Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Assessment Act uncontrolled land use, particularly public health and environmental issues.1 » How can we maintain economic growth without major environmental consequences? In 1992, the Canadian federal government enacted the Environmental Impact Assessment Act as a planning tool to attempt to identify and mitigate the environmental impact of new developments. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is the process of identifying and reducing the environmental effects of a proposed project before it begins. (EIA) is a step-by-step process that begins with determining whether an environmental assessment (EA) is necessary, environmental impact assessment guidelines, environmental impact assessment, ( EA) or the report of the review panel and finally the decision (EA)2. The Alberta Oil Sands, or more technically the Alberta Oil Sands, are the largest and most developed oil sands and constitute the third largest reserve of crude oil in the world. Described as “Canada’s greatest buried energy treasure,” the continued development of this region will result in stable, reliable energy that will support broad economic growth3. Alberta's oil sands create jobs, increase provincial growth and generate royalties and taxes to help fund government programs5. Although these tar sands offer a range of economic benefits, they have inherited the name "dirty oil" due to the practices of extracting and refining bitumen, the substance transformed into crude oil. It is much more viscous than conventional crude oil and too thick to be pumped through a pipeline. Instead, bitumen is mined in open pit mines, much like coal and I...... middle of paper ......w and Practice 20.3 (2010): 175-211. ProQuest. Internet. March 31, 2014.5. McLeod-Kilmurray, Heather and Gavin Smith. “Unsustainable development in Canada: environmental assessment, cost-benefit analysis and environmental justice in the tar sands”. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND PRACTICE 21 (2010): 65-105. Internet. March 31, 20148. “Tar Sands Consultation.” Legislative Assembly of Alberta. All-Party Committee, November 30, 2006. Web. March 31, 2014.4. Song, Lisa. “Visit our news center for expert coverage of the Exxon oil spill in Arkansas.” A Dilbit primer: how it's different from conventional oil. InsideClimate, June 26, 2012. Web. March 31, 2014.1. Southcote, Brooke and Fitzgibbon, John. An introduction to environmental law and planning. University of Guelph (2010) 249-271. Print.3. “What are tar sands?” » Alberta Energy:. Government of Alberta, nd Web. March 31. 2014.

Essay / Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Assessment Act uncontrolled land use, particularly public health and environmental issues.1 » How can we maintain economic growth without major environmental consequences? In 1992, the Canadian federal government enacted the Environmental Impact Assessment Act as a planning tool to attempt to identify and mitigate the environmental impact of new developments. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is the process of identifying and reducing the environmental effects of a proposed project before it begins. (EIA) is a step-by-step process that begins with determining whether an environmental assessment (EA) is necessary, environmental impact assessment guidelines, environmental impact assessment, ( EA) or the report of the review panel and finally the decision (EA)2. The Alberta Oil Sands, or more technically the Alberta Oil Sands, are the largest and most developed oil sands and constitute the third largest reserve of crude oil in the world. Described as “Canada’s greatest buried energy treasure,” the continued development of this region will result in stable, reliable energy that will support broad economic growth3. Alberta's oil sands create jobs, increase provincial growth and generate royalties and taxes to help fund government programs5. Although these tar sands offer a range of economic benefits, they have inherited the name "dirty oil" due to the practices of extracting and refining bitumen, the substance transformed into crude oil. It is much more viscous than conventional crude oil and too thick to be pumped through a pipeline. Instead, bitumen is mined in open pit mines, much like coal and I...... middle of paper ......w and Practice 20.3 (2010): 175-211. ProQuest. Internet. March 31, 2014.5. McLeod-Kilmurray, Heather and Gavin Smith. “Unsustainable development in Canada: environmental assessment, cost-benefit analysis and environmental justice in the tar sands”. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND PRACTICE 21 (2010): 65-105. Internet. March 31, 20148. “Tar Sands Consultation.” Legislative Assembly of Alberta. All-Party Committee, November 30, 2006. Web. March 31, 2014.4. Song, Lisa. “Visit our news center for expert coverage of the Exxon oil spill in Arkansas.” A Dilbit primer: how it's different from conventional oil. InsideClimate, June 26, 2012. Web. March 31, 2014.1. Southcote, Brooke and Fitzgibbon, John. An introduction to environmental law and planning. University of Guelph (2010) 249-271. Print.3. “What are tar sands?” » Alberta Energy:. Government of Alberta, nd Web. March 31. 2014.

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