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Sujet: The tar sands extraction
De: Moine
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:28:36 -0500
A: rob.renner@assembly.ab.ca, grandeprairie.smoky@assembly.ab.ca, fortsaskatchewan.vegreville@assembly.ab.ca

Gentlemen,

There is an environment disaster lingering in Alberta with all those tar sands rejects basins being build all over the place. We must at once deal with this, not in 10 years and not because there is a trust to deal with it later on.
When I was in science labs at high school, I learned it was possible to boil up polluted water to extract by condensation clean water. Why can't this be done here. If we allow the industry to use pristine water resources in huge amount to extract the tar from the sand with vapor, the same should be done returning the water resource to its original state and taking care of the waste in any clean way possible wih none of those basins in the horizon. That is the price to pay to extract the tar sands. Acting in any other way is criminal and disastrous for all wildlife, people, vegetation, soils, etc.

Marc Bédard
Scotstown, Québec

Une réponse:

Sujet: The tar sands rejection basins
De: "Brown, Howard"
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:10:17 -0400
A:

Dear Mr. Bédard:

Thank you for your correspondence of March 5, 2007, addressed to the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, regarding the environmental impacts associated with the development of Alberta?s oil sands. Minister Lunn has asked me to respond on his behalf.

The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring the sustainable development of our natural resources, including the oil sands. This is critical to our economic growth, prosperity, social progress and security. Canadian energy policy has as its basis in a freely functioning, open market where companies are free to make business decisions within the regulatory framework that is designed to protect current and future Canadian interests. This framework has proven to be an effective mechanism for enhancing the economic benefits all Canadians derive from the responsible development of our natural resources.

Proposals for projects to develop oil sands deposits are subject to strict environmental and regulatory review at both the provincial and federal level, and permits are only granted once environmental issues are addressed. The Government recognizes the pivotal role that technology will continue to play in addressing the environmental issues associated with oil sands development. The federal and provincial governments as well as industry are working together on innovative research to develop more environmentally friendly extraction and process technologies and non-water based processes to reduce the environmental impact of future oil sands development.

The Government?s recently announced $2 billion ecoENERGY Initiatives program to promote smarter energy use, support measures in clean energy technologies and boost Canada?s renewable energy supplies. These initiatives will help Canada meet the challenge of becoming a clean energy superpower. They offer Canadians a win-win opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, promote the development of clean energy industries and help Canadians reduce their fuel bills. For more information on this initiative, I encourage you to visit the following Web site: http://ecoenergy-ecoenergie.gc.ca/index-eng.htm.

Under the Canadian Constitution, the provinces are responsible for managing most natural resources within their provincial boundaries. The Province of Alberta owns the oil sands resource and is responsible for setting the framework for its development. I invite you to contact the Province of Alberta for further information concerning the management and development of their oil sands resources.

Again, thank you for writing on this important matter.

Yours sincerely,

Howard Brown
Assistant Deputy Minister
Energy Policy Sector
Natural Resources Canada

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