Exam 13: Minerals and Energy

What are the three main environmental issues for the mining and energy sectors? Briefly describe each one.

Nocturnal migrating birds tend to suffer the highest mortality rates from wind turbines.

In 2015, Canada produced ________ minerals and metals.

Concerns related to fracking include the potential for triggering of earthquakes.

Greenhouse gas emissions from Alberta's oil sands are the fastest growing source of GHGs in Canada, representing ________ of Canada's total GHG emissions in 2010.

As of 2017, ________ leads the world in wind energy production.

The ________ river system is vulnerable to water withdrawal and pollution arising from oil sands operations.

Northern Indigenous residents have the highest priority in getting jobs at BHP's northern mining operations.

Geothermal heat occurs near the Earth's surface in ________.

The potential impact of wind turbines thought to be the most significant for wildlife is ________.

________ is the main type of primary energy production in Canada.

All Canadians have the same attitudes towards resource development.

________ was proposed to hold tailing in Long Lake.

The root cause of acid mine drainage is ________.

In Canada, ________ has had the greatest increase in energy use.

Compact fluorescent bulbs require less energy compared to incandescent light bulbs.

Biomass energy sources include ________.

Wind turbines are often situated on high spots, since wind speed decreases with elevation above the surface.

BHP signed impact and benefit agreements in 1996 that prioritised the hiring of________.

Kimberlite pipes are important because ________.