Air Water Land - Water
Air Water Land
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June, 2011
A new surface water quality monitoring program for the Lower Athabasca River in the heart of Alberta’s largest oilsands region released in March by federal Environment Minister Peter Kent will be incorporated into the work of a revamped provincial monitoring program, says the province’s environment minister.
Air Water Land
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December, 2009
Recently released guidelines for a plan designed to strike a better balance between economic, environmental, and social objectives in Alberta’s oilsands region will look at three levels of oilsands production and their effects on the environment.
Air Water Land
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December, 2009
Water usage is a topic that goes to the root of Canada’s oilsands industry, underlying many related environmental objections. So it is little wonder that many initiatives in the oilsands today are geared towards reducing water use in the bitumen extraction process.
Air Water Land
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September, 2009
While much attention in the public debate around clean energy production has been centred on the need to reduce carbon emissions, a new report suggests that energy’s growing impact on the planet’s dwindling water sources cannot be underestimated.
Air Water Land
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June, 2009
Alberta has laid out a plan to make oilsands development more environmentally friendly by bringing forward tough new regulations for oilsands tailings ponds.
Air Water Land
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April, 2009
It took eight years, but commercial coalbed methane development has finally arrived in British Columbia.
Air Water Land
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October, 2008
Water use in Alberta is the issue of the decade.
Air Water Land
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October, 2008
Mushrooming production, growing strains on Alberta’s water systems, and increasing public concerns about issues such as global warming and water security are putting the squeeze on the oilsands industry. As a result oil companies are focusing on water conservation like never before. So when a new and more water-efficient technology comes along, it’s hardly surprising—once the technology is proven—that companies jump on the bandwagon and adopt it en masse.
Air Water Land
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October, 2008
What are the biggest challenges producers face when dealing with water use?
Air Water Land
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June, 2007
It is a severe and growing environmental dilemma that most of the water drawn from the Athabasca River for oilsands production processes remains trapped in the slurry waste left over. To date, there’s about 550 million cubic metres—550 cubic kilometres—collected.
Air Water Land
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June, 2007
There’s a romance to the Athabasca River. The only large, free-flowing river on the Prairies, the Athabasca is one of the longest in Alberta.
Air Water Land
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June, 2007
Mike Rogers has over 40 years of experience in water management, including 20 years working with Syncrude. He recently authored the report, Surface Oil Sands Water Management, for the Cumulative Environmental Management Association.
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