What Are Oil sands?
Oil sands consist of sand, water, bitumen and clay. Bitumen is the term given to oil that is too thick and heavy to flow naturally or be pumped without being diluted or heated. Where Are Canada's Oil Sands Located? Most of Canada's oil sands are found in the Athabasca region, but there are 2 other deposits in the Peace River and Cold Lakes areas. Recovering the Oil The method for recovering the oil depend on how deep the oil is located beneath Earth's surface. For oil closer to the surface, the method of Open-Pit Mining is used. For oil deeper below the surface, In Situ Drilling is used. For more information, visit http://oilsandstoday.ca |
The Keystone Pipeline Project Causes Controversy
Economic Benefits
The Keystone XL Pipeline is a proposed project that will run a pipe from Hardisty, Alberta to Steele City, Nebraska for the purpose of transporting oil to the United States. The pipeline should help in benefiting the U.S. economy and supporting its growing crude oil production. It will benefit Nebraska especially by providing a large number of jobs. Benefits on the Canadian side would be additional jobs - especially during construction - as well as additional capacity and exports for oil from the oil sands in Alberta.
Follow this link to the project's official website: http://keystone-xl.com/
Environmental Concerns
While the project's official website says that will take environmental responsibility and put safety as a priority in its construction and operation, environmentalists, including organizations such as Greenpeace, are skeptical of the negative environmental impacts that the project could have. These concerns include the clear-cutting of Boreal Forests during construction of the pipeline, pollution of rivers, air and farmland as well as spillage from the pipeline.
Follow this link to Greenpeace for the environmentalist's view on the pipeline: http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/campaigns/Energy/tarsands/
Voice your opinion on the pipeline on our poll below!!
Economic Benefits
The Keystone XL Pipeline is a proposed project that will run a pipe from Hardisty, Alberta to Steele City, Nebraska for the purpose of transporting oil to the United States. The pipeline should help in benefiting the U.S. economy and supporting its growing crude oil production. It will benefit Nebraska especially by providing a large number of jobs. Benefits on the Canadian side would be additional jobs - especially during construction - as well as additional capacity and exports for oil from the oil sands in Alberta.
Follow this link to the project's official website: http://keystone-xl.com/
Environmental Concerns
While the project's official website says that will take environmental responsibility and put safety as a priority in its construction and operation, environmentalists, including organizations such as Greenpeace, are skeptical of the negative environmental impacts that the project could have. These concerns include the clear-cutting of Boreal Forests during construction of the pipeline, pollution of rivers, air and farmland as well as spillage from the pipeline.
Follow this link to Greenpeace for the environmentalist's view on the pipeline: http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/campaigns/Energy/tarsands/
Voice your opinion on the pipeline on our poll below!!
Alberta's Oil Reserves Third Largest in the World
In 2011, Alberta had the third greatest amount of proven oil reserves in the world, following behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Of the 170.2 billion barrels in Alberta's reserves, the oil sands accounted for 168.7 billion of them. The other 1.5 billion barrels came from conventional crude oil.
For more information on the economics, geography, production, environmental factors and employment behind Alberta's oil, click on the link below:
http://www.energy.alberta.ca/OilSands/791.asp
In 2011, Alberta had the third greatest amount of proven oil reserves in the world, following behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Of the 170.2 billion barrels in Alberta's reserves, the oil sands accounted for 168.7 billion of them. The other 1.5 billion barrels came from conventional crude oil.
For more information on the economics, geography, production, environmental factors and employment behind Alberta's oil, click on the link below:
http://www.energy.alberta.ca/OilSands/791.asp
Extracting oil from the tar sands in AlbertaThis featured video explains the steps that are needed in order to produce Alberta's oil. The 2 methods that are used to retrieve the oil are by surface mining and by drilling.
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Pros and Cons of The Tar Sands in Alberta
The Tar Sands of Alberta contain about 170 Billion Barrels of oil that until recently was thought to be unusable, and although we can harness this oil, it has many benefits as well as drawbacks. Here are just a few:
Pros: - Huge supply of oil, third largest in the world - Enormous Growth potential, with only 5% being produced so far - Very helpful to not only the Alberta, but also the Canadian Economy Cons: - Very Destructive to ancestral lands - Results in a large amount of water pollution - Low net energy return compared to other sources More about the pros and cons of the Tar Sands can be found here :http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/04/tar-sands-oil-pros-cons/ |
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This Video briefly describes the cons of the Tar Sands and how the government plans on dealing with it. it's simple to understand while still remaining quite informative.. |
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This Video sets out to enlighten viewers on the sad reality that is the Tar Sands. This video is much more focused on the cons of the Tar Sands. |
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