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Originally Posted by ken0042
Has anybody ever done a direct comparison of the total CO2 emmissions of the Oil Sands vs. oil from the Middle East? When I say total- I am also include the emmisions from the shipping methods used. What I am wondering is- does the extra CO2 created by Oil Sands oil offsets what it would cost to get Middle East oil to refineries in Western Canada?
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I did an in depth industry analysis on the upstream industry this year. There is an excellent graphic that depicts the relative emissions of green house gases in N.A. that CAPP provides. I took a quick look for it, but could not locate it tonight; I will take another look tomorrow and see if I can find it.
Long story short, the amount of emissions from the oilsands pales in comparison to the emissions from the U.S. eastern seaboard (primarily coal electricity generation I believe).
The media likes to sensationalize the oil sands as being a huge source of CO2 pollution, but the fact is that there has been, and there currently is, much larger sources of CO2 in N.A.