Mixture of oil and sand deposits that goes through a process of separation for the production of bitumen
What is Oil Sands
100
The subsidies for this industry far outweigh those for renewable sources of energy
What is the Oil and Gas Industry
100
This is a naturally occurring mixture of hundreds of different hydrocarbon compounds trapped in underground rock
What is Conventional Oil
100
450,000 Barrels
What is the amount of oil Alberta produced each DAY in 2010
100
This must be measured for a minimum of 1 year
What is wind
200
Combines the generation of electric power and thermal energy, and is an option for oil sands operations to meet both steam and electric energy demands on-site
What is Co-generation
200
This renewable source of energy, featured in Enmax's Generation Choice Program, is argued to be the most suitable to Alberta, and with the help of subsidies could be the next energy leader
What is Solar Energy
200
Alberta remains the only jurisdiction to implement legislation in this process that deals with waste CO2
What is Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
200
This is the percentage total revenue the Albertan government received from oil and gas in 2010
What is 19%
200
This commission ensures all approvals have been met and grants final approval for construction
What is the Alberta Utilities Commission
300
The objective of this act is the conservation and reclamation of specified land is to return the specified land to an equivalent land capability
What is The Conservation and Reclamation Regulation
300
Lack of appropriate price signals, product and service availability, lack of capital financing, and perceived risks are all types of this
What are Barriers that force legislation
300
This is the method of extracting conventional oil from the ground
What is Drilling
300
This is the percentage of the mineral rights that the Albertan government owns
What is 80%
300
This is the number of homes that wind is currently providing electricity for
What is 1.5 million
400
The strategic approach to the development of oil sands and attempt to balance environmental protection, social responsibility and economic success.
What is the Responsible Actions Plan
400
This relationship 'regulates' the Free Market
What is Supply and Demand
400
This is the regulatory body for the oil and gas industry
What is the Energy Resrouces Conservation Board (ERCB)
400
This is the amount of money invested in the oil sands in 2010
What is $13.5 billion
400
This is the biggest wind farm in Alberta
What is McBride Lake
500
This regulation states that the maximum amount of allocatable costs that may be established for an innovative project may not exceed $10,000,000
What is the Innovative Energy Technologies Regulation
500
This program encourages production of bioenergy products and will encourage the biofuel production needed to satisfy the requirements of the renewable fuels standard
What is the Bioenergy Producer Credit Program
500
This bill creates a single provincial regulator that will be responsible for energy resource developments from initial application to reclamation
What is Bill 2 - The Responsible Energy Development Act
500
Higher provincial tax may be faced by Albertans if this occurs
What is a production decrease due to greener legislation being enacted