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We are using innovation to help us return the land we use - including reclaiming tailings ponds - to a sustainable landscape.

Land Innovation & Technology Stories - The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Indicates Responsible Canadian Energy™ Award Recipient
(Learn more about CAPP's Responsible Canadian Energy™ Program)

Land and Reclamation Innovation Stories

Borrowing The Borrow Pits: Toads and Habitat Fragmentation
(Alberta Research Council - Northern Alberta)
Forests, Faster
(ConocoPhillips Canada - Athabasca region)
Growing Local Business in Northern Alberta
(Suncor Energy - Northern Alberta)
Identifying and Using Microorganisms in Tailings Ponds
(University of Alberta and University of Calgary)
Innovative Pipelining Practices
(Devon Canada Corporation - 2009 Steward of Excellence Award recipient)
Minimal Disturbance Techniques for Access Road Construction in Forested Areas
(Devon Canada Corporation - 2010 Steward of Excellence Award recipient)
Off-Gas to Less Gas
(Suncor Energy and Williams Energy)
Oil Sands Tailings Consortium
(Total E&P Canada, Imperial Oil, Shell Canada, Syncrude Canada, Teck Resources, Suncor Energy, Canadian Natural Resources Limited)
Planning Reclamation First
(Imperial Oil - Near Fort McMurray)
Reclaiming Land Faster by Reusing the Forest Floor
(University of Alberta)
Reclaiming the Land - At the Speed of Nature
(Syncrude - near Fort McMurray)
Reporting on Alberta's Ecological Prosperity
(Syncrude - near Fort McMurray)
Rescue the Fescue - Preserving Fescue Grass
(Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute)
Research into Better Boreal Forest Reclamation
(Shell Canada - NAIT Boreal Research Institute based in Peace River)
Shrinking the Tailings Pond
(Canadian Natural Resources Limited - Horizon Facility)
Speeding Up Topsoil Formation
(Imperial Oil - Calgary Research Facility)
TRO™ Tailings Management Process
(Suncor - 2011 Responsible Canadian Energy Award recipient - President's Award)

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