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Canadian Oil Sands Limited, is a publically traded, Canadian company, which earns money through investing in oil sands. It generates money by funding in Syncrude Joint Venture (a company that extracts and manufactures oil from oil sands). COS Ltd. was created in 1978, by PanCanadian Petroleum (currently known as Encana). Presently Canadian Oil Sands is being led by Ryan M. Kubik (the CEO), who also happens to be the director and chair board of Syncrude Joint Venture. Canadian Oil Sands used to…

The impact of environmental change on the automobile industry has been significant and widespread. There has been widespread and fast changes in the environment in the past decade which is causing the need for the executives and leaders of auto makers to be cutting edge in their decision making and the pace at which there companies innovate. In the past the business model was clear and the companies felt safe with no direct completion. With the advent of global and international commerce the…

Glen Hager was raised in a Baptist farming family and has had a variety of jobs throughout his career, which are extremely important to maintaining Texas finance. Hager is the Chief Revenue Estimator, which basically means that he is responsible for estimating how much money Texas will receive into the State Treasury every other year. Therefore, he is forced to analyze the facts and think about how much money Texas either receives or loses. Furthermore, Hager is also a tax collector for the…

There are many negative articles describing fracking and the environmental impacts that surround it but, there are many positives to fracking such as the following. Economic impact Energy consumers are seeing economic gains, as a result from increased fracking, gas bills have dropped $13 billion per year from 2007 to 2013, which adds up to a total of $200 per year for gas consuming households. Households aren’t the only people seeing the difference, commercial, industrial, and electric power…

Pros and Cons of Fracking Grandriver Getty images.com By Daniela Bobadilla, Christopher Gleason, Irvin Casillas Fracking is just another way of saying hydraulic fracturing, which is the process of cracking through sentiments (hence fracturing) to make harvesting resources such as oil more accessible. The fracking process uses pressurized water with a combination of other materials to penetrate into said sentiment. In the late 1940s, engineers used fracking to increase oil production.…

Willow Springs Park runs through the Cherry Hill fault zone and has a history of artesian flowing springs. This paired with 90 years of oil production, a new urban farm, and Coastal Sage Scrub (CSS) community makes the park a uniquely diverse environment. The purpose of conducting research at Willow Springs Park is to monitor the growth of CSS, which consists of low-growing shrubs, many of which are summer deciduous, with some succulents and long-lived grasses, sages, buckwheats, etc. CSS…

Could we be in a time in which unions and environmentalist can work and come up with mutual ideas together? Members in the United Steel workers and Sierra Group decided to join forces to improve not only the amount of jobs but also the quality of those jobs. In addition to solutions to the energy crises, establishing wages that families can live off on, a bright retirement, and a promise for health and safety on a job. In 2006 both groups decided on the name The BlueGreen Alliances, a…

The oil sands have been one of Canada’s most vital process of operations to achieve economic stability since 1978 with the foundation of Syncrude and the establishment of the largest oil processing mine of any type in the entire world. Another mine was also developed by Syncrude in the Athabasca Oil Sands and began operations in 2003 however was later bought out by Marathon Oil Corporation in 2007. Another $33 million project was also being developed in in Fort Hills by Petro Canada but lost…

There are many conflicting opinions whether the development of the oil sands in Canada should proceed or whether it should slow down on any plans to move forward. Although both arguments have valid points, when it comes to educating the general public, the results depend on who presents their argument in a more understandable and convincing way. I found that between the articles Why Canada needs to develop the oil sands and Stop Oil sands expansion, says Canadian and U.S. Scientists. The former…

Beatriz Kaspin ENG 102 – 11006 Jun 8, 2015 Hydraulic Fracturing essay Hydraulic Fracturing Because of recent technological advances in energy exploration, petroleum engineers have been able to implement a new and effective way to extract oil from the ground. The hydraulic fracturing also known as fracking is used in nine out of 10 natural gas wells in the United States with the purpose of extracting oil and natural gas (Freeman, 2014). Fracking is a drilling method, and consists of special…