GEO 605 : 031113 Mackenzie Valley Pipeline.doc
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Video: caribou cabbing grounds used as example to when we say no to development, how to get the resources from the north to the south, north has been seen as rich in mineral resources. Natural gas: natural gas is essentially methane (gas pipeline, the by-products of that processing include ethane, propane, butanes, pentanes, described as the cleanest of the fossil fuels, producing less co2. When burning methane in the process of combusting, produces heat, water, and co2: but if released into the atmosphere, methane is 12 times more thermal absorptive than co2. The issue with natural gas is the increase in demand because it is a cleaner and less expensive than other fossil fuels. Steady increase in north america (annually and daily) Seen as a new source of electrical generation: different electrical generation methods to keep up with demand (especially during heavy usage seasons) The biggest project in the history of free enterprise : northern frontier, northern homeland.