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Tar Sands Documentation in Canada 

Tar Sands Documentation in Canada 

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Canada's tar sands, located in the province of Alberta, are an oil reserve the size of England. Extracting the crude oil called bitumen from underneath unspoiled wilderness requires a massive industrialized effort with far-reaching impacts on the land, air, water, and climate. Getting the oil out of the tar sands uses roughly three barrels of water per barrel of oil, or as much water as a city of two million people. After use in tar sands processing, 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. Tar sands oil production releases five times more greenhouse gases than conventional oil production. Tar sands activities also affect the health of local communities, causing fish deformities and increased cancer rates.
Syncrude Facility at the Alberta Tar Sands
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An Open-Pit Mine at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Earth Movers at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Earth Mover at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Tailings pond at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Tailings Pond at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Communications Tower at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Athabasca Lodge at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Reaction to Duck Deaths at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Workers' Housing at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Heavy Traffic at Alberta Tar Sands
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An Earth Mover at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Wilderness Destruction at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Tailings Pond at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Tailings Pond at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Open Pit Mining at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Suncor Facility next to the Athabasca River at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Air Pollution from the Alberta Tar Sands
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Sulfur Deposits, a By-Product of the Alberta Tar Sands
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Sulphur Deposits at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Air Pollution at the Alberta Tar Sands
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An Open-Pit Mine at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Suncor Production Facility at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Open-pit Mine at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Mildred Lake Facility at the Alberta Tar Sand.
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The Athabasca Lodge at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Tailings Ponds at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Tailings Ponds at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Toxic Wastewater at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Oily Tailings Pond at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Toxic Wastewater at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Toxic Wastewater at the Alberta Tar Sands
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A Tailings Pond at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Tailings Pond at the Alberta Tar Sands
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A Tailings Pond at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Syncrude Facility at the Alberta Tar Sands
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On-site Housing for Alberta Tar Sands Workers
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Syncrude Facility at the Alberta Tar Sands
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Open-pit Mine at the Alberta Tar Sands
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