Jennifer Grant is director of the Oilsands Program at the Pembina Institute. She has worked with the Institute since 2006 on the cumulative environmental impacts of Canada's oilsands development.

Jennifer is passionate about collaborative approaches to problem solving and enjoys working with a variety of actors in an effort to advance Canada's transition to a clean energy future. She holds a master of science degree in ecosystem management from the University of Calgary and a bachelor of science in biological sciences with distinction from the University of Victoria. Outside of work, Jennifer recharges her batteries by exploring the backcountry of the Canadian Rockies on skis, bike or by foot.

Jennifer Grant is available for speaking engagements through Pembina's Speakers Bureau.

In 2011 the Pembina Institute released Solving the Puzzle — our report outlining 19 policy solutions for responsible oilsands development. Here we evaluate progress to 2013 on implementing the solutions presented in that report.

This report examines some common claims about the environmental performance of oilsands producers and the environmental impacts of oilsands production.

This backgrounder provides an overview of how oilsands production and expansion contributes to greenhouse gas pollution and climate change.

Filling the proposed KXL pipeline with oilsands will result in nearly a 50 per cent increase in oilsands production. Until environmental management of the oilsands is improved, KXL will cause significant environmental harm due to increased oilsands production.

These briefing materials provide a summary on the impact of oilsands development on land, species at risk, First Nations, water and tailings and greenhouse gases.

Pembina Institute's feedback on the draft Lower Athabasca Integrated Regional Plan.

Solving the puzzle: environmental responsibility in oilsands development outlines 19 specific solutions available to help the Alberta government adequately address the environmental impacts of oilsands operations.

Submission to the advisory panel charged with developing a world-class monitoring system for the oilsands in Alberta.

The pace and scale of oilsands mining continues to increase in Alberta despite a poor understanding of the environmental liabilities: reclamation costs associated with cleaning up the environmental impacts created from mining. In Toxic Liability, the Pembina Institute has compiled the first public estimate of these liabilities, and it looks like Albertans could be left on the hook for the lion's share ($10 to $15 billion) of the cleanup bill.

The pace and scale of oilsands mining continues to increase in Alberta despite a poor understanding of the environmental liabilities: reclamation costs associated with cleaning up the environmental impacts created from mining. In Toxic Liability, the Pembina Institute has compiled the first public estimate of these liabilities, and it looks like Albertans could be left on the hook for the lion's share ($10 to $15 billion) of the cleanup bill.

This fact sheet, Northern Lifeblood — Empowering Northern Leaders to Protect the Mackenzie River Basin from the Risks of Oilsands Development, provides an overview of threats to the Mackenzie River Basin and actions that leaders in the North can take to protect their waters.

This report, Northern Lifeblood — Empowering Northern Leaders to Protect the Mackenzie River Basin from the Risks of Oilsands Development, investigates current and future threats to the Mackenzie River Basin, including the risks associated with the 170 square kilometres of toxic tailings lakes in the Athabasca watershed. The report also details opportunities for both northern leaders and the federal government to proactively protect northern waters.

A giant natural gas basin lies beneath Canada's Northwest Territories. And the drive to recover that gas is on, with a proposal in the works to open up three major production fields and to build two pipelines to southern markets. It's called the Mackenzie Gas Project and it has the potential to open the doors for the biggest industrial development Canada's Arctic has ever seen.

The Canadian government, as a resource manager for the Northwest Territories' oil and gas resources, is at a crossroads — it has to decide how to manage oil and gas development in the territory. This fact sheet makes the case for a win-win development scenario, which would provide maximum benefit to the public (the resource owners), while allowing oil and gas companies to earn fair returns on their investments.

The Canadian government, as a resource manager for the Northwest Territories' oil and gas resources, is at a crossroads — it has to decide how to manage the development of the oil and gas resources in the territory. A win-win development scenario would allow companies to earn fair returns on their investments while providing maximum benefit for resource owners today and in the future. With a view to achieving a win-win development scenario for oil and gas developments in the territory, this discussion paper reviews and evaluates the existing Frontier Lands Petroleum Royalty Regime; the system for awarding lease rights for oil and gas; and key opportunities for the Government of the Northwest Territories to capture revenue from oil and gas developments within the territory.

The proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Project will facilitate the expansion of the Alberta oilsands, causing significant environmental impacts.

The proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Project will facilitate the expansion of the Alberta oilsands, causing significant environmental impacts.

The final report of the Young Leaders' Summit on Northern Climate Change outlines the work done at the summit, the final declaration of the participants, and their plans for action.

The Oilsands Myths guide provides concise, referenced information on oilsands environmental impacts and management. An overview slide show is also available.

This slideshow identifies a growing body of oilsands “spin” from federal and Alberta politicians and the oilsands industry and counters them with the plain facts about oilsands impacts.

Recognizing the urgent need for environmental management and the benefits of engaging stakeholders, the Pembina Institute puts forward recommendations for a new multi-stakeholder approach to environmental management in the Athabasca oilsands.

This report, commissioned by the Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI) and authored by the Pembina Institute and Alberta Research Council, brings together experiences from the application of offset policies in other jurisdictions with perspectives from industry, First Nations, government, academics and environmental groups in Alberta. It concludes that biodiversity offsets should be considered to address the growing impacts on biodiversity from resource development in the Boreal, including in Alberta's oilsands region.

Fact or Fiction: Oilsands Reclamation is a critical review of current policies and practices governing oilsands reclamation.

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Oilsands mining has transformed the Athabasca region of northeastern Alberta, and every year the lack of effective reclamation standards and the poor reclamation record of the oilsands mining industry becomes a bigger and bigger problem.

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