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Posts: 539 
Location: Ardrossan, Alberta
Location: Ardrossan, Alberta
May 3rd, 2008, 02:58 PM
Lester
Quoting MHz
Hey MHz: heres a link to thier image library Images 1 thru 7 under environment. in case I screwed that up heres the full url>http://www.syncrude.ca/users/folder.asp?FolderID=5703.
Got any pics? I'm not suggesting they don't spend lots of time and money in reclamation, I would just like to see what the end result looks like.
Lester
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Posts: 674
May 3rd, 2008, 05:19 PM
Quoting Jsan
It is unfortunate that man is taking such stubborn position in the subject of ENERGY, both governments in Canada and the US are taking for ever in switching from oil to a renewable energy with out the heavy price of pollution, from manufacturing of oil products to their final use.
The people who think this is about 500 ducks are missing the whole point. The dead ducks just emphasize what a moonscaped, poisoned environment Northern Alberta is becoming all for the sake of the almighty dollar. It is destruction on the same level as the destruction of the rainforest in Brazil that was so widely protested around the world years ago. I hope that the Tar sands will receive the same sort of negative press from other nations.
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Posts: 519
May 4th, 2008, 02:39 PM
More than ducks are dying as a result of the oil sands project.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/st...p20060310.html
More than ducks are dying as a result of the oil sands project.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/st...p20060310.html
Quote:
There's a huge fusion reactor about 93 million miles away that provides all the energy we'll ever need. This isn't about providing enough energy for our needs it's about maintaining a monopoloy that is mostly benefiting a few. How much of that over $100 a barrel of oil stays in the province or even the country it originates from. The oil companies have far too much power and far too little interest in the consequences of the product they sell.
Cancer rate in Fort Chipewyan cause for alarm: medical examiner
Last Updated: Friday, March 10, 2006 | 8:48 AM MT
CBC News
Northern Alberta's medical examiner has requested an investigation by Health Canada into the unusually high rate of cancer and immune diseases in Fort Chipewyan.
Dr. John O'Connor, a physician and medical examiner for the remote northern community, says the population of 1,200 has been disproportionately affected by a high number of both rare and common cancers.
"I'm having increasing difficulty explaining to myself and to my patients why," said O'Connor, noting the cancer rate in Fort Chipewyan exceeds that of many larger populations.
Elders in the community say they didn't see these kinds of diseases until the oil industry started production near their homes on the southwestern tip of Lake Athabasca.
O'Connor said he suspects oil and gas activity may play a role. He wants oil companies working in the region to help finance some research into the community's health problems.
Syncrude and Suncor extract and process hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil a day in their oil sands projects near the community.
Last Updated: Friday, March 10, 2006 | 8:48 AM MT
CBC News
Northern Alberta's medical examiner has requested an investigation by Health Canada into the unusually high rate of cancer and immune diseases in Fort Chipewyan.
Dr. John O'Connor, a physician and medical examiner for the remote northern community, says the population of 1,200 has been disproportionately affected by a high number of both rare and common cancers.
"I'm having increasing difficulty explaining to myself and to my patients why," said O'Connor, noting the cancer rate in Fort Chipewyan exceeds that of many larger populations.
Elders in the community say they didn't see these kinds of diseases until the oil industry started production near their homes on the southwestern tip of Lake Athabasca.
O'Connor said he suspects oil and gas activity may play a role. He wants oil companies working in the region to help finance some research into the community's health problems.
Syncrude and Suncor extract and process hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil a day in their oil sands projects near the community.
May 5th, 2008, 12:43 PM
Albertans should look around the world a bit more. There's toxic tailing ponds found all over the planet, and the results are never good. Unless you want a higher incidence of cancer, autoimmune diseases and respiratory problems. Listen to Lougheed.
Quoting Risus
Hey, just because some people want to conduct business in a more sustainable method, doesn't mean they want to turn us all into Luddites. That's the irony of that strawman meme. Those pushing for cleaner business practices are also pushing new technology, you know like pV and concentrated solar power.
I guess you want to be just pedalling a bike in a few years???
Albertans should look around the world a bit more. There's toxic tailing ponds found all over the planet, and the results are never good. Unless you want a higher incidence of cancer, autoimmune diseases and respiratory problems. Listen to Lougheed.
Genius
Posts: 785
Location: Red Deer AB
Location: Red Deer AB
May 5th, 2008, 02:25 PM
Quoting Lester
Looks pretty good as far as I can tell.
Hey MHz: heres a link to thier image library Images 1 thru 7 under environment. in case I screwed that up heres the full url>http://www.syncrude.ca/users/folder.asp?FolderID=5703.
Lester
Lester
