Public hearings for Teck Resources’ colossal Frontier mine project begin this week — opening an intense debate about whether and how the project’s emissions can be squared with either Alberta’s highly publicized emissions cap or Canada’s commitments to fight climate change.
The proposed mine would produce 260,000 barrels per day of bitumen at its peak, cover 24,000 thousand hectares and — during its 41-year lifespan — tap into reserves in the neighbourhood of 3.2 billion barrels.
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