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Oil sands

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Simon Rosen

The Canadian Oil Sand Mines Refused Us Access, So We Rented This Plane To See What They Were Up To

Once the rough oil is pulled from the sand it will get sent to an 'upgrader' like Suncor's here on the Athabasca River— this is one of the sites where the oil from the oil sands is converted into synthetic crude.

Shell to test carbon capture and storage project at Canadian oil sands

Northern Gateway becoming the biggest blight on the North American Continent

an aerial view of construction equipment in a coal pit

In pictures: Tarnished Earth - the destruction of Canada's boreal forest

Aerial view of the Syncrude Aurora tar sands mine in the boreal forest north of Fort McMurray. Shows destruction of Canada's boreal forest - a continuous belt of coniferous trees separating the tundra to the north and temperate rainforest and deciduous woodlands to the south.

Oil sands pit mining is done in benches or steps. These benches are each approximately 12-15 meters high. Giant shovels dig the oil sand and place it into heavy hauler trucks that range in size from 240 tons to the largest trucks, which have a 400-ton capacity.

an aerial view of some construction equipment in the ground

Tar Sands Art: Eco art photograph about Alberta Tar Sands Mining. Tar Sands in progress

CultureLab: Petropolis: Filming Canada's tar sands

Tar Sands Art: The mining area of the tar sands is as big as all of England and the tar sands oil production releases five times more greenhouse gases than conventional oil production. As Peter Mettler (film: Petropolis) explains, getting the oil out of the tar sands uses roughly as much water as a city of two million people. Afterwards, 90 per cent of this water is so contaminated with toxic chemicals that it must be stored in tailings ponds so huge that they can be seen from outer space.

Tarmageddon: The oil firms behind the controversial exploitation of Canada's wilderness where locals say they are dying from pollution

The Syncrude Aurora tar sand mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

Dramatic photograph of destroyed land from Alberta, Canada tar sands mining operation.

Oil Sands Pollute with Fish-Killing Toxins, New Study Shows | The Tyee

News Oil Sands Pollute with Fish-Killing Toxins, New Study Shows Detection of high heavy metals levels in Athabasca River contradicts government claims.

an aerial view of a large open area with lots of dirt and trees in the foreground

Oil Sands May Irrevocably Tar the Climate

Oil Sands May Irrevocably Tar the Climate: The fate of the Alberta tar sands mines (& the climate) may come down to the Keystone XL pipeline

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