Environmental Case Study (Alberta's Oil Sands)
Alberta's Oil Sands represents one of the international environmental problems facing Canada and close to seventy countries across the globe. Albert's Oil Sands proves to be a new course of political conflict within the setting of Canada and at the international level. Oil Sands development is responsible for rapid economic growth of Alberta. This creates ethical or moral dilemma because there is a massive risk in association with the development of Oil Sands within the province. Oil Sands contribute towards ecological harm thus having a negative impact on the living conditions of the individuals in the province and the entire planet. This ethical dilemma leads to mobilization processes by environmental entities to help alleviate the situation. This is because some prominent political outfits such as Peter Lougheed recognize that the rate of the development of the oil sands in Alberta is not socially or economically beneficial to the province or entire Canada (Fairley 52).
These developments of events surrounding the oil sands make it critical for the creation or formulation of effective and efficient solution to the puzzle facing Alberta and the planet. The responsibility for development of economic, social, and political policies in the country rests with the government; therefore, it is crucial for the authority to come up with applicable solution to oil sands environmental problem. Another puzzle surrounding this environmental case is that the government is unwilling to address the issues surrounding Oil Sands in Alberta (Fairley 52). The government is generally hostile against attempts to moderate the influence of the oil sands in Alberta. This leads to continuous development of the ecological problem thus putting the lives of the future generation at risk. There are many stakeholders in the development of the oil sands environmental problems hence critical solution should be in place to reduce the negative harms to the human race.
Hypothesis
Alberta's Oil Sands possess key environmental, social, political, and environmental problems in the contemporary...
This development reflects on the 21 firms operating approximately 70 projects concerning oil sands activities. In order to advocate for the moderation of the policies in relation to oil sands in Alberta, different organizations continue to challenge the execution of the principles in the law courts. Different ethnic groups within the geographical location of Alberta seek to redirect the proceedings thus conservation of the globe. The presence of different stakeholders also enhances the development of oil sands issues because of unique interests and preferences. Each group in the fight against the policies or principles advocates for interests relative to their perceptions (Pasqualetti 249-267).
The production of oil sands requires a large volume of
water per year hence over-exploitation of natural resources. This reflects on the volume of water in the production of the oil sands and the levels of water partake in the city of Calgary. The problem facing the
ecology is the
determination of effective and appropriate balancing of the usage of water in production of oil sands and other
ecosystem needs such as human use of the resource. The development of oil sands indicates that, in the future, there might be insufficient water volumes to satisfy the needs of the human beings in relation to the application of the resource. Oil sands draw large volumes of water in the process of production thus reducing the water levels in the streams and rivers, in the province. The environmental policy relative to conservation of the environment does not guarantee future protection of water to satisfy the needs of the future generation. Oil sands development is responsible for ecosystem problems for other
animals or creatures living in water. Exploitation of water endangers…
