Pros and Cons about Canadian Industries

Mining

Good things that come from mining:

Life without Metals

Vale - A Nickel Manufacturing Company

Economic impact of a new gold mine in Ontario

Bad things that happen because of mining:

Tailing Ponds

Impact of Mining on the Environment (video)

Mount Polly Disaster

Forestry

Good things that come from forestry:

How does the forestry industry affect Canada?

List of things made from wood

Logs to Lumber

Bad things that happen because of forestry:

Deforestation - WWF

The effect of deforestation on climate - National Geographic

The effect of deforestation on animals

Fishing

Good things that come from fishing:

Facts about the Canadian Fishing industry

Canada - A Nation Built on Fish

We Are The Best - Nova Scotia Lobster Industry

Bad things that happen because of fishing:

Overfishing - WWF

Overfishing - Study.com

Bycatch

Agriculture

Good things that come from agriculture:

Discover Agriculture

Organic Farming

Agriculture & the Economy

Raising Cattle in Alberta's grasslands

Bad things that happen because of agriculture:

Impacts of Industrial Agriculture

Animal welfare

Threats to Wetlands

Energy

Good things that come from energy production:

Hydro Electricity

Canada Energy Facts

Living without Electricity

Products from the Oil and Gas industry

Bad things that happen because of energy production:

The problem with hydro electric dams

Tar sand oil extraction infographic

Tar sands extraction -The Dirty Truth

The generation of electricity and its impact on the environment

Tourism

Good things that come from tourism:

Canada's Tourism Facts

Canada and the Global Tourism Marketplace

Information on popular tourism sectors in Canada

Bad things that happen because of tourism:

Balancing Tourism and Conservation (video, watch first 5 minutes)

Overtourism (video, watch first 4 minutes)

Environmental Impacts of Tourism

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Hunting

Good things that come from hunting:

Hunting generates 350 million in revenue

Positive impact of hunting on conservation

Small town benefits of hunting and fishing

Bad things that happen because of hunting:

Overhunting

Humans hunted mammals to extinction in North America

300 Mammals threatened by overhunting