Translation of "sand extraction " (English → French) :

oil sands extraction

sand whirl [ sand devil | sand-devil | sand pillar | sand column | sand auger ]

oil sand [ bituminous sand | tar sand | asphaltic sand | bituminous oil sand | petroleum tar sand ]

oil sand | bituminous sand | tar sand | asphaltic sand | oil-bearing sand

sanding approaches | sanding routines | sanding technique | sanding techniques

aeolian sand | eolian sand | wind-blown sand

sand trap shut-off valve | sand trap with shut-off valve | sand trap shut-off valve assembly

sand truck | sand lorry | grit-spreader | sander | sand spreader

Oil sands extraction produces several times the amount of greenhouse gas produced from conventional oil extraction.

The province’s early investments in science and research resulted in Dr. Karl Clark's developing the hot water process for oil sands extraction in 1921, a process that became the foundation for the first commercial oil sands project in 1967.

(Return tabled) Question No. 368 Mr. Claude Gravelle: With regard to health effects of Northern Alberta oil sands: (a) what are the cancer rates for citizens living in communities that are in close proximity to the Northern Alberta oil sands and its tailings ponds; (b) what impact does living in close proximity to the Northern Alberta oil sands and its tailings ponds have on the health of those Canadians; (c) what are the cancer rates for citizens working in the Northern Alberta oil sands; (d) what impact does working in the Northern Alberta oil sands have on the health of those citizens; (e) what are the titles of the studies or rep ...[+++]orts done by or on behalf of the government on the subject of the health effects of living in close proximity to the Northern Alberta oil sands and its tailings ponds; (f) what are the titles of the studies or reports done by or on behalf of the government that cover, in whole or in part, the subject of the effects of oil sands extraction and tailings ponds on wildlife in close proximity to the Northern Alberta oil sands and its tailings ponds; (g) what information does the government have about the risk or incidences of tailing ponds leakage into the Athabasca river; (h) how much tailing ponds leakage into the Athabasca river has been reported to the government, recorded by year; (i) what are the effects of tailing ponds leakage into the Athabasca river on communities downstream; (j) what are the effects of tailing ponds leakage into the Athabasca river on fish in the river and surrounding wildlife; (k) what steps has the government taken to ensure tailing ponds leakage into the Athabasca river has been mitigated; (l) for those living in close proximity of the Northern Alberta oil sands, what is the anticipated impact of future developments on (i) health, (ii) economic development, (iii) environment, (iv) water supplies, (v) the Athabasca River, (vi) infrastructure; and (m) what are the titles of the studies or reports done ...

The dewatering of rivers and streams to support the tar sands operation is a threat to the cultural survival of these communities, and the battle over tar sands extraction and concerns of who invests in this development comes down to the fundamental human rights of first nations to exist and to have a future with a safe, clean, healthy environment.