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LESSON FOR STUDENTS: What happens if we keep oil in the ground?

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When it comes to discourse about environmental policies, climate change and Canada’s oil and gas sector, it’s important to know the facts and understand the implications of different policy ideas.

One policy, often put forward by environmental protestors, is for governments to “keep oil in the ground.”

This lesson examines how students and everyday Canadians would be affected if governments acted on the protestors’ recommendation.

Second, this lesson examines realistic initiatives that students can pursue to help the environment (in the video above and our policy brief).

This lesson includes the following resources:

  • Policy Brief: The implications of keeping oil in the ground
  • Worksheet: What happens if we keep oil in the ground?
  • Video: Discussion: What happens if we keep oil in the ground? (Above)
  • Video: Oil in the classroom (Below)
  • Video: Oil in a Tesla (Below)
  • Video: Oil and having a baby
  • Video: A winter without natural gas
  • Video: Oil in your grocery store (Below)
  • Video: Oil in everyday life (Below)
  • Video: Oil and COVID-19 (Below)
  • Video: Our economy – it’s quite connected! (Below)
  • Video: Berg Chilling (Below)
  • Video: Pond Technologies (Below)

Note: SecondStreet.org did not receive funding from oil and gas companies to produce this research. This content was produced as part of our ongoing examination into development of Canada’s natural resource sector.

Resources:

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Oil in the classroom

Oil in your grocery store

Oil and COVID-19

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From Plant to Plate – Oil in our food chain

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Oil in everyday life

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Canadian innovation spotlight: Berg Chilling

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Oil in a Tesla

Oil and having a baby

A Canadian winter without natural gas

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Jobs without subsidies

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Our economy – it’s quite connected!

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Innovation spotlight: Pond Technologies

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