The real reason lies in the vast Alberta oil sands.

真正的原因在于大量的艾伯塔油砂。

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Alberta is also rich in forest resources, coal and oil.

阿尔伯达还有丰富的森林资源、煤矿和石油。

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All this is making Alberta the flag-bearer of a new oil age, and the province is already becoming wealthy.

所有这一切正在使艾伯塔成为一个新石油时代的旗手，该省也已成为一个富足之地。

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CanWest bought an Alberta oil prospect from a company controlled by Morris E.

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The Alberta oil sands produce a mere 0.01% of the world's carbon emissions, and the crude will find its way to foreign markets one way or another.

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It would have the capacity to carry 830, 000 bpd of crude from the oil sands in Alberta and the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota.

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