Alberta Oilsands

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How Can we Protect our Environment from this?

What Consequences does this have on our Environment?

Over 715 km2 of boreal forest have already been destroyed or affected by oil sands

Regional air pollution; introducing toxic materials in the soil, water and air; loss of ecological habitat and biodiversity; water pollution; forest destruction

What actions and processes are occurring in order to resolve the conflict?

Ongoing discussions about environmental regulations and ecological monitoring practices, decision-making and approval processes, distribution of economic benefits between Canadian taxpayers and foreign investors

According to Environment Canada, the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions (responsible for climate change) is Canada's oil industry. In a report released in 2014, Environment Canada found that oil and gas now accounts for one-quarter of all of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions.

The Environmental Impacts of the Alberta Oil Sands

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One of the most controversial environmental issues in Canada is the extremely high-carbon process of extracting oil sands deposits found in Northern Alberta