I got into O&G because I was experienced with land ownership. I wanted to learn how projects go from exploration on to production and eventually reclamation. The land is restored back to it's original state right down to planting grass and trees. https://twitter.com/IRN_Indigenous/status/1348760246664118273

If you don't think this industry is regulated, a puddle of water is considered a water body. Operations cease if wildlife appear. An example of this was burrowing owls that made it's home on a lease. We waited a couple years to see if it would come back before resuming operations

Pipeline ROW's are typically 15 m in width. The largest I worked on was 25 meters. Soil is placed back in the order it was taken out and vegetation is restored. This industry takes care of the land and plants more trees than this gov who wants to plant 2 billion.

We need to work with industry to come up with solutions for extraction, monitoring and processing systems. Some of the innovation I've seen are SAGD, geothermal and carbon capture. There are so many ideas out there we need to invest in, instead of reinventing the wheel.

This tech ties into what I've been taught by my mushum. He told me I'd work in this industry and that it's safer to work underground. I didn't understand this until I spent a few years working in the industry. So yes we do take care of the land and we will continue to do so.