GEOG 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines, Oil Tanker, Prince William Sound
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Hibernia, deep ocean drilling rig off the coast of newfoundland, located in shallow waters. This is recent since this region has previously suffered from fishery. 2014: employed over 2500 people (87. 6% residents of nfld, 7. 2% residents from other parts of. The industry requires supporting services, this propped up industry. Deepwater horizon (bp oil spill), gulf of mexico, 2010: Refocused attention on risks of extracting natural resources. Exon valdez, prince william sound alaska, 1989 was also a big deal: solidified a decision by canadian government to affirmed moratorium (halt) on offshore oil development and offshore tankers, influenced canadian policy of environment. 1972: moratorium on crude oil tanker traffic on the west coast. 1988: tanker exclusion zone, an agreement between canada and us to protect shorelines from risk of pollution. 2017: bill c-48 (formal legislation introduced in the house of commons), government put environment first. Westbound: export bitumen from athabasca oil sands.