Heritage Lecture - Oil Sands

Date: 15-Jul-2010
Capacity: Not Set (Available)

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7:00 p.m. - Free and open to the public.

Canadian journalist and author Andrew Nikiforuk will be presenting a fascinating perspective on one of the world’s largest energy projects, the tar sands located in Alberta, Canada, for the museum’s Heritage Lecture Series. Nikiforuk is the author of multiple publications including his lastest book, The Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of the Continent. The book is a national best seller and it received the 2009 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award along with being listed as a finalist for the Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment.

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The mission of the Western Museum of Mining and Industry is to educate the public about the history and continuing contributions of mining in the American West through its collection, restoration, exhibition and interpretation of artifacts related to mining, metallurgy and their support industries. Accredited by the American Association of Museums since 1979, WMMI is the only accredited mining museum in the Western United States and one of only three accredited museums in the Pikes Peak Region. The AAM awarded WMMI subsequent accreditation in 2004.