Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Deforestation-in-Alberta-s-Tar-Sands-Region-27MZIFL3BPVF.htmlConceptually similarBoreal Forest Deforestation for Tar Sands ExpansionGP01ZOACompleted★★★★Boreal Forest DestructionGP01ZO0Completed★★★★Forest and Mine SiteGP01ZO1Completed★★★★★★Tar Sands Toxic WasteGP01Z1OCompleted★★★★Enbridge Processing FacilityGP01Z1QCompleted★★★★★★Mine and RefineryGP01ZO4Completed★★★★Tar sands, mining for oil. Alberta, CanadaGP0V1UCompleted★★★★Oil Refinery in the Alberta Tar SandsGP01ZOHCompleted★★★★In-Situ Oil Sands MiningGP01ZPHCompleted★★★★View AllGP01ZO9Deforestation in Alberta's Tar Sands RegionClear cutting and deforestation in the Alberta Tar Sands releases on average 8.7 megatonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere on a yearly basis. This is not accounted for in the government and industry's calculation of climate impacts from the Tar Sands, currently evaluated at 36 megatonnes per year.Locations:Alberta-Canada-Fort McMurray-North AmericaDate:15 Sep, 2009Credit:© Greenpeace / John WoodsMaximum size:3000px X 2000pxKeywords:Aerial view-Bitumen-Boreal forests-Clearcutting-Climate (campaign title)-Day-Deforestation-KWCI (GPI)-Mining-Oil (Industry)-Oil exploration-Outdoors-Tar sandsShoot:Alberta Tar SandsCanada's tar sands are an oil reserve the size of England. Extracting the crude oil called bitumen from underneath unspoiled wilderness requires a massive industrialised effort with far-reaching impacts on the land, air, water, and climate. Greenpeace is calling on oil companies and the government to stop the tar sands, for the sake of people and the planet.Related Collections:Tar Sands Documentation in Canada (All Photographers & Videos)
