Published Monday, Jan. 07 2013, 4:37 PM EST
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/oil-sands-development-polluting-alberta-lakes-study/article7014184/
Summary:
Oil sands developments are polluting Alberta and their remote lakes with rising toxic carcinogen (a substance capable of causing cancer). Studies have found levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons have risen dramatically as the same pace as development in sex nearby lakes. It is well established that some of the lakes are carcinogenic, according to the American Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Some carcinogenic lakes have been linked to infertility, immune disorders, and fish mutation. The PAH pollution level is still low but is rising rapidly. Arguments made by provincial officials who have said that, because oil seeps naturally into rivers around the oil sands, contaminants are mostly natural.My Opinion:
I think it is good that the economy is rising because of the oil that we sell and use from Alberta but since oil sand developments are rising rapidly which is not good for the environment. I think that the environment should be taken more seriously and we also need to take care of the environment for the future. Our kids and the next generation will be living in how we leave the environment. If we keep on going on this route, different environments will suffer a lot more than in the past. Many people are polluting the earth just like the oil sand developments. I think that they should still carry on with what they are doing but I don't think that they should overlord no finding and drilling oil because the toxic carcinogen will rise even more quickly.
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