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Southern Foothills Study back on track

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Work on an extensive study looking at the impact human activities have on Alberta’s southwest Foothills is once again underway after being on hold for almost four years.

A meeting was held at the MD of Ranchlands office at the Chain Lakes on March 25 to restart the third phase of the extensive Southern Foothills Study (SFS). The meeting brought together many of the study’s original advisory group members as well as new members to decide which direction the project should now proceed.

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Australia to rival Saudi Arabia in oil reserves?

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An Australian company claims it has found an untapped shale oil field with estimated reserves that could potentially put the country next to remarkably oil-rich Saudi Arabia. Still, extracting the discovered treasure poses a huge technical challenge.

Brisbane-based company Linc Energy has presented two estimates by respected independent consultants claiming that drilling and seismic exploration they do in South Australia has brought the prize they have been dreaming of for years – a potentially huge untapped shale oil deposit.

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There are local opportunities for ‘industrial ecology’

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By working together, government and industry can build large industrial complexes while protecting their environment.

A Lethbridge geographer cited an Australian success Thursday, to show how manufacturing plants and refineries can integrate their operations and use each other’s byproducts.

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