oil reserves‚ behind Saudi Arabia. Major oil fields are found in southeast Alberta (Brooks‚ Medicine Hat‚ Lethbridge)‚ northwest (Grande Prairie‚ High Level‚ Rainbow Lake‚ Zama)‚ central (Caroline‚ Red Deer)‚ and northeast (Athabasca Oil Sands) Oil production is a major industry in Canada. It is the 6th largest oil producing country. Canada is the largest single source of oil imports into the United States. Alberta‚ Canada is the largest producer of crude oil‚ synthetic crude
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How organizations organize to respond to the environment Human beings for millennia have used energy‚ initially it was with the use of fire for light‚ heat‚ cooking and for safety‚ and its use can be traced back at least 1.9 million years (Bowman‚ 2009). However‚ most of these resources are limited. According to P. E. Hodgson‚ a Senior Research Fellow Emeritus in Physics at Corpus Christi College‚ Oxford‚ expects the world energy use is doubling every fourteen years and the need is increasing faster
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Chevron Business Analysis: Part II Joe Maxim MGT/521 July 30‚ 2009 Charles Raney Chevron Business Analysis: Part II Part I of this two part business analysis for Chevron covered the SWOT analysis where strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and trends were uncovered. That information was converted to statements of relevancy‚ which allowed the material to be understood by a broader scope of individuals that might not be savvy with deciphering a SWOT analysis. To continue the examination
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Running head: ASSIGNMENT 1 ADMN 232 Assignment 1 ADMN 232 Administrative Principles Athabasca University As Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan‚ the world’s largest producer of potash‚ Wayne Brownlee has endured more turbulent financial volatility with a calm and confident ease than many in his position would be capable of. One of the largest challenges of his position as a top manager in the organization is making things
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Combustion of Acetylene (ethyne) Rx: Back Why I don’t do acetlyene explosions in our lab.... Combustion of alkanes A quick review.... • Combustion reactions of alkanes consist only of C and H (hydrocarbon) • require O2(g) as a reactant • produce CO2(g) and H2O(g) and a large amount of energy!! Oxygen can be the limiting reagent which can lead to Incomplete combustion. For complete combustion of a hydrocarbon‚ oxygen must be in excess. If there isn’t sufficient oxygen‚ incomplete combustion occurs
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Canada’s Ecozones An ecozone is an area where organisms and their physical environment form a system. Most of the features which are used to determine an ecozone are normally thought of as natural—landforms‚ soils‚ water features‚ vegetation and climate. However‚ where human activities are extensive and are key to sustaining the character of the area‚ they must also be considered a factor. “The Terrestrial Ecozones of Canada” is a nationwide ecological framework developed by Environment Canada
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Bibliography: Cassidy‚ F.‚ and B. Kavanagh. 1998‚ Political Science 311: Aboriginal Politics and Governments – Study Guide. Athabasca‚ ON: Athabasca University . Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. 1996‚ "The Indian Act and Indians: Children of the State" and "The Indian Act: Oppressive measures." In Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples‚ Volume 1‚ Looking Forward‚
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Case analysis: Extract Tar Sands Ltd. Background information Extract Tar Sands is an extraction plant company located in Athabasca‚ Alberta. It is a leading extraction plant‚ and one of the worlds most global industries. Large investments are required but the future outcomes are unknown. Athabasca has the largest reservoir of crude bitumen in the world. The tar sands go through a refining process to separate the bitumen (black viscous oil) from the mixture of clay‚ sand and water. Extracting oil
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