As Wildfires Rage, Canada's Oil Sector Looks to Ramp Up Production
Insane Evil Fuckers. The tar sands extractions are the worst shit ever. Why can't we stop these people?
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/canada-oil-wildfires-climate-change
Even as unprecedented wildfires hamper Canadian oil drilling, fossil fuel firms are seeking to boost production, ramping up Canada’s oil output by 8 percent over the next two years.
The industry aims to increase production by 375,000 barrels a day, a bigger uptick in production than was seen over the last five years, Reuters reported. The planned expansion stands at odds with Canada’s climate goals, and it comes as the country battles massive wildfires that scientists say have been made worse by the burning of fossil fuels.
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“The summer’s intense heat dries vegetation, making it flammable and faster to catch fire,” said Guillermo Rein, a professor of fire science at Imperial College London. “There have always been wildfires in Canada, but climate change is making them larger, faster, and harder to stop.”
