February 22, 2021
In a response to a proposal by a Liberal MP, Pierre Poilievre suggests a several labels that either expose the type of petroleum we import or highlight Canada’s successes in the petroleum field....
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The plastics used to make most of our beloved electronics, including our laptops and phones, are derived from petrochemicals.
PETROLEUM & HEALTH
Petroleum is what powers & empowers our healthcare. Transport is the main type of petroleum use in the healthcare sector, which relies heavily on petroleum-based fuels to transfer patients, staff, and medical equipment.
Secondly, plastics are central to our current health care system and are widely used in a range of medical goods, equipment, and packaging.
+ MILLIONS OF JOBS
The petroleum industry is closely associated to millions of jobs worldwide. From drilling to completion, extraction to production, the oil and gas sector is a key component in our continuously advancing world. Indirectly, the use of petroleum and its byproducts also act as the basis to millions of other careers around the globe.
Electronics
Without petroleum, you wouldn’t be reading this post. That’s right – the plastics used to make most of our beloved electronics, including our laptops and phones, are derived from petrochemicals.
Food and Drinks
From pesticides and fertilizers to product distribution and handling, the food industry is intimately affected by petroleum byproducts. The modern food supply-chain is ever more reliant on crude oil.
Health Care
The healthcare sector relies heavily on petroleum-based fuels to transfer patients, staff, and medical equipment. Plastics are also widely used in a range of medical goods, equipment, and packaging.
Power and Travel
Each morning, when you get into your car or onto the public transit, the benefits of petroleum are ever-present. Our transport devices are made partly from, and run on, petroleum and its byproducts.
Economic Growth & Job Creation
The petroleum industry is closely associated with millions of jobs worldwide. The oil and gas sector is a key component in our continuously technically-advancing world.
Everyday Products
Think personal hygiene? Think petroleum. Yep – your morning routine that includes shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, and toothbrushes are all products with petroleum components.
An Albertan initiative aimed at bringing awareness and understanding to energy usage.
Knowledge is key to combating unfair stigmas in any given situation. Despite the negative campaign targeting Oil & Gas, the public is becoming increasingly aware of their importance in our lives & with this campaign, we aim to emphasize that importance through visuals, events & innovative collaborations
LEARN | UNDERSTAND | EDUCATE
In ways large and small, petroleum is in every aspect of our daily lives.
Our lives heavily rely upon the use of petroleum and its byproducts. Take a look in our cupboard, on our table top, into our dressers – our cups and vitamin capsules, our toothpaste and TVs, our pants and shirts are all made in part by petroleum.
September 21, 2020Back in June of 2019, Trudeau announced plans to ban single-use plastics – which could include bags, straws and cutlery – in Canada. That ban, however, is considered a violation of the new deal Canada had signed with th...
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