Words
Numbers
People
Planet
Profit
100
What is pollution?
A big environmental issue caused by carbon
100
What is natural gas
The main energy source used to extract oil sands
100
What community is the Athabasca River very important to?
Indigenous communities
100
How is oil impacting animals such as frogs?
The chemicals cause them to have deformities
100
What is Alberta doing about loss of money from spills etc.?
Improving technology
200
What did the dead 1,600 waterfowl land on?
Syncrude’s Aurora tailings lake
200
How many litres of toxic water does Alberta’s tailings ponds have?
More than one trillion litres
200
What did the government of Alberta fund?
New tools to clean tailings ponds
200
What is water pollution?
Toxic water from oil sands harm fish
200
How much of Alberta’s GDP is from the oil and gas subsector?
~21%
300
What is direct air capture
A tech to capture carbon in the air
300
What percentage of bitumen makes up a scoop of oil sands?
10%
300
How many years do oil companies have to achieve the target for Mercy’s policy?
10 years
300
What are tailings?
Waste left in the oil is mined that damages soil
300
What is deforestation
Cutting down thousands of trees for oil
400
How many barrels of bitumen are in the Alberta oil sands reserves?
Nearly 165 billion
400
What does the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation’s policy uphold?
Their water rights
400
What is one region in Alberta where oil sands are?
Any of the following:
Athabasca region, Peace River region, Lloydminster region, Cold Lake region
500
How much money has been invested into the oil sands?
An estimated $366 billion