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Crs Report for Congress - Canadian Oil Sands: Life-Cycle Assessments of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Paperback)
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Crs Report for Congress - Canadian Oil Sands: Life-Cycle Assessments of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Paperback)
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Recent congressional interest in U.S. energy policy has focused in
part on ways through which the United States could secure more
economical and reliable crude oil resources both domestically and
internationally. Many forecasters identify petroleum refined from
Canadian oil sands as one possible solution. Increased petroleum
production from Canadian oil sands, however, is not without
controversy, as many have expressed concern over the potential
environmental impacts. These impacts may include increased water
and natural gas use, disturbance of mined land, effects on wildlife
and water quality, trans-boundary air pollution, and emissions of
greenhouse gases (GHG) during extraction and processing. A number
of key studies in recent literature have expressed findings that
GHG emissions from the production of Canadian oil sands crudes may
be higher than those of other crudes imported, refined, and
consumed in the United States. The studies identify two main
reasons for the increase: (1) oil sands are heavier and more
viscous than lighter crude oil types on average, and thus require
more energy- and resourceintensive activities to extract; and (2)
oil sands are compositionally deficient in hydrogen, and have a
higher carbon, sulfur, and heavy metal content than lighter crude
oil types on average, and thus require more processing to yield
consumable fuels.
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Imprint: |
Bibliogov
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2013 |
First published: |
November 2013 |
Authors: |
Richard K. Lattanzio
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Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 2mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
34 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-293-27477-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
1-293-27477-1 |
Barcode: |
9781293274774 |
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