Fort McMurray Forum

More than one hundred scientists are converging in Fort McMurray this week.
The Wood Buffalo Environmental Association is hosting an international symposium called "Alberta Oil Sands: Energy, Industry and the Environment".
Lead Scientist with the WBEA, Kevin Percy says the data revealed during the three day conference will help to improve industry regulation in Alberta, "There's great advantage for us up here to invite all these scientists up and through dialoguing with them, discussing are science with them, we learn from them and they learn from us and science will move forward," saysPercy.
Scientist from across North America ,Europe and Japan will improve environmental impact assessments in the province by tracing the life cycle of industry emissions.