The Alberta Tar Sand project has triggered a myriad of debates in the world today. More and more people are becoming aware of climate change and ecosystem disintegration. One would imagine that we would think twice before we repeat the same mistakes that our ancestors committed in the past. But unfortunately, the Alberta project is a backward system instead of a sustainable forward system. The environmental impacts caused by the development are not being given enough credibility, driven by our government's and citizen's blind and easy acquisition of wealth. It is true that we have maximized our oil extraction and we need oil for a myriad of systems. However, instead of finding a replacement to our oil reliance we need to invest more into finding alternative sustainable resources to meet our needs. Therefore, I believe that the future of the Alberta oil sand is bleak. We are not thinking about the long term. It is undeniable that there are more cons than pros in this development. The environmental impacts of the tar sand extraction is vast and is impacting many locals and animals. For instance, the toxic waste generated after the extraction should be treated before it is discharged in the tailing pond. No matter how much greenhouse gas emission is reduced from the tar sand extraction, we are causing damages in other part of the ecosystem in one way or the other. Thus, I believe that if more and more people protest against the tar sand without the intervention of certain "supposedly-liberal environmental activists" and their wrong motives, we can bring a halt to this project. If we consumers do not let our voice be heard and change our ways of living we will live in this misery for a very long time and watch our environment being degraded in front of our own eyes.
Reference:
http://randsco.com/index.php/2006/02/05/Roaring_Dinosaurs-Prosperous_Alberta
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