Publications

Pembina's Oil Sands publications are available here. You can refine your search by clicking Refine Publication Search below.To access Pembina's full directory of publications go to Pembina's publications page.

Keyword Search:
Document Type:
Sort By:
 

Previous 10 

Published: Sep 26, 2006

The manner in which Alberta's oil sands are developed poses a major risk to our global climate system due its release of greenhouse gas pollution. Also at risk is our international reputation. Marlo Raynolds, presenting on behalf of the Pembina Institute at the Oil Sands Multi-stakeholder session in Edmonton, explains how oil sands operations can become carbon neutral by 2020.

Publication Type: Letters & Formal Submissions, Presentations

Topic Area: Oil Sands


Published: Sep 19, 2006

Satellite images of oil sands mining operations easily illustrate the environmental consequences of oil sands development, deemed by the United Nations Environment Program to be one of the 100 global "hot spots" of environmental change. Dan Woynillowicz, representing the Pembina Institute, highlighted the need for the govenment to rein in the pace of oil sands development and ensure it has the systems in place to protect the environment at the public consultation meetings on oil sands development in Fort McMurray.

Publication Type: Letters & Formal Submissions, Presentations

Topic Area: Oil Sands


Published: Sep 14, 2006

Most of Alberta's oil sands are too deep to mine. Oil must be extracted using other methods that result in a dense network of roads, wells and pipelines throughout the forests of Alberta. Deep oil sands extraction could potentially impact 21% of Alberta. Simon Dyer represented the Pembina Institute at a oil sands consultation meeting in Peace River where he outlined the impacts of and proposed solutions for deep oil sands development.

Publication Type: Letters & Formal Submissions, Presentations

Topic Area: Oil Sands


Published: Sep 13, 2006

As lead author of the Pembina Institute's report Troubled Waters, Troubling Trends, Dr. Mary Griffiths represented Pembina in the first of a series of province-wide public input sessions on oil sands development. Griffiths highlighted some of the issues relating to the use of fresh water for oil sands extraction.

Publication Type: Letters & Formal Submissions, Presentations

Topic Area: Oil Sands



Previous 10