1. Fossil Fuel Mining

2. Petroleum (oil)
Petroleum is a thick black liquid created from ancient plants which were buried
We turn petroleum into
gasoline, diesel, jet fuel,
and other useful things

3. Canada has the third most oil in the world

4. Oil Sands A mix of sand, clay, and oil Found in Alberta
Some people call it “the largest industrial project ever”

10. Issues Toxic waste is stored in tailings ponds Bird deaths are common
Leakage into Athabasca River

11. Remediation
Companies must provide the government with a long term plan to fix
the land they mined

13. Steam assisted gravity drainage
Super hot water is pumped underground to ‘melt’ the oil and allow it to flow out

16. Economic Impact $74 billion in investments in 2013
Employs 550,000 people directly and indirectly
Payments to government are around $18 billion per year

17. Since mid-2014 the price of oil has fallen by more than 60%
Thousands of people have
Lost their jobs
Oil companies and the
Government are losing
billions of dollars

18. Social impacts Fort McMurray Population 2006 - 50,000 2014 - 116,000
High ‘shadow’ population
Average age is 31, mostly men

19. Impact on Indigenous People
Destruction of boreal forest impacts traditional hunting and fishing
Provides lots of jobs
10% of employees are Indigenous

20. Climate impact
Oil sands produce around 20% more greenhouse gases than conventional oil extraction

21. Future prospects
Keystone XL
Energy East
Northern Gateway

22. Videos and Perspectives
How Suncor Energy Gets Oil from Sand (6 minutes)
Fort McMoney (game, variable length)