Shifting Ideas of Environmental Disruption and Sustainability at the Kitimat Aluminum Smelter in British Columbia (Canada)
This study examines growing concerns and efforts to curb emissions and environmental disruptions resulting from the production of aluminum in British Columbia at Kitimat since the 1970s. Airbourne emissions, water contamination, and the environmental impact of shipping traffic made the aluminum s...
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cairn-CHA_075_0121CHACahiers d'histoire de l'aluminium https://stm.cairn.info/revue-cahiers-d-histoire-de-l-aluminium-2026-1-page-120?lang=en https://doi.org/10.3917/cha.075.0121 Shifting Ideas of Environmental Disruption and Sustainability at the Kitimat Aluminum Smelter in British Columbia (Canada) Cross, Brad2026 fre Cahiers d'histoire de l'aluminium | 75 | 1 | 2026-06-23 | p. 120-139 | 0990-6908 CHA_07514 This study examines growing concerns and efforts to curb emissions and environmental disruptions resulting from the production of aluminum in British Columbia at Kitimat since the 1970s. Airbourne emissions, water contamination, and the environmental impact of shipping traffic made the aluminum smelter at Kitimat a controversial industrial site in an otherwise pristine and remote wilderness. Identifying the contaminants of aluminum production on the Pacific coast of Canada presented challenges to its sustainable production. Ultimately, definitions of sustainability created by regulatory agencies changed to favour economic development, ranking economy over environment. Cette étude examine les préoccupations croissantes et les efforts déployés pour réduire les émissions et les perturbations environnementales résultant de la production d’aluminium en Colombie-Britannique, à Kitimat, depuis les années 1970. Les émissions atmosphériques, la contamination de l’eau et l’impact environnemental du trafic maritime ont fait de la fonderie d’aluminium de Kitimat un site industriel controversé dans une région sauvage autrement vierge et isolée. L’identification des contaminants liés à la production d’aluminium sur la côte pacifique du Canada a posé des défis à sa production durable. En fin de compte, les définitions de la durabilité créées par les organismes de réglementation ont été modifiées pour favoriser le développement économique, faisant passer l’économie avant l’environnement. Cairn restricted access |
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This study examines growing concerns and efforts to curb emissions and environmental
disruptions resulting from the production of aluminum in British Columbia at Kitimat
since the 1970s. Airbourne emissions, water contamination, and the environmental
impact of shipping traffic made the aluminum smelter at Kitimat a controversial
industrial site in an otherwise pristine and remote wilderness. Identifying the
contaminants of aluminum production on the Pacific coast of Canada presented
challenges to its sustainable production. Ultimately, definitions of sustainability created
by regulatory agencies changed to favour economic development, ranking economy over
environment.
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Cross, Brad |
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Cross, Brad Shifting Ideas of Environmental Disruption and Sustainability at the Kitimat Aluminum Smelter in British Columbia (Canada) |
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Cross, Brad |
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Shifting Ideas of Environmental Disruption and Sustainability at the Kitimat Aluminum Smelter in British Columbia (Canada) |
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Shifting Ideas of Environmental Disruption and Sustainability at the Kitimat Aluminum Smelter in British Columbia (Canada) |
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Shifting Ideas of Environmental Disruption and Sustainability at the Kitimat Aluminum Smelter in British Columbia (Canada) |
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Shifting Ideas of Environmental Disruption and Sustainability at the Kitimat Aluminum Smelter in British Columbia (Canada) |
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Shifting Ideas of Environmental Disruption and Sustainability at the Kitimat Aluminum Smelter in British Columbia (Canada) |
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shifting ideas of environmental disruption and sustainability at the kitimat aluminum smelter in british columbia (canada) |
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