My first response would be to never forget that natural gas is probably the cleanest and most benign fuel we have, and I include nuclear and hydro. Natural gas has the least environmental impact, and we have some tremendous natural gas resources that will last us many decades in this country.
Is the overall petroleum industry getting greener? Yes, it is. David could cite some statistics. I think he referred to a few in terms of reduction in flaring and venting and in terms of reduction in water use.
One of the members asked me about the four or five barrels of water that are consumed to produce a barrel of oil. I want to point out that what a lot of people don't realize is that it takes about 140 litres of water to produce a cup of coffee. It takes thousands of litres of water to produce a pound of hamburger. It takes four bottles of water to produce one bottle of water. Any industrial process of any kind consumes water.
Our industry has done a tremendous job in reducing water use in the last years and will continue to improve on that. There's a tremendous amount of research going on in terms of reducing energy use, reducing water use, and reducing all kinds of inputs in terms of producing energy outputs. There are some great career opportunities for Canadians to work in that field of the Canadian oil and gas industry.