The economic wealth for Albertans associated with energy development is apparent, but what are the environmental costs for us now and into the future? Huge economic opportunity lies in the tar sands and in export of energy from the province but there are major land, water and air quality issues. How do we integrate provincial policies regarding energy development and environmental protection? Are we looking beyond the Kyoto Protocol, which ends in two years, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
Speaker: Marlo Raynolds is the executive director of the Pembina Institute, a national non-profit organization specializing in corporate and community eco-solutions to major environmental challenges that face Canadians. He also is an adjunct professor for the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. Before joining the Pembina Institute in 1995, Marlo obtained a MSc in management for non-profit organizations and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Marlo lives in Canmore.