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TEXT and Figures:
Quote on page ATHABASCA WATERSHED
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/canadian-oil-sands/kunzig-text/6
1. Mossop, G.D., McCracken, A.D., Macey, E., Monro Gray, J.M. and Nowlan, G.S. 2007. Oil Sand.
Geologic Association of Canada, Popular Geoscience. URL: http://www.gac.ca/wp/wp- content/uploads/2012/09/OilSand_e.pdf (Accessed November 10, 2012).
2. Woynillowicz,
D., Severson-Baker, C., Raynolds, M. 2009. Oilsands Fever: The Environmental
Implications of Canada's Oil Sands Rush. The Pembina Institute.
URL: http://www.pembina.org/pub/203(Accessed November 10, 2012).
3. Superior Oil and Gas Company. 2012. Petroleum Extraction. URL: http://superioroilandgas.com/166-2/
(Accessed November 27, 2012).
4. Government of Alberta: Environment and Sustainable Resource Department. 2009. Environmental
Management of Alberta’s Oil Sands. URL: http://environment.gov.ab.ca/info/library/8042.pdf
(Accessed November 9, 2012).
5. Kleindienst, M. 2006. The Athabasca oil sands in north-west Canada, a short geological overview.
Feiberg University of Mining and Technology. URL: http://www.geo.tu- freiberg.de/oberseminar/os05_06/maria_kleindienst.pdf
(Accessed November 8, 2012).
6. Bradley, D. 2010. Canada Report on Bioenergy. European Commission on Energy, Market
Observatory for Energy. URL: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/observatory/doc/country/2010_03_canada.pdf.
(Accessed November 20, 2012).
7. Hubbard, S.M., Smith, D.G., Nielsen, H., Leckie, D.A., Fustic, M., Spencer, R.J., and
Bloom, L. 2011. Seismic geomorphology and sedimentology of a tidally influenced
river deposit, Lower Cretaceous Athabasca oil sands, Alberta, Canada. American Association of Petroleum
Geology. V. 95, No. p. 1123-1145. URL: https://www.ucalgary.ca/shubbard/files/shubbard/Hubbard_etal_2011_AAPGbull.pdf
(Accessed November 18, 2012).
8. Syncrude. 2012. Oil Sands History. URL: http://www.syncrude.ca/users/folder.asp?FolderID=5801#01
(Accessed November 17, 2012).
9. The Oil Sands Developers Group. 2012. Oil Sands Project List. URL:
http://www.oilsandsdevelopers.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Oil-Sands-Project-List-January-2012.pdf
(Accessed November 17, 2012).
10. Canada National Energy Board. 2007. Canada’s Energy Future: Reference Case and Scenario
to 2030. URL: http://www.neb-one.gc.ca/clf-nsi/rnrgynfmtn/nrgyrprt/nrgyftr/2007/nrgyftr2007-eng.pdf
(Accessed November 27, 2012).
11. Sinopec. 2005. Syneco & Sinopec Enter Deal for Canadian Oil Sands Project. Rigzone
E&P News. URL: http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=22835
(Accessed November 27, 2012).
12. Boggs, S. 2006. Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy: Fourth Addition. Pearson: Prentice Hall,
New Jersey, p. 236-237.
13. Gingras, M. and Rokosh, D., 2004. A brief overview of the geology of heavy oil, bitumen
and oil sand deposits. Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists: 2004
National Convention. URL: http://www.cseg.ca/conventions/abstracts/2004/2004abstracts/122S0227- Gingras_M_heavy_oil_bitumen_oil_sands.pdf (Accessed November 10, 2012).
14. Canadian Geosience Knowledge Network. 2009. Lexicon of Canadian Geological Units:
McMurray Formation. URL: http://cgkn1.cgkn.net/weblex/weblex_litho_detail_e.pl?00053:009513
(Accessed November 10, 2012).
15. Regional Aquatics Monitoring Program. 2002. Geologic features of the Athabasca oil Sands.
URL: http://www.ramp-alberta.org/river/geography/geological+prehistory/mesozoic.aspx
(Accessed November 27, 2012).
16. Lee, P. and Cheng, T. 2009. Bitumen and Biocarbon: Land Use Conversions and Loss of Biological Carbon Due to Bitumen
Operations in the Boreal Forests of Alberta, Canada. Global Forest Watch Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, p. 40.
17. Woynillowicz, D. and Severson-Baker, C. 2006. Down to the Last Drop: The Athabasca River and
Oil Sands. The Pembina Institute. URL: http://www.pembina.org/pub/211 (Accessed November 11, 2012).
18. The Pembina Institute. Tailings. URL: http://www.pembina.org/oil-sands/os101/tailings (Accessed November 11, 2012).
19. Government of Canada. 2011. Oil Sands: A strategic resource of Canada, North America and
the global market. URL: http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/sites/www.nrcan.gc.ca.energy/files/files/OilSands-TailingsPonds_e.pdf
(Accessed November 25, 2012).
20. Grant, J. 2008. Fact or Fiction: Oil Sands Reclamation. The Pembina Institute. URL: http://www.pembina.org/pub/1639
(Accessed November 25, 2012).
21. The Pembina Institute. Air Pollution. URL: http://www.pembina.org/oil-sands/os101/air-pollution
(Accessed November 11, 2012).
22. http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=5&pid=5&aid=2
23. Essick, P. 2009. Canadian Oil Sands Photos. National Geographic. URL: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/canadian-oil- sands/essick-photography (Accessed November 27, 2012).
24. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/canadian-oil-sands/kunzig-text/6
25. http://www.awc-wpac.ca/content/watershed-maps
26. http://www.ramp-alberta.org/river/boreal/canada/boreal+forest+zones.aspx
27. http://www.uccs.edu/~bvogt/courses/ges2050/labs/ndvi.html
28. http://www.capp.ca/Pages/default.aspx
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/canadian-oil-sands/kunzig-text/6
1. Mossop, G.D., McCracken, A.D., Macey, E., Monro Gray, J.M. and Nowlan, G.S. 2007. Oil Sand.
Geologic Association of Canada, Popular Geoscience. URL: http://www.gac.ca/wp/wp- content/uploads/2012/09/OilSand_e.pdf (Accessed November 10, 2012).
2. Woynillowicz,
D., Severson-Baker, C., Raynolds, M. 2009. Oilsands Fever: The Environmental
Implications of Canada's Oil Sands Rush. The Pembina Institute.
URL: http://www.pembina.org/pub/203(Accessed November 10, 2012).
3. Superior Oil and Gas Company. 2012. Petroleum Extraction. URL: http://superioroilandgas.com/166-2/
(Accessed November 27, 2012).
4. Government of Alberta: Environment and Sustainable Resource Department. 2009. Environmental
Management of Alberta’s Oil Sands. URL: http://environment.gov.ab.ca/info/library/8042.pdf
(Accessed November 9, 2012).
5. Kleindienst, M. 2006. The Athabasca oil sands in north-west Canada, a short geological overview.
Feiberg University of Mining and Technology. URL: http://www.geo.tu- freiberg.de/oberseminar/os05_06/maria_kleindienst.pdf
(Accessed November 8, 2012).
6. Bradley, D. 2010. Canada Report on Bioenergy. European Commission on Energy, Market
Observatory for Energy. URL: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/observatory/doc/country/2010_03_canada.pdf.
(Accessed November 20, 2012).
7. Hubbard, S.M., Smith, D.G., Nielsen, H., Leckie, D.A., Fustic, M., Spencer, R.J., and
Bloom, L. 2011. Seismic geomorphology and sedimentology of a tidally influenced
river deposit, Lower Cretaceous Athabasca oil sands, Alberta, Canada. American Association of Petroleum
Geology. V. 95, No. p. 1123-1145. URL: https://www.ucalgary.ca/shubbard/files/shubbard/Hubbard_etal_2011_AAPGbull.pdf
(Accessed November 18, 2012).
8. Syncrude. 2012. Oil Sands History. URL: http://www.syncrude.ca/users/folder.asp?FolderID=5801#01
(Accessed November 17, 2012).
9. The Oil Sands Developers Group. 2012. Oil Sands Project List. URL:
http://www.oilsandsdevelopers.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Oil-Sands-Project-List-January-2012.pdf
(Accessed November 17, 2012).
10. Canada National Energy Board. 2007. Canada’s Energy Future: Reference Case and Scenario
to 2030. URL: http://www.neb-one.gc.ca/clf-nsi/rnrgynfmtn/nrgyrprt/nrgyftr/2007/nrgyftr2007-eng.pdf
(Accessed November 27, 2012).
11. Sinopec. 2005. Syneco & Sinopec Enter Deal for Canadian Oil Sands Project. Rigzone
E&P News. URL: http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=22835
(Accessed November 27, 2012).
12. Boggs, S. 2006. Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy: Fourth Addition. Pearson: Prentice Hall,
New Jersey, p. 236-237.
13. Gingras, M. and Rokosh, D., 2004. A brief overview of the geology of heavy oil, bitumen
and oil sand deposits. Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists: 2004
National Convention. URL: http://www.cseg.ca/conventions/abstracts/2004/2004abstracts/122S0227- Gingras_M_heavy_oil_bitumen_oil_sands.pdf (Accessed November 10, 2012).
14. Canadian Geosience Knowledge Network. 2009. Lexicon of Canadian Geological Units:
McMurray Formation. URL: http://cgkn1.cgkn.net/weblex/weblex_litho_detail_e.pl?00053:009513
(Accessed November 10, 2012).
15. Regional Aquatics Monitoring Program. 2002. Geologic features of the Athabasca oil Sands.
URL: http://www.ramp-alberta.org/river/geography/geological+prehistory/mesozoic.aspx
(Accessed November 27, 2012).
16. Lee, P. and Cheng, T. 2009. Bitumen and Biocarbon: Land Use Conversions and Loss of Biological Carbon Due to Bitumen
Operations in the Boreal Forests of Alberta, Canada. Global Forest Watch Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, p. 40.
17. Woynillowicz, D. and Severson-Baker, C. 2006. Down to the Last Drop: The Athabasca River and
Oil Sands. The Pembina Institute. URL: http://www.pembina.org/pub/211 (Accessed November 11, 2012).
18. The Pembina Institute. Tailings. URL: http://www.pembina.org/oil-sands/os101/tailings (Accessed November 11, 2012).
19. Government of Canada. 2011. Oil Sands: A strategic resource of Canada, North America and
the global market. URL: http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/sites/www.nrcan.gc.ca.energy/files/files/OilSands-TailingsPonds_e.pdf
(Accessed November 25, 2012).
20. Grant, J. 2008. Fact or Fiction: Oil Sands Reclamation. The Pembina Institute. URL: http://www.pembina.org/pub/1639
(Accessed November 25, 2012).
21. The Pembina Institute. Air Pollution. URL: http://www.pembina.org/oil-sands/os101/air-pollution
(Accessed November 11, 2012).
22. http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=5&pid=5&aid=2
23. Essick, P. 2009. Canadian Oil Sands Photos. National Geographic. URL: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/canadian-oil- sands/essick-photography (Accessed November 27, 2012).
24. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/canadian-oil-sands/kunzig-text/6
25. http://www.awc-wpac.ca/content/watershed-maps
26. http://www.ramp-alberta.org/river/boreal/canada/boreal+forest+zones.aspx
27. http://www.uccs.edu/~bvogt/courses/ges2050/labs/ndvi.html
28. http://www.capp.ca/Pages/default.aspx