Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Drying-Whitefish-in-Alberta-27MZIFI5OG0I.htmlConceptually similarDeformed Fish in Alberta Tar SandsGP026ORCompleted★★★★Kumi Naidoo Visits Fort ChipewyanGP023V2Completed★★★★Mike Mercredi of the Athabasca Chipewyan First NationGP01UM4Completed★★★★Mike Mercredi and Christoph von LievenGP01UM2Completed★★★★As Long As the Sun Shines (Jury Award of Greenpeace Photo Award 2018)GP0STTTQ5ReadyForCataloguing★★★★Pierre River Proposed Mine SiteGP04FMCCompleted★★★★Pierre River Proposed Mine SiteGP04FMDCompleted★★★★★★Pierre River Proposed Mine SiteGP04FMECompleted★★★★Pierre River Proposed Mine SiteGP04FMFCompleted★★★★View AllGP026OTDrying Whitefish in AlbertaWhitefish on a rack hung to dry and smoke at the cabin of Mike Mercredi senior on the river Athabasca, northern Alberta.In recent years, the frequency of deformities, lesions and cancers found in fish caught in Lake Athabasca has increased dramatically. Local residents suspect the rapidly expanding tar sands operations further upstream as the cause of their health concerns.Locations:Alberta-Canada-Fort Chipewyan-North AmericaDate:21 Jul, 2009Credit:© Jiri Rezac / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:Boreal forests-Climate (campaign title)-Energy-Fish-Forests (campaign title)-Health-KWCI (GPI)-Oil exploration-Outdoors-River pollution-Tar sandsShoot:Tar Sands & Boreal Forest - Alberta (2 of 3)Buried below the Boreal Forest of northern Alberta is 3rd largest proven reserve of oil known as the tar sands. Deposits of tar sands are spread out over 138 000 km2 of land (an area the size of Florida) and including 4.3 million hectares of the Boreal Forest. Tar sands are solid at room temperature so it requires more energy and water to extract this oil, making them one of the dirtiest oils on the planet.Related Collections:Tar Sands Documentation in Canada (All Photographers & Videos)Tarnished Earth (All Photographers)
