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2c) Canada- Alberta Tar Sands-Governments
With the Alberta Tar Sands being one of the largest reserves outside of Saudi Arabia,yet considered to be a source that is the least efficient,you might wonder how the government would react to this as well as what actions they are taking towards it.
The Tar Sands have somewhat disrupted the ecosystems around.The federal government even released documents which have questioned whether rehabilitation is even possible given the high levels of toxicity as well as the high costs.
Legal claims have been made. As well as treaty issues,immense international outcry, and pleas from the municipality to put a ban on new approvals in order to deal with the overloaded infrastructure. Yet despite all this, the Canadian government is looking forward to expand the oil sand rapidly in the next 20 years.
With all of the information above viewed into consideration,we can suspect that Canadian government honestly doesn't really care much about the negative effects and just want to expand the Tar Sands.
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Hello Fatima,
Very great observations about this critical issue at hand. Have you considered what environmental groups have been trying to do to combat this? Maybe look at https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/alberta/envi...
Also, I know there exists the carbon tax in Alberta, but has that proven to be successful? What other methods do you think are possible to combat this? Currently, in Ontario, we have a cap-and-trade system, which is helping us reach our targets-do you think this would be effective and appropriate in Alberta?
Great job, and I like how you not only looked at the issue but also the implications and problems that exist today. :)
Helen Chen
Oct 11, 2017