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The Oil Sands

https://acadecap.wikispaces.com/Les+Ressources+naturelles Problme: cris un essai de 4-6 pages, dans lequel tu explores une ressource naturelle/projet

dexploitation dune ressource naturelle/enjeu reli, en regardant en particulier les enjeux et lessolutions proposes.Partie 1 : Un aperu de lindustrie - les informations de base :

Brve description de lindustrie (incluant la gologie qui permet son existence) Son importance conomique (emplois, exportations/importations, GNP, GDP) Les intervenants (membres de la communaut, travailleurs, compagnies, groupes

environnementaux, niveaux et organismes gouvernementaux) et leurs points de vue et rles Les enjeux environnementaux associs Les diffrents niveaux de politique et contrle: niveaux et agences gouvernementaux, lois

importantes contrlant l'exploitation et l'environnement importantes, etc.).

Concepts inclure dans ton exploration:

-empreinte cologique-durabilit/dveloppement durable-secteurs primaire, secondaire, tertiaire, quarternaire-GNP et GDP(PNB et PIB).

Partie 2 : force d'apprendre du ton sujet, tu vas avoir des questions concernant ta ressource. Ceci estalors un zoom-in - une exploration dun ou plusieurs aspects de lindustrie bas sur tes questions. Cettepartie peut tre intgr dans le reste de ton essai.

Regarde les attentes pour taider davantage formuler des questions Cherche des rponses tes questions value les solutions aux problmes qui ont t proposs

Pour guider ton questionnement :Attentes gnrales: analyser les interactions entre les milieux physique et humain au Canada pour mieux comprendre

lamnagement des paysages urbains et ruraux. dterminer les effets de la rpartition ingale des ressources naturelles sur le dveloppement rgional

et le dfi associ leur durabilit. valuer les solutions proposes pour protger lenvironnement, assurer le dveloppement durable des

ressources et favoriser la croissance conomique.
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Facts

You're trying to tell me that the oilsands are responsible for job loses in forestry and

manufacturing.....?Oil-sands production accounts for a little over half of Canada's oil output. In 2010 Canada exported 90 billion worth of energy to the USARoughly 26 billion worth was oilsands crude.

Energy production (oil, natural gas, electricity) accounts for 6.8% of Canada's GDP.The energy sector employs roughly 265,000 Canadians or 1.8% of the Canadian work forceThat's from the Natural Resource Canada's own website.So the whole argument of Dutch disease and our economy being a one trick pony doesn't jivewith the facts2.

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Structure

IntroductionSujet Amen: Oil sands; what there are made of and where and when they were discoveredSujet Pos: Is it advantageous to dig the oil sands?Sujet Divis: Geology, Economic Importance, People Involved, Environment, Politic, Pipes

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Dveloppement1. Geology

a) The procedureb) Geography of area

2. Economic Importance3. People Involved

a) Members of the communityb) Workersc) Companiesd) Environmental groupse) Levels of government and governmental organisations

4. Environment5. Politic

Bill C-38Other omnibus billIndian Act

6. PipesProblems involved with with pipes


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D. K.

GeographyCGCID

Informative Essay:

The Oil Sands;

A Blessing or a Curse?

Presented to Mme Barbara

Acadmie de la Capitale

January 30, 2013

The Oil Sands; A Blessing or a Curse?

The oil sands, also known as tar sands or bituminous sands, are a great subject of

controversy in Canada and the rest of the world. They are composed of the remains of ancient

microscopic algae and at room temperature their viscosity is very similar to that of molasses.

Albertas first oil sand mine was opened in 1967, but the oil has only been mass produced in the

last decade because of the enormous increase in oil value and an increase in desire to produce

our own oil. Since then, a debate has been lasting over these questions: Is it advantageous to

dig the oil sands? How does it affect the environment and the economy? There are many


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different sides of this debate, including the geology, its economic importance, the people

involved, the environment and the politics.

Before exploring the different debate topics, you need to understand the geography of

the area. The major oil sand deposits are Athabasca, Peace River and Cold Lake, whichunderlie 140, 200 square kilometers. Most of the oil in these oil sands are in a layer of shale,

sandstone, and oil-impregnated sands which were formed during the Cretaceous period by

oceans and rivers. Bitumen is formed from dead ancient microscopic algae, which has been

crushed and heated after thousands of year at the bottom of lakes.

There are two different types of bitumen deposits. The first is surface mining, when the

bitumen in located less than 75 meters underground. These are exploited using surface mines.

The other, deeper types of deposits are extracted with in place methods (in situ). To do this,

several wells are drilled into the deposit. Steam is then needed to heat the bitumen, becauseThe tit is a hundred times more viscous than petrol. The heated substance is then pumped out.

About 20% of the bitumen is surface mineable, whereas the other 80% is mined with in situ

methods.

One of the main arguments in favor of the oil sands is that it is extremely important for

Albertas and Canadas economy. It makes up more than 30 percent of Albertas GDP3, and the

oil and gas extraction accounted for 3.4 percents of Canadas GDP 4. Many people are also in

favor of it because of the number of jobs that it provides. This number has been estimated to beabout 151, 110 jobs related multi-disciplinary professions5. The oil sands also produce 1.8

million barrels oil oil per day.

Canada is not the only country benefiting for the oil sands. The United States import a

big percentage of Canadas oil everyday. Alberta, and thus Canada, is expected to soon take

over as exporter of oil to the United States instead of Middle Eastern countries because Alberta

ranks third, after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, in terms of proven global crude oil reserves 6. In

2011, Alberta's total proven oil reserves were 170.2 billion barrels, and there is a potential of

about 1.69 trillion barrels of crude bitumen7

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On the other side of the debate, there is some evidence that the oil sands is actually

worse for the Canadian economy, because of costs to protect the environment and troubles for

other natural resource industries.

Whether its the Athabasca aboriginals to the huge oil companies, or the Prime Ministerto Grade 5 students, most people have an opinion about the oil sands, throughout Canada and

even all over the world.

Firstly, we have the First Nations. They have lived in these parts for thousands of years,

living in side by side with the environment. But recently, they have been noticing some changes

in the environment for the worse. The water has been getting contaminated, animal migratory

routes have been disrupted and the area right outside their land is being turned into mines.

They have started standing up for themselves, appearing in courts and raising awareness about

whats happening in their lands.The workers and the different oil companies are the second group of stakeholders. The

two main Canadian oil companies are Suncor and Syncrude, although there are over thirty other

smaller ones. In the past few years, there have also also been some foreign companies, like

some from China, that have shares in some of the mining projects. Many of the workers are

from the surrounding area, but many young adults are migrating from Newfoundland to work.

There are also many eco friendly organisations. These include Greenpeace and the

David Suzuki Foundation. These companies are trying to raise awareness about the

environment and the negative effects of the oil sands, and what to do about the situation. Theyhave also protested some and brought the matter to courts. Another association is the

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, or ACFN, which are the local First Nations. They are doing

much of the same work as other eco friendly organisations and campaigns.

There has been some controversy over the role of the government in the oil sands. Both

the provincial and federal government are important figures in this debate. Perhaps the most

controversial one is the Federal government. On of the the events that gave it this reputation is

the omnibus budget bill, Bill C-38. The bill became law in 2012, and with it certain amendmentsto the Fisheries Act. The budget bill took out the needs to do extensive research about effects to

fishes environment before beginning a mining project. Bill C-45 and the Indian Act also

changed bits of legislation, further hurting environment. The provincial government is also

involved in the oil sands mostly with the economic benefits.


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The environment and effects to it is one of the main issues in this ever going debate.

The process of extraction is bad for the environment, emitting 12 percent more greenhouse

gases than conventional oil. The oil sands also accounted for 6.8 of total greenhouse gas

emissions in Canada. Because fifteen barrels of oil sands and about 3 barrels of water are

needed to make only one barrel of crude oil, all the excess is dumped into tailing ponds. Theseare small lakes and ponds dotted around the mining sites. The oil companies dump all used

water into these ponds, and it is left there, polluting aquatic life and ecosystem. Forest is also

disturbed, 715 square kilometers of it, as of January 2013. Many argue that although oil

companies promise to return the land they use to its original state and cause no harm, that

some changes are impossible to undo.

After extracting the crude bitumen, it needs to go to refineries. As none are situated near

to the mines, pipelines are needed to transport the sand. This is another factor with the oilsands, one that is quite popular in the debate. There are many risks involved in transporting

millions of barrels of oil a day, through hundreds to thousands of kilometers, and then possibly

putting it on a boat that is to sail across the biggest ocean in the world. These pipes need to be

extremely secure, preventing any risk of spill, for one could prove disastrous. It also takes an

enormous amount of work, money and time to build a pipeline of such proportions. One of the

pipeline projects proposed is to run all the way from North Alberta to Texas. It is called the

Keystone XL Pipeline. It is a subject of controversy, both in the United States and in Canada,

with very much similar to debate about extracting the oil.

A good word to describe the oil sands is controversial. Some say it is a great economic

advantage from which Canada and its people could benefit immensely, whereas others argue

that the costs and consequences to the environment outweigh the benefits. There are many

different ways to look at this subject, so Ill leave it to you; Are the oil sands a blessing or a

curse? And what should we do about it?

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GeneralWikipediaWikipedia englishhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_sands
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Wikipdia frenchhttp://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sable_bitumineux

Wikipedia athabasca englishhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athabasca_oil_sands

Wikipdia athabasca frenchhttp://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sables_bitumineux_de_l%27Athabasca

Oil companies

Cenovus oil companyhttp://www.cenovus.com/about/index.html Their addhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPQfeIn_eF8

PipelinePipeline companyhttp://www.gatewayfacts.ca/

For Keystone (TransCanada)http://keystone-xl.com/about/environmental-responsibility/

Maybe article about problemshttp://www.mining.com/canadas-oil-sands-brace-for-conflict-ridden-2014-95551/

Possible, havent read ithttp://www.huffingtonpost.ca/yves-engler/oil-sands-fever_b_4506201.html

Large pdf against oil sandshttp://environmentaldefence.ca/reports/duty-calls-federal-responsibility-canada%E2%80%99s-oil-sands-0

Grade 5 Studentshttp://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/Blog/how-grade-5s-see-the-tar-sands/blog/47717/

Greenpeacehttp://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/campaigns/Energy/tarsands/ Their addhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5u2yy_LbYg

About and against Bill C-38https://wildernesscommittee.org/news/bill_c_38_answers_oil_and_gas_lobbyist_prayers

Pauline Marois and Oilhttp://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/11/24/quebec-oil-pipeline_n_2184873.html

Commentshttp://commonsensecanadian.ca/REPORTED_ELSEWHERE-detail/harper-fires-back-neil-youngs-anti-tar-sands-tour/

Facts
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Good factshttp://www.pembina.org/oil-sands/os101/alberta Excellent factshttp://www.energy.alberta.ca/OilSands/791.asp

A quick geology/geography/some factshttp://www.ramp-alberta.org/river/geography/geological+prehistory/mesozoic.aspx

Many good links at endhttp://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/athabasca.phpI found, origin of bitumenhttp://www.shivamtarproducts.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=74

Environmental aspectsA bithttp://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/jun08/feature_tar_sands.asp Not reallyhttp://environmentaldefence.ca/blog/altered-perspective-impact-tar-sands-canada%E2%80%99s-waterhttp://peopleandplanet.org/ditchdirtydevelopment/tarsands

Pollution in the waterhttp://envirolaw.com/hurrah-david-schindler/

Native issues:http://rabble.ca/news/2011/11/athabasca-chipewyan-first-nation-sue-shell-canada-over-tar-sands-projectsVideohttp://desmog.ca/2013/05/23/VIDEO-Athabasca-Chipewyan-First-Nation-Says-Tar-Sands-Gone-Far-EnoughFirst Nation in Alberta National Geographichttp://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/canadian-oil-sands/kunzig-text/2?rptregcta=reg_free_np&rptregcampaign=20131016_rw_membership_r1p_intl_ot_w#finis

hedAboriginal against oil sandshttp://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/Blog/idle-no-more-in-the-tar-sands/blog/43665/United Nations documenthttp://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A%2FRES%2F61%2F295

Economic Aspects:O.K...http://www.mining.com/web/athabasca-oil-sands-a-blessing-or-nuisance/

The Money Behind the Oil:

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