Name one pro and one con about the Mackenzie Gas Project?
Pro: employment,
easier way to carry gas to the south.
Con: uses a non-renewable resource,
doesn't provide long term employment.
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When was the pipeline first proposed?
In the 1970's.
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Natural Gas
It is a fossil fuel that is a non-renewable resource.
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Why is the project taking place?
To build a pipeline down the Mackenzie River Valley to carry natural gas from the delta and the Beaufort Sea to southern markets.
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Why doesn't the project provide long term employment?
Because it uses a non-renewable resource.
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How much natural gas is in the Mackenzie River delta and the Beaufort Sea area?
About 2.5 trillion cubic meters of natural gas.
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Non-renewable resource
A resource that can be used only once.
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Where is the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline being built?
The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline is being built along the Mackenzie Valley of Canada’s Northwest Territories to connect northern onshore gas fields with southern markets.
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Give one environmental impact.
It will cause forests to be clear cut.
It will destroy animal habitat.
It will increase greenhouse gases.
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Will the pipeline be built above or underneath the ground?
It is being built underneath the ground.
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Mackenzie Valley Pipeline
A pipeline being built to carry natural gas to the south.
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How far would the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline carry the gas?
1400km
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FREE PASS
PASS!!!
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About how much does the project cost?
About $7 billion.
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What does APG stand for?
Aboriginal Pipeline Group
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Which companies and/or groups are involved in the Mackenzie Gas Project.
Four oil companies: Imperial Oil, ConocoPhillips Canada, ExxonMobil Canada, and Shell Canada, and the Aboriginal Pipeline group are involved in this project.
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How will the project effect climate change?
It will increase greenhouse gases which will cause warmer temperatures in the Arctic.
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In your opinion, do you think the Mackenzie Gas Project is a good thing or a bad thing?