The government of Alberta, through Genome Alberta, is supporting a research team that will examine Alberta's potential to reduce the use of water and natural gas in oilsands extraction and improve the management of tailings ponds. Researchers will examine Alberta's energy reserves for microbes that exist naturally in oilsands and coal seams. These living organisms cause the natural breakdown of hydrocarbons and the project will look into how these processes could be used in energy production.
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