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Video - Green Paper: Phasing Out Alberta Sands: Act or be Acted Upon (Gordon Laxer, Parkland Institute)

Alberta Institute of Agrologists 13th Annual Conference on Agriculture, Food and the Environment

March 16, 2017

Green Paper Presentation

Dr. Gordon Laxer, founding Director and former head of Parkland Institute and Political Economist and professor emeritus at the University of Alberta, authored and presents a green paper discussing the need to phase out Alberta’s Oil Sands. This green paper on “Resources and People” summarizes current knowledge and science, with a specific focus on carbon (oil and gas), and addresses the choices Albertans must make in management of its resources.

Laxer’s Website: www.gordonlaxer.com

Twitter: @afterthesands

Presentation in two videos:

Part 1     Part 2