ENSC 203 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines, Petrochemical Industry

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ENSC 203
• Professor: Allison Goebel

Document Summary

Ensc 103: questions to guide viewing of films on northern gateway pipeline proposal: i) oil in eden: tipping barrels. Oil pipelines and pipeline proposals have been some of the most controversial environmental topics related to fossil fuels and the petrochemical industry. Much of the controversy is linked to discussions of the alternatives to pipelines, if they are not built or used, which includes some straightforward histori(cid:272)al evide(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:271)ut also sig(cid:374)ifi(cid:272)a(cid:374)t spe(cid:272)ulatio(cid:374) or (cid:862)guessi(cid:374)g(cid:863) arou(cid:374)d future s(cid:272)e(cid:374)arios. While watching these videos, pay attention to the affiliations of various people whose ideas and opinions are expressed. Thinking along the lines of multi-stakeholder perspectives, answer the following: list and explain any claims or arguments supporting oil pipelines that are presented as (cid:862)pro-environment(cid:863) arguments.