Alberta farming, forestry outstrip energyIndependent study shows energy rates third for human footprint in vast oil sands of northern Alberta; bitumen mines greatest impact
By GARY PARK For Petroleum News
Agriculture and forestry are responsible for a larger human footprint than the energy industry across Alberta’s three recognized oil sands units, putting a dent in the claims of those who blame the resource for laying waste to the province’s northern region.
The findings emerge in a study by the Alb....
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